Cargill continues to expand its footprint in the canola business.
Shortly after opening its new crush facility in Camrose, the company unveiled its first canola refinery in Clavet, Sask.
The new facility has the capacity to refine 454 million kilograms of canola oil annually, making it Cargill’s largest North American refinery.
“This new refinery means everything, from the canola seed grown to specialty consumer oils we refine, are being produced right here in Canada, further highlighting Cargill’s commitment to Canada’s canola industry,” Scott Portnoy, corporate vice-president and platform leader for Cargill Food Ingredients and Systems, said in a news release.
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The announcement comes on the heels of the grand opening of the company’s Camrose crush facility, which has the capacity to crush one million tonnes of canola seed annually, bringing the company’s total crush capacity to 2.5 million tonnes.
It also makes Cargill the biggest crusher in Canada.
Saskatchewan agriculture minister Lyle Stewart applauded the company for upgrading its Clavet crush facility.
“This new refinery is a prime example of the opportunity that exists in the value-added sector, and we commend Cargill for their continued investment in our province and building on the incredible success of our agriculture and processing industry,” he said in a news release.
Cargill said 100 jobs were created during the construction phase of the refinery, and 30 new permanent positions were created to operate the plant.
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