Archive for September 15th, 2021

Bühler joins others in pilot plant for cultured meat

UZWIL, SWITZERLAND — Givaudan, Bühler, and Migros have formed a new entity, The Cultured Food Innovation Hub, in Kemptthal near Zurich, to accelerate the development and market penetration of cellular agriculture products. The Hub is expected to start operations in 2022.

The Cultured Food Innovation Hub will be a self-sustained, standalone company wholly owned by Givaudan, Bühler, and Migros, located in The Valley in Kemptthal, a hotbed of innovation and technology just outside of Zurich. The new entity will provide facilities ...

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ADM, LG Chem to partner in lactic acid production

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US — LG Chem, a leading global diversified chemical company, and ADM, a global leader in nutrition and biosolutions, announced on Sept. 15 that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore US-based production of lactic acid to meet growing demand for a wide variety of plant-based products, including bioplastics.

Under the terms of the agreement, which was signed by Juan Luciano, chairman and chief executive officer of ADM, and Hak Cheol Shin, vice chairman and CEO ...

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USDA forecasts records for world wheat production, use and trade

WASHINGTON, DC, US — The US Department of Agriculture in its September World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report issued Sept. 10 said the global wheat outlook for 2021-22 was for increased supplies, higher consumption, increased trade, and higher ending stocks compared with August.

The USDA forecast the 2021-22 world wheat supply at 1,072.84 million tonnes, up 7.1 million tonnes from the August projection, based on higher forecast beginning stocks in Canada, the European Union and India, and higher projected production ...

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