Emsland Group (Emsland-Stärke GmbH)

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Company Description

Emsland Group or Emsland Staerke; Emsland-Stärke GmbH is Germany's largest producer of potato starch.

The company also manufactures dehydrated potato flakes and granules.

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Emsland Group Corporate presentation

A subsidiary of:

Emsland Group

Subsidiaries and Factory Locations

Emsland Staerke - Wietzendorf

Emsland Stärke's Wietzendorf starch factory produces high quality potato starch and potato protein.

Emsland-Stärke GmbH - Emlichheim

At Emsland Staerke's main production facility in Emlichheim, up to 918,000 tonnes of potatoes are processed annually for the production of starch products.

Emsland-Stärke GmbH - Golßen

Emsland-Stärke GmbH - Golßen plant, where potato starch, dextrin, special glues and cooking oil were produced until 1945, was built by the brothers Paul and Artur Lösche.

Emsland-Stärke GmbH - Kyritz

Stärkefabrik Kyritz was built in 1873 by the businessman Carl Conrad and originally utilized only for the production of potato starch.

Products Offered

Emsland Group - Emden® ET 50

Emden® ET 50 is an excellent gelling and texturizing starch developed by Emsland Group, mainly used in the confectionery industry. In comparison with 'traditional' starches, Emden® ET 50 is not just a gelling starch, it also yields elasticity.

Emsland Group - EMPRO® E86 F30

The EMPRO® range of Emsland Group stands for high nutritional, non-allergenic & non-GMO pea protein isolates as valuable ingredient for the food industry.

Emsland Group - Empure® ES 300

Empure® ES 300 is a clean label starch, an excellent gelling agent, and texturizer, mainly used for the confectionery industry.

Product Types offered by this company

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News for this Company

April 10, 2015

Grand View Research Report addresses global Starch Derivatives Market

Grand View Research, Inc., a U.S. based market research and consulting company announces a report addressing the global starch derivatives market: 'Starch Derivatives Market Size, Application Analysis, Regional Outlook, Competitive Strategies And Forecasts, 2014 To 2020'

February 01, 2015

New Emsland Group Management Board focuses on the Future

On a press conference held on January 15, a new management board officially announced the sudden staff changes at Emsland-Stärke GmbH.

February 10, 2014

Emsland Group presents 'Potato based clean label innovations' at 3rd Starch World 2014

Emsland Group has announced that Henk Jaap Meijer will be participating as speaker at CMT's 3rd Starch World 2014 on 17-19 Feb, 2014 to be held at Mandarin Oriental Jakarta, Indonesia.

Emsland Stärke to get its heat from a straw fired bioenergy plant

January 15, 2014

Emsland Stärke soon to get its heat from a straw fired bioenergy plant

Germany's first straw-fired heating plant will soon be commissioned in Emlichheim. Burning approximately 60,000 metric tons of straw per year, it will supply heat to Emsland-Stärke GmbH, public facilities and private households.