China Starch Industry Association

The Turkish starch industry contributes to local farming by processing 25% of locally grown corn from thousands of local farmers each year. The industry separates its starch from corn, drying it to native and modified starches or breaking it down to its sugars and other value-added products. Almost 100% of corn kernels are converted to economically... valuable products. The industry supplies edible oils, fish, calf, lamb and poultry meat, paper, textiles and more to local and international food and beverage industries. With its wide-ranging portfolio, from basic to high-end products, the Turkish starch industry is competitive and has the capacity to grow. In 20 of the 28 EU member states, the European starch industrys 28 member companies process 24 million tons of EU agricultural raw materials into 11 million tons of starch-based ingredients and five million tons of proteins and fibers. Of starch-based ingredients, approximately 60% go to the food and beverage industry, and 40% to industrial applications (mainly to the paper, cardboard, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries as a renewable alternative to fossil fuel ingredients). Of the proteins and fibers, approximately 90% go to the animal feed industry and 10% to the food industry. Founded in 1984, the China Starch Industry Association is a cross-regional and cross-sectional social organization composed of institutions divided into eight professional committees with 280 members. The rapid development of starch and starch derivatives in China has driven progress in the food, medicine, biology and chemical industries. At the same time, it has made substantial contributions to the healthy and rapid development of the domestic economy by helping agriculture, countryside farmers, the agricultural economy and protecting workers livelihoods. Why is the global starch industry important? The starch industry is at the very heart of food production: supplying hundreds of ingredients for use in thousands of food products and animal feed. At the same time, starches play ...Read More