PureCircle completes $42 million stevia plant expansion
PureCircle, producer of high-purity stevia ingredients for the global food and beverage industry, has completed a $42 million expansion of its stevia plant in Enstek, Malaysia.
PureCircle, producer of high-purity stevia ingredients for the global food and beverage industry, has completed a $42 million expansion of its stevia plant in Enstek, Malaysia. This major expansion will enable the company to double its production capacity and focus on even more efficient extraction and processing from sustainably-grown stevia leaf and purification for its next generation of stevia ingredients. The expansion will bring the employment of the full facility to almost 600 people.
“PureCircle is committed to a substantial ongoing investment program to ensure that our customers—global food and beverages brands—have year-round access to the highest quality stevia leaf extract that is consistent, sustainably grown, and made from the best tasting stevia plant varieties,” said Magomet Malsagov, PureCircle Group CEO. “The expansion of our extraction and processing operations will benefit not only our customers but also our employees, the farmers and communities we work with, and our end consumers around the world.”