CP Kelco plans capacity expansion at Brazilian pectin plant

CP Kelco has outlined investment plans to expand pectin production capacity at its site in Limeira, Brazil.

The project is in line with the company’s efforts to cater to the increasing demand for pectin in the South American food and beverage segment, and is expected to boost capacity at the site by 30%.

The expansion plan has been approved by the company’s management board and the board of JM Huber Corporation, which owns CP Kelco.

CP Kelco pectin product line strategic platform director Susanne Sörgel said, "As a leader in pectin technology, we see tremendous opportunity in this market space.

"The additional capacity will allow us to meet the growing demand for pectin in application segments such as beverages, confectionery and dairy products."

The company is already working on expansion projects at its manufacturing sites in Limeira and Skensved, Denmark, and these projects are set to conclude and become fully operational in 2015.

CP Kelco stated that these projects will combine to ensure that the company will remain well positioned to support its customers’ requirements well into the future.

Sörgel added that the recent investments in production capacity reflect the company’s commitment to promote the use of pectin as an ingredient in foods and beverages.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, US, CP Kelco offers gellan gum, pectin, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, carrageenan, carboxymethyl cellulose, diutan gum and microparticulated whey protein concentrate for a wide variety of industrial applications, consumer and household products.

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Image: The additional capacity will allow CP Kelco to meet demand for pectin in the beverages, confectionery and dairy products segments. Photo courtesy of FrozenMan at English Wikipedia.