About 70% of the world’s supply of gum arabic, for which there are few substitutes, comes from the acacia trees in the Sahel region that runs through Africa’s third-largest country, which is being torn apart by fighting between the army and a paramilitary force.
Sudan is the largest supplier of gum arabic, a key ingredient used in fizzy drinks, candy and cosmetics. Now, the conflict in the African nation has hit the trade of this much sought-after product
LONDON/NEW YORK: Sudan’s eruption into conflict has left international consumer goods makers racing to shore up supplies of gum arabic, one of the country’s most sought-after products and a key ingredient in everything from fizzy drinks to candy and cosmetics. About 70% of the world’s supply of gum arabic, for which there are few substitutes, comes from the acacia trees in the
Sudan s eruption into conflict has left international consumer goods makers racing to shore up supplies of gum arabic, one of the country s most sought-after products and a key ingredient in
The outbreak of violence in Sudan has led multinational corporations to urgently rush to secure their stocks of gum Arabic, a highly coveted commodity in.