Cargill will acquire FMC’s pectin operations, including a production site in Milazzo, Sicily (Italy).
Pectin is a key component of Cargill’s texturizing portfolio and the company is keen to further develop its offering.
“We took this step so we can provide food companies around the world with a strong supply of high quality pectin available; a ‘label-friendly’ food ingredient for which we see a clear growing demand,” says Colleen May, president of Cargill’s texturizing solutions business.
“With a direct access to fresh citrus peel, the facility is ideally located. It will be a perfect addition to our existing network of facilities in Europe and complement our supply chain.”
The Milazzo plant is a highly specialized pectin production facility located in the middle of the citrus orchards near the Tyrrhenian Sea in Sicily.
Since 1990 the facility produces high quality high methoxyl pectin, running primarily on fresh peel.
The site comprises fresh peel washing and drying equipment, a pectin production line, dry peel storage silos and a quality control laboratory.
