LycoRed Opens New Chinese Plant

BEER SHEVA., IsraelLycoRed opened new plant in Changzhou, China. The plant will be available for commercial production by the end of this year. The facility will produce a wide range of premixes for the food and beverage industry for nutritional fortification covering the Asian market.

Research conducted by LycoRed shows a growing demand for nutritional premixes in Asia Pacific, in addition to accelerated demand for Lyc-O-Mato® in Japan, China and Thailand. These finding encouraged LycoRed management to build the new facility in China, and to allow the company to establish and develop closer partnerships with key suppliers and provide comprehensive healthy ingredient and premix solutions.

LycoRed is a well-known supplier of nutritional premixes for leading food companies especially, in Europe," noted Morris Zelkha, president and CEO of LycoRed Ltd. Building this new plant in China, coupled with our extensive plant in the U.K. is in line with our goal to strengthen our position in the Asia-Pacific market and become a preferred supplier of natural functional ingredients to food and beverage companies worldwide. Once we establish a relationship with a new client, it is important to be responsive to the clients need in terms of real-time return and accessibility and providing tailor-made solutions in a single location."

With ecological responsibility in mind, the modern construction, materials and plant systems used and installed in the plant were carefully selected to minimize energy requirements and optimize the use of water during plant and equipment clean-downs. LycoRed currently is completing equipment validation and securing the necessary quality certifications for production, including FSSC and MUI Halal. Attaining FSSC 22000 Certification along with LycoReds high-value products highlights our ongoing commitment to providing customers with the safety, control and management of manufacturing quality products in accordance with industry expectations worldwide," explained Zelkha. "It also increases opportunities for sustainable trade. The new plant is identical to the LycoRed plant in the U.K. as we want to act as global partner."

Our initial business plan is to satisfy the needs of existing multinational customers who have manufacturing facilities in both China and Asia Pacific, as well as the local needs of established food manufacturers in China looking for western standard," continued Zelkha. The factory has been designed and built to the highest quality standard. We anticipate growing our business with manufacturers of infant formulae in the region and also exporting to other regions of the world."