Danisco enhances production capacity for pectin by 35%
Danisco has decided to carry out its largest investment in organic growth of the ingredients business in recent time - the construction of a new pectin plant to be located in the centre of Brazil´s largest citrus area in the state of Sao Paulo. The construction of the plant is based on a need for enhanced capacity, as Danisco´s pectin plants in Mexico and the Czech Republic are fully exploited. Brazil is the world´s largest producer of orange concentrate and as mainly orange peel will be used as a raw material in the new plant, Danisco´s investment will effectively enhance its production capacity for pectin by 35%. ´The market for soft drinks is moving towards new types of beverages, e.g. drinking yoghurts and milk/juice drinks. Pectin is very important for stabilising such beverages, and our new plant supports this trend. It also allows us to exploit the knowledge we already have in the area and produce speciality pectin with a relatively low level of costs,´ says Hans Henrik Hjorth, President Danisco Textural Ingredients.
Favourable raw material prices and relatively cheap energy are expected to turn the new plant into one of the world´s most efficient and flexible production sites.
Danisco is making a DKK 300 million investment in the plant, and it meets Danisco´s usual requirements for return on investments. The investment is included in the normal investment budget. The plant brings around 110 new jobs to the area and responsible for the construction is Torben Torsbjerg Møller, VP Operations, Danisco Textural Ingredients, who will soon be celebrating his 40th anniversary at Danisco.
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