The Hindu Business Line : KCP Biotech setting up colour extraction plant with IICT help

KCP BIOTECH Ltd, part of the Chennai-based KCP group, is setting up a natural colour extraction plant at the Shapoorji Pallonji Biotech Park at Shamirpet, on the outskirts of the city.

The one-tonne-per-day capacity processing plant would produce natural colours from turmeric, chilli powder and annatto seeds for food processing, cosmetics and the pharma industries.

The KCP plant is based on the process know-how of the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, and is being established on the engineering consultancy provided by the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) here.

The Director of IICT, Dr J.S. Yadav, handed over the detailed engineering package to the Executive Director of KCP Biotech on October 25, according to an IICT press release today.

The plant will meet all the statutory requirements, regulations and safety standards. The natural colours for the food processing industry shall also conform to the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) and Euro standards, the release said.

The three streams - turmeric, chilli and annatto - are processed separately to avoid mix-up of the colorants at the Shamirpet plant.

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