Sweet gains for stevia producer
GLG Life Tech Corporation (TSX: T.GLG) shares shot up 25% to $2.25 as the producer of stevia announced that it has begun operations at two new stevia processing facilities in China. The new plants increase the company’s total raw leaf processing capacity from an existing 5,000 metric tons to 41,000 metric tons, an increase of 720%. Stevia is an all natural, zero-calorie sweetener.
