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Archer Daniels Midland Company has officially opened the sweetener-manufacturing portion of its integrated food manufacturing complex at the port of Tianjin in North China, on the Yellow Sea.
When complete next year, the complex – ADM’s first wholly owned food-ingredient production facility in China – will also have the ability to produce soluble fibre, which is used to add dietary fibre to a wide range of food and beverage products.
“With demand for sweeteners and soluble fibre growing, we recognise that our customers need to source high-quality products from a trusted and reliable partner,” said Ismael Roig, ADM vice president and president, Asia-Pacific.
Roig noted that expansion in high-growth regions like China is an important part of ADM’s strategy to improve returns and reduce earnings volatility. And, he added, the facility will help ADM serve the country’s needs for a safe, secure and sustainable food supply consistent with the national priorities set forth in China’s fifth 12-year plan.
Roig said that the Tianjin site’s ready access to rail and water transportation and to raw-material supplies will allow it to be seamlessly integrated into ADM’s global origination and transportation network. And, its location near large urban demand centres will enable the company to efficiently serve the needs of customers in China and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
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