PureCircle has completed the $42 million expansion of its stevia plant in Malaysia. According to the company, it is the only company that has this type and scale of production facility in the stevia industry.

PureCircle has completed the $42 million expansion of its stevia plant in Malaysia. According to the company, it is the only company that has this type and scale of production facility in the stevia industry. This major expansion of PureCircles facilities will, it said, enable it to double its production capacity and focus on even more efficient extraction and processing from sustainably grown stevia leaf and purification for its next generation of pioneering stevia ingredients.

Innovations that have been incorporated into the new facilities include a dedicated line, specifically designed for PureCircles Zeta Family ingredients, which it says are comprised of the most sugar-like steviol glycosides, such as Reb M and Reb D, and allow for the deepest calorie reductions by food and beverage companies.

This investment will ensure that PureCircle remains at the forefront of innovation to deliver the best tasting products, it said, at a scale that fits with the needs of global brands, as well as benefiting farmers and their communities. The fully automated expansion in Enstek, Malaysia, will bring the employment of the full facility to almost 600 people.

"PureCircle is committed to a substantial ongoing investment programme to ensure that our customers - global food and beverages brands - have year-round access to the highest quality stevia leaf extract that is consistent, sustainably grown and made from the best tasting stevia plant varieties,” said PureCircles Group CEO Magomet Malsagov. “The expansion of our extraction and processing operations will benefit not only of our customers but also our employees, the farmers and communities we work with, and our end consumers around the world."