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.
