# CP Kelco

markets a broad hydrocolloid portfolio spanning pectins, xanthan and gellan gum, serving food, pharmaceutical and industrial customers amid a mature but steadily growing global hydrocolloids market.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/cp-kelco/
Updated: 2026-07-05

- Country: United States

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | Acquired by Tate & Lyle in November 2024 for US$1.8 billion | https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=1323-17049014-00HGEJ2R7SVHHP05EPGONB34I7 |
| Capacity | Expanded Okmulgee, Oklahoma plant capacity by 18% in 2023 and 40% in 2023 (as planned in 2022); increased Wulian, China plant capacity by 30% in 2020 [medium confidence] | https://www.marketgrowthreports.com/market-reports/food-grade-gellan-gum-market-115470, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cp-kelco-reports-extensive-progress-in-expansion-of-biogums-production-capacity-at-us-china-facilities-301592921.html |
| Certification | FSSC22000, ISO 9001:2015, OK Kosher, IFANCA HALAL (Okmulgee plant) | http://www.cpkelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CPK_Website_Okmulgee-Plant-Information-Sheet_10-2020.pdf |
| Regulatory approval | FDA and Oklahoma State Health Department; U.S. Bioterrorism Act registration | http://www.cpkelco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CPK_Website_Okmulgee-Plant-Information-Sheet_10-2020.pdf |
| Production site | Okmulgee (USA), San Diego (USA), Wulian (China), Limeira (Brazil), Lille Skensved (Denmark), plus facilities in Finland and Germany | https://www.nutritioninsight.com/supplier-profiles/cp-kelco.html, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cp-kelco-reports-extensive-progress-in-expansion-of-biogums-production-capacity-at-us-china-facilities-301592921.html |
| Revenue | US$1.2 billion (annual revenue) | https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=1323-17049014-00HGEJ2R7SVHHP05EPGONB34I7 |

Independent sources: marketgrowthreports.com, markets.ft.com, nutritioninsight.com, prnewswire.com

## Technologies

- [Alternative thickeners & fermented gums](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/alternative-thickeners-fermented-gums/)
- [Food biopolymers (starches, polysaccharides, plant proteins)](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/food-biopolymers-starches-polysaccharides/)