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AKV Langholt acquires Cargill’s share in potato starch joint venture Cargill-AKV I/S
October 17, 2022
With effect from October 7, 2022, the Danish farmer-owned cooperative AKV Langholt AmbA has acquired Cargill’s 50% share in their mutual joint venture Cargill-AKV I/S.

KMC breakthrough: Danish potato protein to improve plant-based meat solutions
February 14, 2022
As the first in the world, the innovative Danish ingredients company KMC has managed to create textured potato protein that can be used as an ingredient in plant-based meat.

Lihme Protein Solutions and Duynie Group partner in the creation of functional proteins from industrial co-products such as potato fruit water
July 12, 2021
Lihme Protein Solutions and Duynie Group agreed to join forces in the creation of a new business venture aimed at creating value from industrial coproducts, such functional protein from potato fruit water.

Gigantic Tummers washing line for Danish potato starch producer
February 04, 2021
The results of a Tummers starch production line at a Danish starch factory are right to be called astonishing! Between September and December last year, this process line consisting of four of our biggest washing installations ran 10 hours a day, washing a mind-blowing 700,000 tonnes of potatoes.

ESI Eurosilo to construct 88.000 m3 potato starch silo for Karup Kartoffelmel Fabrik
January 10, 2021
ESI Eurosilo, a Dutch engineering and contracting company specialized in storage solutions for non-free flowing bulk solids and large quantities, will construct an 88.000 m3 potato starch silo for Karup Kartoffelmel Fabrik in Denmark.

KMC CEO Nicolai Hansen resigns
January 08, 2019
At the Annual General Meeting at KMC , it was announced that CEO Nicolai Hansen at his own request has decided to resign from his position by the end of June 2019.

Cargill and AKV Langholt invest in USD 22.5M potato starch factory in Denmark
January 30, 2018
Cargill and its Danish potato starch partner, AKV Langholt AmbA, are investing $22.5 million USD (EUR 19 million) in a new potato starch production unit at their Langholt facility in Denmark.

Lihme Protein Solutions licenses its functional protein technology to potato starch companies KMC and AKV Langholt
December 20, 2017
Starch manufacturers KMC and AKV Langholt aim to establish commercial production of functional potato proteins from the potato fruit juice remaining after starch extraction, using Lihme Protein Solutions’ proprietary technology

Research in Denmark: potato waste a potential goldmine
October 09, 2017
A New research partnership in Denmark will utilize potato and seaweed waste streams for ingredient production.

Siccadania is installing the two largest flash dryers in Denmark as potato starch producer AKM expands
October 07, 2017
Potato starch producer AKM in Brande, Denmark, has entrusted SiccaDania to design and build the two largest flash dryers ever installed in Denmark.