China-based Layn Corp. is a vertically-integrated producer of botanical sweeteners, flavors and natural extracts. Like many others, Layn was slated to attend Expo West which was postponed over Covid-19 concerns.
“We are the lucky ones. We manage our own supply chain and the production. We are located in the southern part of China, so it is not a highly affected area. We were able to resume production after February 10th,” Layn USA president Elaine Yu told NutraIngredients-USA.
Yu said there were few disruptions because 70% of their labor force is made up of locals, so their employees don’t have to travel far to come to work. Right now, the most challenging part of being based in China is shipping. Yu said shipments that once took five days now take 15.
Fortunately, timing is on their side. “We are a botanical extract business, so the seasonality determines that we always purchase a new year of biomass. That means the production for 2020 and all the raw materials were secured in 2019. We have enough stock to continue production.”
Yu told us the supply chain is based on safety stock, with their Europe and USA offices stocking up on three months worth and looking to add more.
With a facility the size of 42 football fields, they certainly have the means to do so.
“We are doubling our safety stock just in case there are more surprising, possible disruptions on the supply chain. But so far we are very lucky.”
Revamp
The company is no stranger to shake-ups. In 2019 Layn announced it was restructuring the business into four segments. One of those segments is Plantae, their functional botanicals division.
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