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Cargill inaugurates wet corn milling plant in India

DAVANGERE, KARNATAKA, INDIA - Cargill inaugurated on Jan.
21 a-state-of-the-art wet corn milling plant in Davangere, Karnataka,
India. The plant was inaugurated by the Honorable Chief Minister of
Karnataka Sri Siddaramaiah in the presence of David MacLennan,
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Cargill India's chairman, and a gathering of over 500 guests.
The $100 million investment is spread over 44.5 acres of land and
has a capacity to mill 800 tonnes of corn daily. At the mill, corn
will be processed to produce glucose and other derivatives which
can be used as thickeners, sweeteners and for other purposes in the
food and healthcare industry. While the output from the new mill will
be largely used for the local market, it will also serve customers in

The $100 million investment is spread over 44.5 acres of land and has a
capacity to mill 800 tonnes of corn daily.
Southeast Asian and African markets.
The newly built facility meets stringent global quality and food
safety requirements, Cargill said. The plant was built using the latest water management technology that will have zero waste water
discharge by treating and recycling waste water within the factory.
In addition to the local people who will be working at the plant,
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the process, Cargill said.

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solutions and products in animal feed. The knowledge transfer between the two companies will help develop solutions, formulate animal feed, characterize raw materials and implement research and development trials and protocols to enter the feed industry in Nigeria.
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