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AGRANA to build wheat starch plant
PISCHELSDORF, AUSTRIA — Over the next two years, AGRANA Bioethanol GmbH will be investing around €56 million in building a starch factory for the production of wheat starch and gluten at the site of its ethanol plant in Pischelsdorf, Austria. The facility will start operations at the end of 2013 and boost the workforce at the Pischelsdorf site from the current level of around 80 to 120. The plan is for the new facility to process around 250,000 tonnes of wheat to make 107,000 tonnes of wheat starch and 23,500 tonnes of wheat gluten as well as 55,000 tonnes of wheat bran. The wheat starch produced at the plant will largely be employed in technical applications (e.g. in the paper industry). Wheat gluten is used in the baking sector. It is also used in pet food for cats and dogs. The bran produced serves as animal feed. Through its production of wheat starch, AGRANA will be offering customers an additional starch product and thereby rounding off its product range in the starch segment. “This multi-phase processing of agricultural raw materials is an example of how AGRANA actually puts the underlying principle of closed-cycle economics into practice on a daily basis as far as is possible,” said Johann Marihart, chief executive ofﬁcer of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG.

Gavilon to acquire 16 grain elevators
OMAHA, NEBRASKA and LIND, WASHINGTON, U.S. — Gavilon Grain, LLC and Union Elevator & Warehouse Company announced on March 24 that the companies have signed a purchase agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Gavilon will acquire Union Elevator’s eastern Washington assets, including 16 grain elevators, at 12 locations, with licensed storage capacity of 8.4 million bushels. “We are very pleased to be expanding our asset base with a company that has such a rich history of serving producers in eastern Washington,” said Greg Konsor, vice-president and general manager of Gavilon Grain. “The addition of Union Elevator’s grain facilities and origination capabilities position us well to support the growing Paciﬁc Northwest export wheat market and serve the Columbian Basin feed grain market.” “We are looking forward to becoming part of Gavilon’s network of grain operations,” said Randy Roth, general manager of Union Elevator. “This transaction will enable Union Elevator to continue growing in eastern Washington, backed by the ﬁnancial strength of a global commodity management ﬁrm. Our partnership with Gavilon will also allow us to further expand our customer offerings as we leverage the company’s scale and scope and drive greater efﬁciencies through our operations.”

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