August 30 2006 - Food and feed additive manufacturer Vedan has reported a 13.8% year on year rise in gross profit to USD 26.6 million for the six months ending June 30 2006.
Vedan says that MSG and GA ‘remained the Group’s major growth drivers’ over the period, with turnover for each product increasing 14.3% to USD 96.3 million and 152.2% to USD 16 million respectively.
Turnover for modified and native starch grew 4.1% to USD 7.3 million and 887.7% to USD 1.3 million.
The company says that it turned over some of its lysine production facilities to MSG and GA.
Vietnam and Japan remained the company’s major markets over the period, accounting for 52.8% and 19.9% respectively of all sales. Sales in China increased 19% to USD 20.2 million.
Looking ahead, Vedan says it will develop new products such as value-added seasonings, modified starch for food applications and carbohydrate substitutes.
The Group’s Ve-Yu starch production facility in Gia Lai Province, Vietnam has expanded in capacity ‘from 60 to 100 tonnes’, and Vedan says it is considering adding MSG production capability to its Shandong Vedan Snowflake facility in China.