Corbion

History

Year	Detail
1919	Corbion (then CSM) started as a domestic sugar processing company in 1919 called NV Centrale Suiker Maatschappij (CSM, Central Sugar Company), based in the Netherlands.
1968	CSM started a joint venture called the Chemie Combinatie Amsterdam, or CCA, which became a significant producer of fermentative (natural) lactic acid and lactic acid derivatives.
1986	CSM acquired Louis Ayuso SA, a Spanish lactic acid producer, and C.J. Patterson, an American producer of bakery ingredients. These two companies then merged to form American Ingredients Company.
2013	CSM divested its bakery supplies businesses and changed its name to Corbion to reflect its focus on bio-based products.
2019	Corbion acquired Granotec do Brazil, a specialist in functional blends for the Brazilian bakery industry.
2021	Granolife, a key player in functional blends for the Mexican bakery and fortification industries, was acquired by Carbion.
2023	Corbion partnered with Azelis, a global innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, to include distributing Corbion products in Malaysia and Singapore through Azelis’ Food and Nutrition Division.
2024	Corbion acquired the bread improver business from Novotech Food Ingredients, based in Delhi, India, to increase its global functional solutions provider footprint and fortify its Asian Pacific presence.