ACT in Sinosweet partnership

ACT (Atlantic Chemicals) has announced a new partnership with China’s largest aspartame manufacturer Sinosweet.

The new partnership will see Sinosweet UK become a wholly owned subsidiary of the ACT group, and gives ACT the exclusive sales and marketing rights for Sinosweet’s complete product range in the UK and Irish markets.

According to ACT’s UK and Ireland sales director Richard Sheehan, the new venture is the next logical step in the already strong relationship between the world’s leading sweeteners supplier and the Chinese aspartame manufacturer.

“The UK is Europe’s largest sweeteners market, and this new partnership offers our customers a strong and secure supply option and further strengthens our product offering,” he says.

Despite some negative press, aspartame remains the largest volume sweetener (by sweetness intensity) with global sales in excess of 23,000mts per annum worldwide, adds Sheehan.