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Burcon Completes Construction of Peazazz Pea Protein Semi-Works Plant
Wednesday, June 26, 2013Company Profile | Follow Company
Vancouver, BC, June 26, 2013--(T-Net)--Burcon NutraScience Corporation (BU.TO) (BUR), a leader in functional, renewable plant proteins, has completed on schedule the construction of its new semi-works plant in Winnipeg for its Peazazz pea protein.
The new Peazazz semi-works plant utilizes commercial-scale equipment and will be capable of producing the tonnage amounts required by food and beverage makers looking to conduct full-scale, real-world market evaluations of Peazazz in their consumer products. These evaluations typically include consumer testing, market acceptance and shelf life evaluation.
Following a startup and commissioning phase in which the company's engineers will work to optimize the new facility, the company expects to begin production of significant quantities of Peazazz for shipment under the material transfer agreements (MTAs) it recently announced as well as others it expects to sign. The list includes major food and beverage makers, suppliers, and potential industry production and sales partners.
"This marks a significant advancement in the commercialization of Peazazz," said Johann F. Tergesen, Burcon's president and COO. "We have already established the unique functional and nutritional attributes of Peazazz produced at our existing pilot-scale plant. With this new semi-works plant we will now be able to demonstrate that Peazazz can be produced at scale using commercial-scale equipment."
"Although this semi-works plant will utilize commercial-scale equipment, it will only be used to produce the large quantity samples of Peazazz required for market development activities," addedTergesen, "Our ability to produce Peazazz in multiple, non-consecutive batches will demonstrate how this special protein can be reliably and economically produced. It will serve as a functional model for potential manufacturing partners. We expect the plant to ultimately accelerate time-to-market and reduce risk."
About Burcon NutraScience Corporation
Burcon NutraScience is a leader in nutrition, health and wellness in the field of functional plant proteins. The company has developed a portfolio of composition, application, and process patents originating from a core protein extraction and purification technology. Burcon's CLARISOY(TM) soy protein offers clarity and high-quality protein nutrition for low pH beverage systems; Peazazz(R) is a uniquely soluble and clean-tasting pea protein; and Puratein(R), Supertein(TM) and Nutratein(R) are canola protein isolates with unique functional and nutritional attributes. For more information about the company, visit www.burcon.ca.
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Burcon NutraScience Corporation
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