Sweetener supply in epidemic situation: HSWT air transport aspartame

In order to mitigate the impact of the new coronavirus pandemic on the supply chain, sweetener suppliers have adopted a number of positive countermeasures, including air transportation of aspartame and adjustment of factory production.

ASPARTAME sweetener supplier HSWT, stevia supplier Sweet Green Fields, and Cargill in the United States emphasized that due to the forward-looking plan, they have successfully avoided supply chain disruptions. These companies' sweetener product lines include glucose fructose syrup, glucose, polyols and Stevioside.

Cargill said that the supply of raw materials for sweeteners has not been tightened, and all sweeteners are in stock. Mike Wagner, managing director of Cargill North America, said that the impact of the new coronavirus pandemic in North America and the ban on going out policies have changed the demand for certain sweetener ingredients, which has led retailers to believe that demand has surged Service customers find that supply exceeds demand. Wagner said the company is trying its best to connect customers to help transfer the remaining products to the markets most in need, while adjusting the manufacturing plant to increase the flexibility of the supply chain system.

Sweet Green Fields (SGF) said that the two production bases are currently at full capacity, have strategic inventories on four continents, and have a diversified producer network, which helps avoid supply chain shocks.

The French HSWT is said to be the third largest aspartame producer in the world. It stated that it had been paying attention to the situation in China before the pandemic spread to Europe, which allowed it sufficient time to ensure the production of aspartame The main raw materials required for Sucrose, aspartic acid and phenylalanine. The continued spread of the new coronavirus means that it is more difficult to transport the final product from the factory near Dunkirk in northern France to customers, especially North American customers. Therefore, the company decided to choose shipping instead of using standard cargo ships that took 20 to 30 days. It is unusual for HSWT to use air transportation, but in the current environment even standard road transportation is more expensive than usual. Although HSWT cannot afford all the additional costs, the company stated that since the new coronavirus pandemic crisis, its aspartame sales have increased by 20% to 30%, probably because some customers are unable to obtain aspartame Sweet substitute.