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Tate & Lyle Disposes of Chinese Sugar Factories

12 December 2002
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Tate & Lyle PLC announces the sale of Well Pure Ltd ("Well Pure") to a group of private Chinese investors. Well Pure is a Hong Kong registered company that holds majority interests in two sugar factories based in Guangxi province, southern China. The proceeds of £5 million (HK$62 million) have been...

Tate & Lyle Board Change

14 June 2002
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Tate & Lyle PLC announces that Mr. Larry Pillard is to relinquish his position as Chief Executive to take up the position of Executive Chairman of the Tetra Laval Group upon the retirement of the present Executive Chairman. Mr. Pillard will remain on the Board of Tate & Lyle as a Non-Executive...

Tate & Lyle PLC – Trading Update

24 September 2003
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In line with its regular practice, Tate & Lyle issues the following trading update prior to meeting with stockbrokers’ analysts and entering its closed period for interim results to 30 September 2003. The interim results will be announced on 6 November 2003. Based upon the results for the five...

Completion of sale of interest in Mexican sugar business

28 December 2007
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Tate & Lyle PLC announces that, following receipt of clearance under the Mexican Federal Economic Competition Law, the sale by its Mexican subsidiary (“Tate & Lyle Mexico”) of its 49% shareholding in Grupo Industrial Azucarero de Occidente, S.A. de C.V. (“Occidente”) to E D & F Man Holdings Limited...

The Future's Green for Tate & Lyle

26 November 2007
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• Carbon emissions from energy use at Tate & Lyle’s East London refinery to be slashed by 70% in less than two years; thanks to the installation of a new £20m biomass boiler • Carbon footprint of Tate & Lyle cane sugar, from field to product leaving the factory gate, to be reduced by 25% following...

Tate & Lyle Supports White House Initiative to Combat Childhood Obesity

22 February 2010
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Decatur, Ill. (Feb. 22, 2010) - Tate & Lyle, a world-leading manufacturer of renewable food ingredients, today announces its support of the White House’s “Let’s Move” initiative to combat childhood obesity. As stated by First Lady Michelle Obama, childhood obesity rates have tripled in the last 30...

Chairman's AGM Statement

19 July 2006
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At the Annual General Meeting of Tate & Lyle PLC to be held in London today, Sir David Lees, Chairman, will make the following statement on current trading and expansion projects: “Trading has started strongly in the current financial year. The first quarter’s results were well ahead of those in the...

Tate & Lyle to increase Krystar manufacturing capacity

03 April 2003
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Tate & Lyle announced today a 20% increase in the capacity of its KRYSTAR® crystalline fructose plant in Lafayette, Indiana. The expansion will be completed by August 2003. No additional staffing or increase in corn grind will be required. D. Lynn Grider, President and CEO of Staley, said:...

Holding(s) in Company

13 October 2003
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Tate & Lyle PLC was informed on 13 October 2003 that Legal & General Investment Management Limited now hold 14,527,262 ordinary shares in Tate & Lyle PLC which is a notifiable interest under Section 199 of the Companies Act 1985, being 3.01 per cent. of the nominal value of the relevant share...

Tate & Lyle completes expansion of glucose line in Slovakia

11 May 2010
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Slovakia, 11th May 2010:Tate & Lyle today announces that it has completed commissioning the major expansion to the glucose manufacturing lines at its corn wet mill in Slovakia’s Trnava region. The extension will increase the business in the region and will further reinforce the leading position of...