Solbar Opens Chinese Office

Solbar Opens Chinese Office

BEER-SHEEVA, IsraelSolbarIndustries Ltd. established a Chinese representative office in Shanghai; SolbarNingbo Food Co. Ltd. will service a growing list ofaccounts in the Asia Pacific region. The Shanghai office was established inconjunction with Solbars new specialty protein facility under construction inthe Ningbo Free Trade Zone near Shanghai. The plant is scheduled to come onlinein January 2005 and will produce functional soy protein concentrates, Solbarssteam-textured soy protein (Bontex) and its Solcon S-110 non-GMO (geneticallymodified organism), IP (identity preserved) functional soy concentrate.

Solbar has been active in the Asia Pacific region fornearly two decades and in China for several years, said Gary Brenner,marketing director at Solbar (www.solbar.com). The soy proteins market inChina is one of the fastest growing worldwide. Solbar intends to expand itsinvestments in China, with the Shanghai office serving as a base of operations.