DOMICILE. International Starch
Institue is located in Aarhus, Denmark at the University campus and
with close contact to the Danish starch industry.
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CORE BUSINESS. Our core business is worldwide supply
of turn key factories for the manufacture of starch and down stream
products like modified starches, glucose, fructose, sorbitol and
fermented products like bioethanol, L-lysine and monosodium
glutamate (MSG). Corn,
potato, cassava, wheat, sweet potato are typical raw materials.
The Danes produce more starch per capita than any other nation. The
large production is exported worldwide and so is the mercantile, application
and technical know how embedded in our turnkey supplies.
HISTORY. The history of the Danish Starch Industry
is also ours. During the 1950s, the Danish inventor Karl Kroyer made
a breakthrough with his invention of the continuous starch hydrolysis
process and laid grounds for the innovative Danish starch technology.
Today his life work is continued and elaborated by his disciples. International
Starch has its roots in this creative environment close to Danish Starch
Manufacture and Export.
We designed and erected the first Danish starch modification plant,
headed starch Research & Development, and introduced process & quality
control. These efforts tripled Danish production capacity through turnkey
supplies making the Danes produce more starch per capita than any other
nation. The large Danish production is exported worldwide and so is
the mercantile application and technical know how embedded in our turnkey
supplies.
PROJECT EXTENT. Projects include planning, basic
and detailed engineering, supervision during erection, start-up assistance
and extensive after-sales service. Starch may be extracted from corn
(maize), wheat, cassava, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes and even excotic
crops. Our plants represent state of the art. They are built to the
highest standards and requirements with minimal water consumption. The
final product may be native starches, modified starches, sweetener syrups,
sugar alcohols
and fermented products like bioethanol, L-lysine and monosodium
glutamate. High purity of end products facilitates their penetration
in the international marketplace. The environment has been an important
concern in Denmark for many years. This has taught us to utilise the
valuable nutrients contained in by-products, thereby reducing disposal
costs, and even making profitable the use of by-products for the benefit
of nature.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. The marketplace of our customers
is our main source of inspiration and being guided by the needs of the
market is our competitive edge. Development of speciality products and
quality control programmes form the basis of Brand Name licence and
support.