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september 20, 2010
WUR to improve the quality of potato starch with DOW's EXZACT™ Precision Technology
Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), and the Plant Sciences Group of Wageningen UR (University and Research center) have entered into a research agreement to improve the starch quality of potatoFrom the archive

september 10, 2010
BASF Plant Science identifies case of low level comingling in Amflora fields in Sweden
BASF Plant Science identified extremely small quantities of Amadea potatoes in Amflora fields planted in Northern Sweden during the course of the regular in-house quality controls.From the archive
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september 07, 2010
Agreste: 2010 aardappeloogst Frankrijk 10% lager;weinig zetmeelaardappelen
Volgens de laatste schattingen van Agreste (het bureau statistiek van het Franse Landbouw Ministerie) komt de hoofdoogst (excl. zetmeelaardappelen) in Frankrijk uit op 4,7 miljoen ton aardappelen.From the archive

september 06, 2010
La CE confirma el cultivo ilegal de una patata transgénica en Suecia
La Comisión Europea (CE) ha confirmado hoy el cultivo de una variedad de patata genéticamente modificada no permitida por la UE en campos de Suecia y ha pedido explicaciones a la compañía responsable, la alemana BASF. El portavoz comunitario de Sanida...From the archive

september 02, 2010
Amadea submission announced at harvest first Amflora starch potatoes
The German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, Rainer Brüderle, today helped to start the harvesting of the Amflora potatoes in Zepkow in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Together with BASF’s Chairman Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht an...From the archive

september 02, 2010
EU-China trade row looming over potatoes
been unfairly subsidising potato starch exports.The case is the first of its kind and comes as EU Customs Commissioner Algirdas Šemeta arrives in Shanghai to put pressure on China to tackle cigarette smuggling and trade in counterfeit goods.From the archive

september 01, 2010
Starch manufacturers Lyckeby and Emsland Group Announce Joint Venture SOLAM GmbH
Starch manufacturers Lyckeby and Emsland Group have announced an agreement to form a joint venture, named SOLAM GmbH. The joint venture will specialize in the development and marketing of starches for paper and corrugated board. SOLAM will be based in...From the archive

augustus 31, 2010
BASF ha solicitado a la CE autorización para una segunda patata transgénica
El grupo químico alemán BASF ha solicitado a la Comisión Europea (CE) autorización para una segunda patata manipulada genéticamente "Amadea", cinco meses después de haberla logrado para "Amflora"tras años de espera. Con motivo del...From the archive

augustus 30, 2010
China comienza investigación anti-subsidio contra almidón de patata importado desde la UE
China anunció este lunes que investigará si los países miembros de la Unión Europea (UE) subvencionaron las exportaciones de almidón de patata a China, en cuyo caso analizaría la repercusión de dichos subsidios en la industria doméstica. Se trata de l...From the archive

augustus 29, 2010
KMC: EU Potato Starch Shortage in 2010/2011? Market expectations August 2010
Danish Potato Starch manufacturer KMC provided earlier this month the following market outlook on the global potato starch sector. The outlook contains a stark warning: there may be a shortage of EU potato starch ahead:From the archive

augustus 05, 2010
National Starch Food Innovation opens Opens New Concept Kitchen for Culinology in the United Kingdom
National Starch Food Innovation has invested in a state-of-the-art new demonstration kitchen facility at its Manchester office to enhance the company’s Culinology expertise in the UK. The Concept Kitchen was unveiled by Jorgen Kokke, Vice President &am...From the archive

juli 28, 2010
Steeds meer doorwas op aardappelpercelen
Op steeds meer aardappelpercelen wordt doorwas geconstateerd.Dit is het gevolg van de lange hete, droge periode, gevolgd door de regen. "Je hoeft de auto niet uit om doorwas te vinden", zegt DLV Plant-adviseur Roelof Naber. De doorwasproblema...From the archive

juli 13, 2010
KMC's Michael Jensen (CEO) says farewell
KMC's board of directors announced today that Michael Jensen, CEO has resigned his position with immediate effect.A resignation agreement has therefore been made and part of this agreement is that neither party states the reasons for termination of the...From the archive


