1883
Joseph Maria Huber founds J.M. Huber Corporation as dry colors business
1929
Kelco Company founded in San Diego, USA
1934
As the foundation for Copenhagen Pectin, Danish entrepreneur Karl Pedersen begins his marmalade business in Copenhagen
1947
Pedersen builds pectin plant in Lille Skensved, Denmark
1950
Operation begins at pectin plant in Großenbrode, Germany
1954
Pectin plant opens in Limeira, Brazil
1959
Kelco launches world’s first commercial production of xanthan gum in San Diego, California, USA
1977
Biogums plant begins production in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA
1989
Copenhagen Pectin initiates effort to farm seaweed in Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa (CP Kelco is primary shareholder of Zanea Seaweed Co., Ltd.)
1992
Gellan gum production begins in San Diego, California, USA
1997
Carrageenan manufacturing plant built in Cebu, The Phillipines
1998
Copenhagen Pectin expands Limeira plant
2000
Kelco merges with Copenhagen Pectin to form CP Kelco
2001
J.M. Huber Corporation acquires Noviant CMC
2003
CP Kelco & Noviant both establish sales offices in Shanghai, China
2004
J.M. Huber Corporation acquires CP Kelco
2005
Noviant becomes part of CP Kelco
2009
CP Kelco receives ECOCERT® validation on products for the personal care and cosmetics industries. CMC production begins at site in Taixing, China.
2010
CP Kelco announces LMA pectin facility expansion in Skensved, Denmark
2011
KELCOGEL® gellan gum approved for use in organic foods and beverages by USDA
2016
Expanded office and new laboratory opens in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2017
New peel processing plant opens in Matão, Brazil