date:Aug 17, 2012
bal supplier of stevia extracts, a natural, zero-calorie sweetener.
Looking forward, the company said it expects gross margins to improve as the Huinong (H3) proprietary stevia leaf variety comes into use in late 2012. The variety is expected to reduce processing costs starting in the fourth quarter of 2012.
GLG Life Tech added the use of stevia extracts should increase because of consumer concern about the role of sugar in causing obesity and diabetes as well as the demand for natural ingredien