14 Sep 2016 --- The FDA’s recent announcement of the new Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods is prompting bakers to consider their options for reducing added sugars. These sugars, including high fructose corn syrup, will be highlighted on the new label in grams and as a Daily Value percent. Ultra Fresh Premium Advantage, from Corbion, reduces added sugars in bread while extending freshness, and protecting quality and taste.

“As consumers become more aware of the data indicating they should keep added sugars to less than 10 percent of their total daily calories, they’ll be looking at nutrition labels with increased interest,” says Kathy Sargent, Market Director, Bakery. “So it’s natural that bakers want to reduce added sugars while retaining freshness and quality.”

Sargent says Corbion’s Ultra Fresh Premium Advantage, an optimized enzyme blend, allows bakers to reduce formula ingredients such as sugar, high fructose corn syrup and yeast, while extending the freshness, taste and flavor of bread throughout its lifecycle. "We've done extensive testing with this product and found that in head-to-head comparison studies against current market standard, consumers not only found bread with Ultra Fresh Premium Advantage to be fresher on a variety of sensory cues, they also had the perception that is was made with more quality ingredients."

“Another benefit of using Ultra Fresh Premium Advantage is a longer shelf life for bread – up to seven additional days,” says Sargent. “That addresses another important concern for consumers: the expiration date. It’s a classic win-win. Extending the shelf life of great-tasting bread leads to less waste for consumers and more sales for bakers.”

According to the FDA, major manufacturers will need to use the new Nutrition Facts label by July 26, 2018. Manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales will have until 2019 to comply.

Source: Food Ingredients First

Thailand's circular, biobased economy: home grown bioplastics set to improve efficiency of local rubber agriculture
9/14/2016
Today Corbion, Global Bio-Polymers and Maxrich announce their collaboration on the development of a biodegradable root growth container to improve the agricultural efficiency and environmental performance of rubber tree plantations. The container is intended to bring threefold benefits to the Thai rubber industry; encourage young rubber trees to root more effectively to increase tree longevity, improve survival yield rates during outplanting, and offer a more environmentally sustainable alternative to traditional, non-biodegradable plastic containers.
Natural rubber is a key agricultural product in Thailand. In 2012, natural rubber was the second economic contributor to the agricultural economy, second only to rice[i]. In 2015, Thailand produced around 4.5 million Tonnes of natural rubber[ii]. Every year 90 million new rubber trees are planted in Thailand alone[iii].

Currently, rubber trees are planted in nurseries, above ground, in polyethylene (PE) film bags or polypropylene (PP) cones. These containers ensure that the roots grow in a contained vessel, enabling the farmer to transport and plant them easily. Once the mature trees are outplanted, the cutting off of the bag or cone can damage the root system and result in yield loss of the final tree crop, at a cost of THB 90 / EUR 2.30 per lost tree[iv].

The PE bags (or parts thereof) can end up left on the land or blown away - resulting in litter, polluting the local environment and endangering local wildlife. Currently, the bag container is favored over the cone due to the ease with which it can be cut off. However, the cone promotes better directional growth of the roots and can promote a longer tree life of around 5 years, resulting in economic value of USD 100 per extra year of successful growth[v]. The cone, however, is more difficult to remove at time of outplanting and results in yield loss due to root damage during this step.

The bioplastic container project is intended to provide an alternative to the existing options of PE bag / PP cone. A bioplastic cone would offer the benefits of directed root growth (promoting longer tree life and increasing economic value per tree) combined with biodegradability at end of life (no need to cut off the container, thus reducing the current root damage yield loss created during container removal when outplanting). The biodegradable containers would eliminate the current littering of non-biodegradable plastics currently caused by the existing PE bag solution.

The bioplastic cone will be based on Corbion Purac's Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) along with other biopolymers. The bioplastic compound will be specially developed to match the climatic conditions and needs of both the nursery and the plantation, in various geographical locations in Thailand. The PLA is made from sugarcane grown locally in Thailand, making this a truly circular and local-for-local application.

Corbion, who is on track to build a 75 kTpa PLA plant in Thailand, and Global Bio-Polymers will be jointly developing the custom compounds for the project, whereas Maxrich will produce the containers. Khun Nopadol of Maxrich is enthusiastic about the development: "This project shows great promise for significant change to rubber plantation techniques. The performance benefits combined with the sustainability improvements are a real game-changer for local farmers here in Thailand, while supporting environmental protection of our country. We envision that when successful, this same concept could be applied to other economic crops, fruit orchards, teaks, etc."

