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Low-fat options expand with seaweed bead breakthrough
25-Sep-2009 - Microparticles made from seaweed may provide low-cost fat replacers for food and texturizers for beverages, as well as delivery vehicles for value-added bioactives, suggests new research.
FMC announces latest hydrocolloid acquisition
29-Jul-2008 - FMC Corporation has strengthened its hold in the hydrocolloid market and entered into an agreement to acquire CoLiving Food Ingredients, based in Guangzhou, China to serve the rapidly growing dairy market there.
BASF raises prices for second time in three months
08-Jul-2008 - Giant German supplier BASF has increased the price of propionic acid for the second time since May as energy and raw materials costs continue to spiral.
Cognis hikes vitamin E price
22-May-2008 - Cognis has announced an increase in the price of natural source vitamin E in North America for the first time in more than six years as input costs spiral.
FMC steps up competitiveness with alginates acquisition
20-May-2008 - Chemical company FMC Corporation will acquire the hydrocolloids ingredients business of International Specialty Products (ISP) to expand its alginate profile and strengthen cost competitiveness.
Trade deficit means UK to suffer under rising food costs
20-May-2008 - The UK is badly positioned to cope with rising food prices because of its trade deficit causing concerns of a recession, according to a report by Ernst & Young.
Tighter seaweed supplies push up prices at FMC BioPolymer
09-May-2008 - Food manufacturers face further price rises for ingredients as the world's largest producer of carrageenan, FMC BioPolymer, announces a global 7 percent step-up in price for its carrageenan and food/specialty grade microcrystalline cellulose products as costs start to bite.
Plant closure underway for CP Kelco
06-May-2008 - CP Kelco is exploring alternative uses for its UK xanthan gum plant having completed the first phase of its closure after cost pressures compromised its viability forcing it to cease production.