12:18 PM EST - GLG Life Tech Corp. : announced that it has begun operations at two new stevia processing facilities in China. The facilities are located in the cities of Mingguang and Dongtai, China where the company's major stevia leaf growing areas are located. The new plants increase the company's total raw leaf processing capacity from an existing 5 thousand metric tons to 41 thousand metric tons, which is an increase of 720%. GLG Life Tech Corp.
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