Arla production increases in Argentina

摘要

Arla Foods Ingredients is now ready for thernnext stage of the milk powder venture inrnArgentina. Approx. USD 20 million is beingrninvested in improvements and new technologyrnin order to further strengthen an alreadyrnprofitable business.rnThe plant in Argentina processes added value whey protein powder, which is sold as ingredients to primarily the dairy and baking industries. However, so far only 30% of the raw material -whey - can be used for this type of production.The rest - permeat - is sold as liquid animal feed.rn"The investment will allow us to process 100% of our raw materials instead of just 30%. We're expecting that the result will be a very substantial rise in revenue. Until now it has been difficult to process whey permeat powder of a high quality due to its sensitivity to humidity. However, since we built the factory new technologies have been developed which can cope with the problem," says Henrik Andersen, who is responsible for Arla Foods Ingredients' whey protein segment.