Malmo / SE. (aak) Swedish AarhusKarlshamn AB (AAK) expands capacity further for the production of InFat at its factory in Karlshamn. This product has been successfully introduced to the Infant Nutrition industry by Advanced Lipids, the Joint Venture between AAK and Enzymotec. It is produced in an unique enzymatic inter- esterification process and has proven to be a very effective and appreciated addition to Infant Formulas. AAK opened its current state of the art factory for the manufacture of InFat in Karlshamn in 2008. The sales of the product has since then enjoyed a dramatic increase and the factory expansion will enable AAK to increase the production even more to meet expectations for continued strong growth in Advanced Lipids the coming years. «We are very pleased about the success of AAK so far in specialty oils for Infant Nutrition as well as to see how beta-palmitate products develop in the market», says Renald Mackintosh, Vice President AarhusKarlshamn AB.
AarhusKarlshamn is the world´s leading producer of high value-added speciality vegetable fats. These fats are characterized by a high technological content and are used as substitute for butter-fat and cocoa butter, trans-free solutions for fillings in chocolate and confectionery products and in the cosmetics industry. AarhusKarlshamn has production facilities in Denmark, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden, Great Britain, Uruguay and the US. The company is organised in three Business Areas; Food Ingredients, Chocolate and Confectionery Fats and Technical Products + Feed.
