Europe’s Citric Acid Industry Faces Existential Threat From Chinese Competition
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Europe’s Citric Acid Industry Faces Existential Threat from Chinese Competition
In the Flemish market town of Tienen, Citribel's fermentation vats have produced citric acid for Europe's food, pharmaceutical, and cleaning industries since 1929. Nearly 8,000km away in China's eastern province of Shandong, a cluster of newer producers has turned the same commodity into a test of whether Europe can defend its industrial base. Citribel, built with Belgian know-how and Italian refinery expertise, faces an existential threat from …
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