Cargill's Agribrands Purina opens new plant in Chongqing
April 2, 2008
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Chongqing - Cargill’s Agribrands Purina (Chongqing) Feed Co., Ltd. held a grand opening ceremony today in Chongqing, Rongchang county, for its newest feed mill. The new plant represents a total investment of more than RMB 40 million. It is the second wholly owned feed mill that Cargill has built in western China.
Cargill’s Purina Chongqing plant took one year to construct. The trial production and operation was undertaken in October 2007. The annual capacity of the new plant is 72,000 tons. The new facility will produce both compound and concentrated feed, and serve feeders and breeders of swine, dairy, poultry and aqua in Chongqing, eastern Sichuan province and Guizhou province.
Mr. David Kim, North Asia area supervisor and Cargill Animal Nutrition (CAN) vice president, said, “This is another big step for our business expansion in the western region of China since the opening of our first Chengdu operation. The CAN-China business started 16 years ago and we are now operating 15 plants in China.
“We see our mission as to help livestock farmers be more successful. We regularly share our best technology with local farmers. We have arranged many feeder group meetings during the last 10 years. In total, Cargill has trained over two million livestock farmers in China.”
“I am very proud that this plant was built without any safety issues during the construction period and very harmoniously with Rongchang county,” added Dr. Bokyeun Lee, general manager of Agribrands Purina (Chongqing) Feed Co. Ltd, and West region. “It will be a center to bring together world-class technologies, high-quality products and advanced services. It will also be a center to bring Cargill’s citizenship concept into the local community.”
About 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. Our purpose is to be the global leader in nourishing people; our approach is to be trustworthy, creative and enterprising. For more information, please visit http://www.cargill.com.
Cargill started trade with China soon after President Nixon’s visit in 1972. Cargill’s annual trade value with China today exceeds US$ 3 billion. Currently, Cargill sells grains, oilseeds, steel products, sugar, fruit juices, meats, cotton and other commodities to China while exporting Chinese commodities such as steel, apple juice and corn. Cargill operates 34 wholly owned companies and joint ventures within 20 provinces and cities in China. Projects range from soybean crushing in Guangdong to corn processing in Jilin and animal feed production in Sichuan. Cargill and its joint ventures employ over 4,400 people in China. Please visit our website: http://www.cargill.com.cn.
About Cargill Animal Nutrition (CAN)
Cargill Animal Nutrition (CAN) is one of the world’s largest animal nutrition companies and is a leader in the application of nutrition expertise. CAN’s business focus is to transform animal metabolism into the success of people. CAN’s advanced technology and manufacturing expertise enables CAN to produce high-quality nutritional products for various animals throughout China.
Cargill Animal Nutrition operates 15 feed plants in 15 provinces and cities including Nanjing, Yantai, Langfang, Fushun, Chengdu, Jiaxing, Zhenjiang, Harbin, Zhengzhou, Xinjiang, Taian, Chongqing and Changsha, providing several animal nutrition product brands to the market, including Purina, Cargill, ACCO and LNB, to meet the diversified requirements of Chinese livestock farmers. Cargill also has additional new feed plants now under construction at Kunming, Baotou and Jilin.