Press Releases

Tate & Lyle issues the following routine trading update. Group profit before tax in the third quarter of the year to 31 March 2003 has been in line with our expectations. Since the end of September 2002 net debt, assisted by proceeds from the sale of non-core assets, has continued to reduce. In the...

Tate & Lyle PLC ("Tate & Lyle") announces that it has signed agreements for the sale of United Molasses Company, a Delaware Corporation, ("UMUS") and the business and assets of UM Canada ("UMC") to Westway Holdings Corporation. UMUS and UMC were part of the Group’s world-wide Animal Feed and Bulk...

Tate & Lyle PLC today announced plans to develop and manufacture a new range of products based on its world-leading fermentation capability. An efficient proprietary process, newly developed by Tate & Lyle’s Research & Development team, will be commercialised to produce Xanthan Gum and other related...

Tate & Lyle PLC announces the sale of Well Pure Ltd ("Well Pure") to a group of private Chinese investors. Well Pure is a Hong Kong registered company that holds majority interests in two sugar factories based in Guangxi province, southern China. The proceeds of £5 million (HK$62 million) have been...

As previously announced, Larry Pillard will stand down as Chief Executive on 31 December 2002 to take up the position of Executive Chairman of the Tetra Laval Group. He will remain on the Board of Tate & Lyle as a non-Executive Director. Pending the appointment of his successor, the role of Acting...