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september 10, 2010

Europe stevent af op tekort aardappelzetmeel

De vraag naar aardappelzetmeel uit de Europese Unie is sterk gestegen.

september 08, 2010

Nicolai Hansen new CEO at KMC

Potato starch manufacturer KMC announces that its board of directors has named Nicolai Hansen to serve as the company's Chief Executive Officer.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:

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...

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...

juni 22, 2010

EU to change approval system for GMO crops

The European Union is to radically overhaul its approval system for genetically modified (GM) crops from next month, opening the way to large-scale GM cultivation in Europe, draft proposals seen by Reuters on Friday showed. With most Europeans showing...

mei 24, 2010

Amflora zal in Nederland nauwelijks worden geteeld

Minister Verburg van LNV verwacht niet dat de teelt van de genetisch gemodificeerde Amflora-fabrieksaardappel van BASF een grote vlucht zal nemen in Nederland. Amflora is namelijk onvoldoende resistent tegen de wratziekte en mag daarom niet in het Nede...

mei 11, 2010

Friet aanbod in Nederlandse cafetaria’s

Driekwart van de cafetaria’s in ons land kiest voor één frietsoort in het assortiment. Heeft een cafetaria wel een tweede frietsoort, dan wordt naast gewone friet vaak raspatat aangeboden. Dat blijkt uit het FoodServicePeil Cafetaria, een online ond...

april 27, 2010

German Food Companies Say No to Genetically Modified Potatoes

According to the results of a survey released this month by the German branch of the environmental organization Greenpeace, a number of snacks and fast food giants including Burger King, McDonald's, German seafood chain Nordsee and chipmaker Lorenz Sna...

april 09, 2010

KMC CEO Michael Jensen: interview on potato starch challenges

For 17 years Danish company KMC had Uffe Andreasen as its CEO and he transformed the company from a raw material supplier to the food industry to dedicated partner and supplier of functional solutions worldwide. Late last year Michael Jensen took ove...

maart 24, 2010

Good result for Royal Cosun in 2009;Slight decline of AVIKO turnover

Cosun achieved a net turnover of EUR 1,758 million in 2009, an increase of 4% on 2008 despite the recession, which placed pressure on both sales volumes and selling prices.Despite the economic headwind, there was a clear 9% improvement in operating pro...

maart 03, 2010

Starch manufacturer Emsland Group welcomes approval of Amflora

EMSLAND GROUP welcomes the approval of Amflora by the European Commission. Cultivation of genetic modified crops will be an important prerequisite to secure long term competitiveness for the European potato starch industry.The Amflora registration proc...

januari 29, 2010

Aardappelverwerkende Industrie verwacht moeilijk jaar

De moeilijke marktomstandigheden en de economische crisis hebben de aardappelverwerkende industrie in Noordwest-Europa vele tientallen miljoenen euro gekost. Verwacht wordt dat ook 2010 een moeilijk jaar blijft voor de aardappelverwerkers. “Onze marges...

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