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NEWSREVIEW

NCSP Group bulk cargo up 7.4%
NOVOROSSIYSK, RUSSIA - Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) Group
reported July 20 that bulk cargo volumes,
which include grain, totaled 5.263 million
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Grain volumes totaled 2.541 million
tonnes; chemical cargo comprised 527,000
tonnes; sugar accounted for 584,000 tonnes;

Jungbunzlauer to acquire
Ingredion facility
WESTCHESTER, ILLINOIS, U.S. - Jungbunzlauer, a leading producer of biodegradable ingredients of natural origin based in
Basel, Switzerland, on July 7 agreed to purchase a manufacturing facility in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada from a subsidiary of
Ingredion Inc.
The transaction is expected to close on
Dec.15.
"We have operated our facility in Port
Colborne since 2002 and Ingredion has been
one of our main suppliers. Our supply chain
will become fully integrated with the acquisition of the Ingredion plant, which will be
dedicated to glucose production for fermentation purposes. This will further strengthen
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position," said Tom Knutzen, JungbunzlauHUFKLHIH[HFXWLYHRI¿FHU
"We achieve sustainability by combining
state-of-the-art processes and manufacturing
technology while locating close to the main
inputs, such as corn, energy and water. The
acquisition of the Ingredion facility documents our commitment to both the region
and our strategy to build competitiveness
through a leading sustainability position."
"Ingredion is committed to an on-going
continuous improvement effort to optimize
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on our customers' needs as we focus on the
growth of our higher-value specialty ingredient portfolio," said Jim Zallie, Ingredion
executive vice-president and president, Ingredion North America.
Jungbunzlauer is one of the world's leading producers of biodegradable ingredients
of natural origin. The Swiss-based international company's roots date back to 1867.
Today, Jungbunzlauer specializes in citric
acid, xanthan gum, gluconates, lactics, specialties, special salts and sweeteners for the
food, beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry as well as for various other
industrial applications.

iron ore amounted to 895,000 tonnes; and
coal volumes totaled 716,000 tonnes.
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of 2014 despite total transshipment of grain at
Russian seaports dropping 5.1% year-on-year,
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tonnes, up by 2.1% or 1.4 million tonnes
compared to the same period last year.
Liquid cargo totaled 55.335 million tonnes,
bulk cargo comprised 5.263 million tonnes,
general cargo amounted to 7.037 million tonnes
and containers accounted for 2.55 million
tonnes. Volumes of liquid cargo were up 0.7%
year-on-year, bulk and general cargo rose by
7.4% and 16.5% year-on-year, respectively.

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