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Early 1900s: National Starch is acquired by Corn Products Refining Company.
1906: The Corn Products Refining Company is created through the merger of the leading corn refiners in the United States. Corn Products expands into Europe.
1908: ARGO laundry starch is introduced. Construction begins on Argo corn refining plant in Bedford Park, Illinois. It remains the Company’s largest facility. |
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1910: National advertising of KARO syrup begins.
1911: MAZOLA is used as a trademark for refined corn oil for the first time.
1919: Corn Products acquires Canada Starch Company (now known as Casco, Canada’s leading corn refiner). The company declares its first-ever stock dividend. |
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1920: Corn Products sells National Starch.
1923: Corn Products receives patent for crystalline dextrose. CERELOSE® is first used as trademark for pure dextrose in the United States.
1928-1930: Corn Products establishes refining operations in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.
1928: BOSCO is used as a trademark for chocolate flavored malt syrup for the first time. |
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1930: Corn Products expands into Asia, Korea and Japan.
1933: Corn Products establishes corn refining operations in Colombia, where it is the country’s number-one corn wet miller in terms of grind capacity.
1938: KARO is used as a trademark for waffle syrup in the U.S. for the first time. |
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1940s: The Company provides greater services for both military and civilian uses. Most notably, its products appear in penicillin.
1947: NIAGRA cold water laundry starch is introduced.
1948: The Company opens the George M. Moffett Research Laboratories. |
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1955: Corn Products creates cationic starch, which is still widely used in the paper-making industry.
1958: Corn Products Refining Company merges with The Best Foods, Inc., to become Corn Products Company. The Company establishes operations in Uruguay. |
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1961: Corn Products expands to Chile.
1962: The largest corn refining business in Pakistan joins Corn Products.
1967: Corn Products begins production of high fructose corn syrup at its Argo plant. The Company expands to Malaysia.
1969: Corn Products Company changes its name to CPC International Inc. |
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1973: Kenyan operations begin; Corn Products is the only corn wet miller in East and Central Africa.
1974: Corn Products extends reach into Ecuador and further into South America.
1976: Corn Products begins production of INVERTOSE® high fructose corn syrup at the Argo plant. |
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1981: The Company constructs three new North American corn refining plants in Stockton, California; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and Port Colborne, Ontario.
1984: Canada Starch Company joins with a London, Ontario corn refiner to become Casco. Today, Casco is Canada’s only in-country corn refiner.
1987: The Company sells its European corn refining operations to focus on those markets with the greatest growth potential. |
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1994 - 1996: The Company rebuilds its Colombia plant and establishes a joint venture with Mexico’s largest corn refiner, Arancia.
1997: CPC establishes operations in Thailand and increases its presence in Brazil.
1998: Corn Products International spins off from CPC International and acquires majority interest in Arancia in Mexico.
1999: Corn Products expands into South Korea. |
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2000: CPI merges with the largest corn refiner in Argentina.
2001: The Company increases ownership of the South Korean business.
2002: Corn Products opens a new facility in Thailand - the largest tapioca processing facility in the world.
2003: The Company increases its ownership to 100% in its Southern Cone of South America business.
2004: The Company enters into a joint venture in China, establishing Corn Products’ first manufacturing presence there. Corn Products launches the FARMAL® brand of cosmetic and personal care ingredients and acquires U.S.-based functional food ingredient manufacturer, GTC Nutrition.
2005: The Company becomes the sole owner of its South Korean business and renames it Corn Products Korea.
2006: Corn Products celebrates its centennial anniversary of business incorporation and launches EXPANDEX® modified tapioca starch. The Company opens the only short-chain fructooligosaccharides manufacturing channel in North America.
2007: Corn Products acquires two sugarless sweetener makers: Brazilian Getec Guanabara Quirnica Industrial S.A. and the food business of U.S.-based SPI Polyols.
2008: The Company increases net sales 16 percent to a record $3.94 billion. Stevia based ENLITEN® brand of high-intensity, low-calorie sweeteners is launched and Corn Products is named one of America’s Most Admired Companies for the fourth consecutive year as ranked by Fortune Magazine.
2009: Corn Products establishes a record fifth ranking as one of America’s Best Managed Companies from Forbes Magazine.
2010: Corn Products International acquires National Starch. |
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Corn Products changes its name to Ingredion to better reflect the company’s position as a leading ingredient supplier to a range of industries. |
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