Milling & Baking News - November 16, 2021 - 26

TUES | 11 16 2021
Cargill breaks ground on specialty
fats production plant in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Cargill
has begun construction on a $35 million
expansion of its production plant in Port
Klang, Malaysia, part of a broader multiyear,
$100 million investment to expand the
company's global portfolio in specialty fats.
" Specialty fats are incredibly popular
due to their versatility and functionality, "
said Jennifer Shomenta, president
As part of the expansion in Port Klang,
Cargill will install dry palm fractionation
capacity, enabling the production of a
range of specialty fats for use in chocolates,
coatings, fillings and compounds,
spreads, bakery fats, and other applications.
In addition, Cargill said it intends
to upgrade its Malaysia Edible Oils R&D
Center, enhancing lab equipment and
pilot plants to align with the Port Klang
facility's new specialty fat capabilities.
The project comes on the heels of a
and group leader for Cargill's global
edible oils solutions business. " With this
investment, we'll be better positioned to
support our customers' innovation journey,
equipped with the building blocks
necessary to co-create tailored solutions
that align with their unique needs. "
nearly complete $20 million upgrade to
the facility begun just one year prior. As
part of that project, Cargill enhanced the
facility's production capacity and completed
a first round of updates to its R&D
capabilities. The investment in the Port
Klang facility aligns with the Malaysian
government's policy encouraging palm oil
downstream companies to further move
up the palm value chain, Cargill said.
" All too often, brands must navigate
complicated supply chains to procure their
specialty fats, purchasing oil from one supplier,
then shipping it to others for further
Bunge Loders Croklaan to
build in The Netherlands
ZAANDAM, THE NETHERLANDS- Bunge Loders Croklaan
said it will invest more than €300 million ($346.5 million) to
build a new sustainable production facility on the HoogTij industrial
area in the Port of Amsterdam.
Construction on the plant is expected to begin at the end of 2022
and wrap up by the end of 2024. Once completed, the plant will
replace the Maasvlakte refinery in Rotterdam that Bunge sold to
Neste Corp. at the end of 2020 for €258 million. In addition, production
at Bunge Loders Croklaan's location in Wormerveer will shift
to the Port of Amsterdam facility in phases during 2025, Bunge said.
" The new facility enables us to offer a broader and more
innovative product portfolio of sustainable plant-based oils and
fats that better positions us to meet future market demand, "
said David Vandermeersch, vice president EMEA Bunge Loders
Croklaan. " The new plant will be built according to the latest
technological standards, resulting in a highly efficient and
sustainable facility with direct energy savings of 40% and an
expected CO2
reduction of 90% by 2030. " MBN
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processing, " Ms. Shomenta said. " Through
our investments at Port Klang and across
our global processing footprint, we'll eliminate
those extra steps, giving customers
the convenience of a single, trusted partner,
all backed by Cargill's technical expertise
and global resources. "
Cargill said it expects to complete the
Port Klang expansion in late 2023, at
which time the company will begin supplying
finished specialty fats to customers
throughout the Asia Pacific region, and
semi-finished products to Cargill facilities
in Europe, Middle East, Russia, South
America and North America.
" This investment will position us to
become a leading specialty oil solution
provider by improving our capability to
co-develop new solutions with customers
and address key consumer trends, "
said Jonathan Yeo, regional strategy and
innovation leader for Cargill's edible oil
business in Asia.
Cargill has conducted business in
Malaysia since 1978. Today, the company's
businesses include vegetable oil refining
and production of value-added products,
grain and oilseeds distribution, animal
nutrition, sales of starches, sweeteners and
texturizers as well as sales and marketing
of cocoa and chocolate products. MBN
Alapala constructing flour
mill in Brazil for Marata
SERGIPE, BRAZIL - Marata Group has chosen Alapala to build
its 600-tonne-per-day turnkey flour mill in Sergipe, Brazil.
Marata Group is among the 10 most chosen brands of general products
of mass consumption in supermarkets
in Brazil, according to the
Kantar Brand Footprint ranking.
This facility will be its first
investment in the milling sector.
The group already has a conglomerate
of companies operating in the most diverse market
segments, including food, agrobusiness (livestock, corn and citrus
farming), disposables, plastic packages, civil construction and
export.
Alapala will be providing the entire plant from project design
and construction to automation and engineering. Backed by
regional partnership, the project will be built, completed and
supported with service, warehouse and local management of
Alapala in the region together with Ampla. MBN
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