Cargill has announced it will convert its Krefeld facility in Germany from a corn to a wheat processing facility, as part of a new strategy to produce new forms of packaging, sustainable fuels and new food products.
Cargill states that the transition will allow the brand to address changing consumer needs and broaden its product portfolio.
Increasing demand for protein-rich foods and the rising need for paper & packaging solutions from renewable energy sources were key reasons for the investment, according to the brand.
The company has stated that the transition will be completed in 2020, and will allow the site to produce products such as vegetable wheat protein, specialised industrial wheat starches and various biofuels.
The Krefeld site currently produces a range of sweeteners and starches from corn for food, animal feed and industrial use.
Alain Dufait, Cargill Starches & Sweeteners Europe managing director, says: “Cargill wants to address the growing needs of its customers and the market – both in Germany and across Europe – such as the increasing demand for vegetable proteins driven by a growing world population and the rising need for industrial starches used in packaging.
“In addition, we are exploring the opportunity to manufacture and offer our customers advanced biofuels produced from low-value streams”.
Menno Timmermans, Cargill Starches & Sweeteners Europe Krefeld site manager added: “This is an exciting time for us, as the Krefeld facility will broaden its product offering to provide our customers with the right choice of qualitative and competitive wheat based products for food, feed & industrial applications.”
He added the move would allow the brand to: “Address a growing world population’s need for protein-rich foods, booming packaging industry due to growth in e-commerce and growing consumer sensitivity towards sustainable fuel alternatives. “
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