Striving for sucralose market balance
Last week, the company announced the expansion of sucralose capacity at its Jiangsu, China plant, and it says that 1000 tonnes of capacity will be added by 2013 – to take the total to 1200 tonnes before continuing expansion over the rest of the decade.
The United States is a particularly important market for sucralose, as it already consumes 60 percent of the world’s high intensity sweeteners. Although many might see it as a mature market, An said he envisages high market growth in both supply and demand that could lead to further cost reductions for manufacturers.