Tate & Lyle to build £97m sucralose plant in Singapore

05 November 2004 05:20  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (CNI)--UK speciality chemical producer Tate & Lyle plans to build a new £97m ($175m/Euro136m) sucralose plant on Singapore’s Jurong Island in order to satisfy demand for the artificial sweetener and bolster the company’s planned expansion into Asia.

This will be Tate & Lyle’s second sucralose facility and is being constructed in response to strong and sustained international customer demand for its SPLENDA sucralose brand.  Sucralose is a no-calorie sweetener that is made from sugar.

The new plant, will complement the company’s existing operation in McIntosh, Alabama, US. It will use a patented manufacturing process and should be completed by January 2007. Once fully operational, the Singapore plant will have a capacity two-thirds of that at the expanded Alabama facility. Complete details on the capacity were not available.

The plant will be funded from existing resources and is expected to cover the cost of capital during the financial year ending March 2009. After an extensive review of alternative locations, Singapore was selected due to its attractive tariff structures, skilled workforce, proximity to key markets and support the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), the company said.

Tate & Lyle's other products include sereal sweeteners, starches, sugars, citric acid. Its products have wide applications in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, paper, packaging and building industries.Tate & Lyle manufactures most products from corn, wheat or sugar.

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