Corbion is supporting the project with technical expertise on the bioplastic material and cone production. Kun Chalermkiatkul, Business Development PLA at Corbion Purac Thailand, is proud to be a part of the project: "PLA bioplastics are a perfect material for the rubber tree root protection containers, given their biodegradability and performance. The fact that they are also made from feedstocks grown here in Thailand - made into bioplastic monomers via our 75kT lactide facility here in Rayong - makes the project even more interesting. Corbion is proud to promote the circular, biobased economy in Thailand in this way".

Stefan Barot, Bioplastics Director Asia Pacific for Corbion: "Respecting the natural cycle of rubber trees, we will need time for development and testing: to adapt and tailor the bioplastic compound to local conditions and ensure an optimal combination of performance and environmental benefits in the final part. It is early days yet, though initial trials have gleaned positive results and we are excited to move this application forward as fast as nature allows us to".


[i] FAOSTAT. (2013) Thailand: Food and Agricultural commodities production. Available at: http://faostat.fao.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=339&lang=en&country=216 [Accessed: 4 September 2016].


[ii] The Thai Rubber Association (2016) Thai Rubber Statistics: NR Balance Account of Thailand 2012-2015. Available at: http://www.thainr.com/en/?detail=stat-thai [Accessed: 4 September 2016].

[iii] Maxrich internal data.
[iv] Maxrich internal data.
[v] Maxrich internal data.



Transacties in aandelen Corbion
d.d. prijs 17.30 uur omzet aantal transacties idem na 17.35.00 uur en latere.
12 spet. EUR 24,09 88.018 682 EUR 24,06 121.285 749 17.35.07
13 sept. EUR 23,97 45.813 516 EUR 23,945 62.852 586 17.35.27
14 sept. EUR 23,975 53.850 555 EUR 23,975 77.537 619 17.35.14
15 sept. EUR 24,01 36.367 429 EUR 24,005 53.915 495 17.35.22
16 sept. EUR 24,01 86.748 706 EUR 24,055 134.562 803 17.35.01
Wat een verschil in omzet, de laatste 5 spookminuten ca. 48.000 sts. afromen wordt er gedaan.

Zo zet je een fonds met weinig omzet lager en onder een drempel.
TRADE ID DATE AND TIME PRICE NUMBER OF SHARES TYPE
516 13/09/2016 17:29:46 CEST 23,97 41,00 Exchange Continuous
515 13/09/2016 17:29:44 CEST 23,98 41,00 Exchange Continuous
514 13/09/2016 17:29:42 CEST 23,99 96,00 Exchange Continuous
513 13/09/2016 17:29:42 CEST 23,99 5,00 Exchange Continuous
512 13/09/2016 17:29:41 CEST 24,015 5,00 Exchange Continuous
Mogen we dit normale handel noemen? Dit gebeurt bij veel fondsen.
Corbion terug naar de laagste dagstand. Eenvoudig te bereiken bij weinig ECHTE handel. Nepaandelen doen het werk.

Opvallend dat er dagelijks nieuwe drempels in komen en geen vaste aantallen meer. Vandaag 14 sept. 7.087 sts.
Vrijwel direct na 17.35.20 zijn de drempels teruggetrokken. Duidelijk een signaal van: " hier tussen moet de prijs blijven"!

handel? op 14 sept. 2016 een vrijwel dagelijks beeld de manier van terugzetten in de laatste seconden voor 17.30 uur. Een manier van afromen. Er wordt bij ons door partijen meegelezen.
Tijd Koers Volume
17:29:55 23,975 12
17:29:19 23,985 65
17:29:05 24,01 100

Corbion boekje na 17.35.02 uur
Orderboek
Orders Volume Bied Laat Volume Orders
koop 2 3.009 24,000 24,055 253 1 verkoop
1 1.481 23,98 24,065 1.276 2
1 800 23,975 24,07 4.259 2
2 1.186 23,970 24,075 3.276 3
2 2.129 23,965 24,080 3.954 5
Dit geeft een heel ander beeld dan dit.
Active as of 16 Sep 2016 17:16 CET
# ORDERS # SHARES BID PRICE ASK PRICE # SHARES # ORDERS
3 259 23,985 24,00 130 1
1 129 23,98 24,01 368 4
7 548 23,975 24,015 1.894 6
4 362 23,97 24,02 449 5
3 1.064 23,965 24,025 405 3
1 129 23,96 24,03 1.183 5
3 1.812 23,955 24,035 143 1
1 3.154 23,95 24,05 1.604 1
1 130 23,945 24,075 750 1
1 5.741 23,90 24,09 5.674 1
25 13.328 Total 12.600 28

