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

August 14, 2013

Emsland Group at the Food Ingredients Trade Show 2013

The market for food innovations is growing strongly and therefore one of the most dynamic and interesting markets in the world. The Emsland Group is not just going along with this trend, but shaping it as well.

February 28, 2013

Emsland Group to acquire dehy manufacturer Mecklenburger Kartoffelveredlung GmbH

Emsland Group, a manufacturer of potato starch and dehydrated potato products, will acquire Mecklenburger Kartoffelveredlung GmbH, a manufacturer of dehydrated potato products.

February 07, 2013

Industrial accident at Emsland-Stärke GmbH, Emlichheim

On 28 January a cloud of Nitric acid escaped from the chemical plant of Emsland-Stärke GmbH, Emlichheim, Germany.

October 31, 2012

110,000 tons of potatoes processed in the Emsland starch factory Kyritz

The processing campaign of potatoes in the Emsland-starch factory in German Kyritz is going well. Now at the half way period of the campaign already about 110,000 tons have been processed in the meantime. That is 50 percent of the contract quantity. &q...