CJ Bio Completes Tryptophan and Threonine Expansions in Brazil

CJ Bio’s 10,000 tonne/year tryptophancapacity increase at its site in Piracicaba, Brazil, has come online.   The new line will bring CJ Bio’s globaltryptophan capacity to 50,000 tonnes/year. The expansions, which wereofficially completed on 24 May, required an investment of $210 million dollars.About 1,200 jobs are expected to be created in Piracicaba.