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Low-fat options expand with seaweed bead breakthrough

25-Sep-2009 - The Irish researchers manufactured kappa-carrageenan (Gelcarin GP-911, FMC Biopolymer) microgels

FMC announces across-the-board price increases

14-Oct-2008 - FMC announces across-the-board price increases ... FMC BioPolymer has announced a 15 per cent increase in all of its products as of next month ... FMC BioPolymer has announced a 15 per cent increase in all of its products as of next month ... ; although FMC has a cost-saving program in place, Jerry Whelan, global director of sale & marketing was not immediately available, and it is not clear whether FMC will look to reduce these costs should the costs ... FMC Biopolymer, price, carrageenan

FMC announces latest hydrocolloid acquisition

29-Jul-2008 - FMC announces latest hydrocolloid acquisition ... FMC Corporation has strengthened its hold in the hydrocolloid market and entered ... FMC Corporation has strengthened its hold in the hydrocolloid market and entered ... The company said the acquisition will enhance FMC’s leadership position in supplying specialty Living will be integrated into FMC Specialty Chemical Group’s BioPolymer division, which recently opened a new technology ... CoLiving Food Ingredients, FMC Corporation, hydrocolloids

FMC steps up competitiveness with alginates acquisition

20-May-2008 - FMC steps up competitiveness with alginates acquisition ... Chemical company FMC Corporation will acquire the hydrocolloids ingredients business ... Chemical company FMC Corporation will acquire the hydrocolloids ingredients business ... Under the agreement announced today, FMC will acquire ISP's alginates and food blends business , apart from its Brazil-based Germinal blending business. It will be integrated into FMC's biopolymer ... cost, ISP, alginate, hydrocolloid, FMC

Tighter seaweed supplies push up prices at FMC BioPolymer

09-May-2008 - Tighter seaweed supplies push up prices at FMC BioPolymer ... of carrageenan, FMC BioPolymer, announces a global 7 percent step-up in price for its carrageenan and food ... of carrageenan, FMC BioPolymer, announces a global 7 percent step-up in price for its carrageenan and food ... . "Costs have risen to such a high level that FMC BioPolymer cannot continue to absorb them," said to record highs - $123 dollars per barrel. Added to the mix for FMC Bio ... FMC Biopolymer, carrageenan, seaweed

New dairy replacement range cuts calories and cost

18-Jan-2008 - or to extend milk supply. FMC BioPolymer has developed technology that allows ice cream

FMC expands cellulose production amid growing demand

08-Jan-2008 - FMC expands cellulose production amid growing demand ... FMC BioPolymer, an operating unit of chemical company FMC Corporation, will expand ... FMC BioPolymer, an operating unit of chemical company FMC Corporation, will expand ... 's Newark, Delaware plant. FMC is a key supplier of MCC worldwide, with brands Avicel is intended to get back the desired texture. FMC BioPolymer did not specify specific ... microcrystalline cellulose, low fat, FMC BioPolymer

Hydrocolloid 2007 round-up

21-Dec-2007 - . In the same month FMC Biopolymer also announced price hikes across its product range. It said its Avicel line gel will see price rises of four to eight percent. Prices for FMC's carrageenan products will increase

ISP raises prices across alginate range

26-Oct-2007 - . Other alginate suppliers are facing the same plight, with FMC Biopolymer also saying it will raise its and cellulose gel will see price rises of four to eight percent. Prices for FMC's carrageenan products

Caravan raises prices for emulsifiers and lactylates

16-Oct-2007 - commodity-based businesses have remained unaffected. DSM, Jungbunzlauer, FMC

Weekly comment

IFT '09: In defence of trade shows

15-Jun-2009 - companies like Danisco, Kraft Ingredients, Tate & Lyle, Ocean Spray, Lonza, CP Kelco, and FMC, to name

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FMC alginate reshuffle creates largest western production site

04-Feb-2009 - FMC alginate reshuffle creates largest western production site ... FMC BioPolymer is to consolidate its alginate manufacturing at its plant in Norway, making ... FMC BioPolymer is to consolidate its alginate manufacturing at its plant in Norway, making ... , expected to be complete by the end of this year, FMC will consolidate alginate extract production at its expert Dennis Seisun from IMR International, this would make FMC’s Haugesund facility the largest ... hydroccolloid, FMC, ISP, alginates

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Seaweed gel may help reduce energy intake

21-Nov-2008 - FMC BioPolymer, with a guluronate content of 65 to 75 per cent), 0.7 g calcium carbonate, 2.8 g

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Suppliers and manufacturers seek to manage seaweed shortage

12-Sep-2008 - increases in recent times. For instance, FMC Biopolymer announced a seven per cent increase in its

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M&A round-up: July/August

14-Aug-2008 - butter. FMC Corporation has strengthened its hold in the hydrocolloid market by entering market there. The company said the acquisition will enhance FMC’s leadership position in supplying ... M&A, Danisco, Tate & Lyle, FMC, Callebaut

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BASF raises prices for second time in three months

08-Jul-2008 - and Nanjing, China. CP Kelco, FMC Biopolymer, Novozymes, ADM, Cargill and Danisco have

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Cognis hikes vitamin E price

22-May-2008 - , FMC Biopolymer, BASF, Novozymes, ADM, Cargill and Danisco are just a few of the companies that have

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Trade deficit means UK to suffer under rising food costs

20-May-2008 - ." Companies, such as ingredients firms CP Kelco, FMC Biopolymer and Jungbunzlauer, have had to introduce price

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Plant closure underway for CP Kelco

06-May-2008 - to combat the higher prices, including CP Kelco, FMC Biopolymer and Jungbunzlauer

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