BASF: We’ll get there by 2020!
Cargill - which has been working with BASF on a similar project since 2009 - told us that it is also making solid progress, with products likely to hit the market by 2020, subject to regulatory approvals, according to Willie Loh, VP, market development, Cargill Specialty Seeds & Oils.
He told us: “Cargill and BASF have been jointly working to develop canola oils containing long-chain omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) since 2009. BASF contributed the genes and associated intellectual property necessary for development of the novel oil. Cargill contributed its plant breeding, oil stabilization and processing technologies, and associated intellectual property.”