Inkoop eigen aandelen Corbion.
9-Sep-2016 4.649 € 24,4804 € 113.794,50
12-Sep-2016 - -
13-Sep-2016 8.000 € 24,0291 € 192.201,60
14-Sep-2016 2.617 € 23,9988 € 62.804,86
15-Sep-2016 3.180 € 23,9945 € 76.276,12
16-Sep-2016 6.846 € 23,9530 € 163.982,24
Total 1.859.782 € 22,2985 € 41.470.409,35 = 82,94%

Transacties in aandelen Corbion
d.d. prijs 17.30 uur omzet aantal transacties idem na 17.35.00 uur en latere.
19 sept. EUR 24,01 51.981 540 EUR 24,05 66.990 610 17.35.22
Een mooi rond aantal omzet.
20 sept. EUR 24,175 85.535 798 EUR 24,19 110.168 872 17.35.02
21 sept. EUR 24.235 62.574 570 EUR 24.235 75.117 641 17.35.01
22 sept. EUR 24,13 102.162 890 EUR 24,105 127.301 978 17.35.15
23 sept. EUR 24.045 66.381 628 EUR 24,055 92.364 698 17.35.06

Zo werkt het manipuleren boekje Corbion, maar er zijn veel meer van deze voorbeelden..
Active as of 23 Sep 2016 17:25 CET
# ORDERS # SHARES BID PRICE ASK PRICE # SHARES # ORDERS
5 494 24,02 24,045 221 2
4 326 24,015 24,055 561 6
7 1.120 24,01 24,06 552 6
4 353 24,005 24,065 295 3
3 294 24,00 24,07 1.642 3
2 167 23,995 24,075 1.503 3
2 1.642 23,99 24,10 13 1
1 1.351 23,985 24,105 5.260 2
1 130 23,98 24,13 415 1
1 4.724 23,975 24,14 435 1
30 10.601 Total 10.897 28
Waarom werken zij niet meer met vaste drempel aantallen? Omdat wij er steeds melding van maakten. Het viel teveel op en nu wisselen ze met drempel aantallen.
Bekijk dit boekje eens rustig en trek zelf de conclusie. Toezichthouders begrijpen het manipuleren volgens ons niet, maar normale boekjes zijn dit niet.
Straks na de 17.40 tijd liggen er hele anderen aantellen in het boekje.

Transacties in aandelen Corbion
d.d. prijs 17.30 uur omzet aantal transacties idem na 17.35.00 uur en latere.
26 sept. EUR 23,97 88.927 823 EUR 23,985 110.492 895 17.35.14
27 sept. EUR 23,83 59.656 681 EUR 23,855 81.178 749 17.35.08
28 sept. EUR 23,94 91.416 882 EUR 23,97 125.309 959 17.35.25
29 sept. EUR 23,965*104.416 929 EUR 23,945 133.259 998 17.35.26

Inkoop eigen aandelen Corbion
16-Sep-2016 6.846 € 23,9530 € 163.982,24
19-Sep-2016 6.175 € 24,0590 € 148.485,90
20-Sep-2016 3.238 € 24,2235 € 78.421,77
21-Sep-2016 5.174 € 24,2231 € 125.330,32
22-Sep-2016 29.184 € 24,1461 € 704.679,78
23-Sep-2016 4.559 € 24,0002 € 109.416,91
Total 1.908.112 € 22,3450 € 42.636.744,03 = 85,27%

Active as of 28 Sep 2016 17:20 CET
# ORDERS # SHARES BID PRICE ASK PRICE # SHARES # ORDERS
5 523 23,93 23,935 278 2
3 325 23,925 23,94 447 3
4 645 23,92 23,945 473 3
4 390 23,915 23,95 515 5
7 1.934 23,91 23,955 1.053 5
5 533 23,905 23,96 1.622 3
3 485 23,90 23,97 4.496 2
1 236 23,895 23,985 1.695 1
2 4.888 23,89 24,02 349 1
2 866 23,885 24,03 24 1
36 10.825 Total 10.952 26
Zo wordt er gespeeld met en door systemen, normale handel is er nauwelijks.

* d.d. 29/9
Lukt het niet naar aanleiding van ons schrijven en het mee lezen er van de prijs te drukken, dan in de 5 spookminuten moet het even gebeuren. Slot stand EUR 23,945 en klein 30.00000 sts omzet