GELITA commissions collagen peptide facility

GELITA USA and GELITA’s global management board celebrated the commissioning of a new collagen peptide facility at its campus near Sioux City, Iowa. The company held an open-house event that served as a preview and to thank government officials, contractors, suppliers and other business associates who partnered with it during the construction process.

GELITA is the pioneer in collagen peptide research and production. Its collagen peptides have experienced double digit market growth globally. This new production expansion is expected to secure This production is directly derived from raw materials using a gentle enzymatic process to create tailor-made and optimized collagen peptides, which are key ingredients in foods and nutritional supplements for their protein content and physiological benefits. Further, GELITA’s collagen peptides are supported by a robust body of scientific research making GELITA the “go-to” collagen expert in the food and health and nutrition sectors.

With a new facility, GELITA's site near Sioux City, will be able to boost its production of collagen peptide by about 30% 

Pablo Silber, General Manager, GELITA USA notes, “The 30,000+ square-foot facility will – when operational at full capacity – expand the site’s production capacity by about 30% and will feature state-of-the-art technology and equipment for the production of globally demanded high quality, scientifically researched collagen peptides.” Silber also noted GELITA’s decision to expand is based upon US and global market trends and insights where collagen demand is projected for future and substantial growth.

Two years ago, GELITA’s management board reached the decision to construct this facility at GELITA’s Sioux City location due to excellent infrastructure and workforce. GELITA expects this facility to be fully operational in the upcoming months, further expanding GELITA’s global supply of collagen peptides from its broad and diverse product portfolio. As the US is a major market for these collagen peptides, this US based expansion will now position the product much closer to the US customer base.

In the US, GELITA’s operations are coordinated from the North American headquarters in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, where now the company currently operates four separate production facilities – making it the nation’s largest single-site producer of collagen proteins. This Sergeant Bluff production capability is complimented by operations based in Calumet City, Illinois. Globally headquartered in Eberbach, Germany, GELITA – the world market leader in collagen protein production – operates more than 20 production sites around the world on five continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.