Tate & Lyle Reopens Original SPLENDA® Sucralose Plant

CHICAGOTate & Lyle reopened its original manufacturing facility SPLENDA® Sucralose production facility in McIntosh, Ala., ahead of schedule The facility had been shuttered since 2009 when the company achieved a breakthrough in manufacturing yields at its Singapore facility.

We are proud that more than 75% of our former operators and technicians, many with more than 10 years of experience working on sucralose production, have returned to McIntosh to continue delivering an excellent product," said Olivier Rigaud, President, Specialty Food Ingredients, Tate & Lyle. Tate & Lyles continuing investment in sucralose manufacturing technology means that our two large scale SPLENDA® Sucralose facilities in the U.S. and Singapore both operate at a level of efficiency, environmental stewardship and sustainability surpassed by none, and have the highest standards of quality, traceability and reliability for our customers."