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Cargill completes wheat processing expansion in Wroclaw, Poland
COBHAM, UK — Cargill has expanded its wheat processing facility in Wroclaw, Poland, with the addition of a flour mill and development of its existing ethanol line. The expansion represents a total investment of US$35 million (€22 million).
The expansion, the first since the plant was built in 1996, allows Cargill to grind wheat on-site, which will then be used to produce sweeteners such as glucose and fructose, as well as vital wheat gluten for the food and animal feed industry. Meanwhile the ethanol line expansion will increase existing production, while allowing room for further expansion in the future.
“By integrating the flour mill into our existing wheat processing facility, we will gain significant flexibility and be able to maximise our wheat processing”, says Frank Van Lierde, head of Cargill’s sweeteners business in Europe.
“These investments allow us to further meet growing customer demands across a number of sectors – food, animal feed and biofuels – across Central and Eastern Europe. Understanding our customers’ evolving requirements and providing them with the high quality products and services they require to meet these needs is critical to our business. The vast majority of the wheat processed here will be locally sourced, so the investment represents great news for local farmers.”
Editor’s Notes:
Cargill
Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. With 158,000 employees in 66 countries, the company is committed to using its knowledge and experience to collaborate with customers to help them succeed. For more information, visit http://www.cargill.com.
Cargill in Poland
Cargill established its operations in Poland in 1991 and now has nearly 800 employees in 10 locations in the country. Headquartered in Warsaw, the company has activities in starches and sweeteners, animal nutrition, grain and oilseed trading, specialty food ingredients including texturizers, and risk management.
Cargill’s European starches and sweeteners business
Cargill’s European starches and sweeteners business is headquartered in Mechelen, Belgium and employs over 3,500 people in 15 sites across the region. The business sells a full range of products to customers in the food, paper and corrugating, pharmaceutical and animal feed sectors.