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Bunge invests in grain port
PUERTO GENERAL SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA - Bunge and
Aceitera General Deheza S.A. (AGD) announced they will jointly
invest $100 million in Puerto General San Martin's T6 industrial
complex and port terminal. Puerto General San Martin is an inland
port in Argentina that sits on the Paraná River.
Currently, the terminal is capable of unloading 600 railway cars
and more than 1,200 trucks per day. It is used to load seafaring
ships with dry bulk and vegetable oils, and, according to AGD, it
handled 13 million tonnes of exports last year. The terminal is jointly
operated and managed by both Bunge and AGD.
The investment includes a three-year plan that aims to increase the
operational capacity of the complex.
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sustainable and harmonious community development regionally and
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Currently, the terminal is capable of unloading 600 railway cars and more
than 1,200 trucks per day.
AGD was founded in 1948 and is a privately-owned oilseed
crushing company in Argentina. The agribusiness crushes more than
20,000 tonnes of oilseed daily, has the capacity for 3.3 million tonnes
of bulk storage and employs of 2,500 people.

ADM to build modern feed facility in Illinois
DECATUR, ILLINOIS, U.S. - Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM)
on Nov. 1 announced plans to build a new, modern feed facility to
replace its current operations in Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
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pressed tubs, commercial feeds and specialty ingredients," said Brent
Fenton, president of ADM Animal Nutrition.
The new facility will include expanded warehouse space, enhanced
capability to serve increased demand for the company's products, a
dedicated feed line for non-medicated product, automated packaging
and process controls, and pressed tubs for multiple species.
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Illinois, U.S., and this soon-to-be started plant in Quincy, ADM
Animal Nutrition is continuing to aggressively grow and improve,"
Fenton said. "Our goal is to be the go-to animal nutrition partner for
customers around the globe."
ADM said it plans to begin construction soon, with a targeted
completion date of mid-2018. The current Quincy facility will remain operational during construction, the company said.
This is the latest of several ADM projects in the feed sector. In
June, ADM announced the opening of its new feed facility in Glencoe, Minnesota, U.S., with an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes.
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operational in late 2017 or early 2018.

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