Lyckeby

Potato starch
Company Description

Lyckeby is a Swedish company that manufactures specialty potato starches and fibers for the food and paper industries.

They provide a diverse portfolio that includes modified starch, clean-label (E-number-free) starch, native potato starch, and potato fiber, all made from renewable potato raw materials acquired mostly from their cooperative of 350-500 farmers.

Lyckeby maintains manufacturing facilities in Sweden and the Czech Republic to ensure a steady supply of high-quality starch potatoes.

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News for this Company
Lyckeby marks the groundbreaking of its new tank facility, bringing together company leaders and construction partners as work begins on the major expansion of modified potato starch capacity.
October 08, 2026
Lyckeby Begins Construction of New Tank Facility to Expand Modified Potato Starch Capacity
Lyckeby has begun construction of a new tank facility to increase modified potato starch capacity. The major investment supports its long-term growth strategy, with commissioning scheduled for 2028.
Mariette Andersson (left) of SolEdits and Kalle Johansson (right) of Lyckeby examine CRISPR-edited potato plants developed to produce storage-stable starch and reduce the need for chemical modification.
November 17, 2025
SolEdits and Lyckeby ready to Launch CRISPR-Edited Potatoes to Deliver Chemical-Free, Storage-Stable Starch
SolEdits and Lyckeby have developed CRISPR-edited potatoes with storage-stable starch, removing the need for chemical modification. Once allowed in the EU, this innovation can save 5,000 tonnes of chemicals yearly in Sweden and up to 75,000 across the EU.

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