Starch
We produce starch from potatoes and transform it to suit our customers’ needs and requirements. All of the potatoes in our Swedish production are grown by our owners.
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The process water from production is returned to the fields to water the crops
Our main raw material is starch potatoes grown by our owners
Soil and stones from potato deliveries are used as fill materials, for example during road construction
We refine starch into starch for the paper industry
The potatoes delivered to the starch factory are fractionated into starch, fiber, and protein
The starch and fiber are also refined into value-added products for the food industry
The plant parts remaining after the food-grade fiber has been processed are concentrated into pulp and sold as feed. Also the potato protein is refined into a nutritious feed product
The nutrients in the potato juice are concentrated and sold as fertilizer
Our brands within the starch business area
Starch operations
We buy potatoes, in Sweden from our potato growers and owners, and in the Czech Republic from 150 local growers. Then we process and utilize the material in the potato in the best possible way so we can offer customized, functional potato starch products to customers within the food and paper industries. We focus on markets and applications where potato starch has high potential, giving our customers added value. When you buy from Lyckeby, you always get support and knowledge within the areas of product development, applications, logistics, and quality, from our highly experienced team. Our mission is for the starch potato to be the most profitable alternative for our growers.
In addition to transforming the starch, we also make use of side streams from other components in the starch potato, as far as possible. We transform the potato fiber to a food-grade product, sell the protein as animal food, and in our Swedish operations the juice and surplus water are transferred back to the fields as concentrate to fertilize and water the crops. A circular process that we are very proud of!
Lyckeby
Sveriges Stärkelseproducenter offers customized, functional starch products and potato fiber to the global food industry under the Lyckeby brand.
Solam
Sveriges Stärkelseproducenter sells value-added starch products to the paper industry in Europe under the Solam brand.
