COMPANY NEWS

Archer Daniels Midland Co. will increase its liquid sorbitol capacity by 60% at its Decatur, Ill., facility. Sorbitol is produced by hydrogenation of dextrose. The expansion, due to be completed by the end of 2003, will make use of the supply of dextrose produced by the corn wet milling at the Decatur location. ADM is based in Decatur, Ill.

Burcon NutraScience Corp. entered into a licensing and development agreement with Archer Daniels Midland Co. in September to commercialize Burcon’s canola pro…