HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) — American agribusiness company Cargill plans to expand its starches and sweeteners factory in Krefeld, Germany, and switch to using wheat as a raw material, it said Jan. 19.
The Krefeld plant produces starches and sweeteners from corn for products including jams, sweets, chewing gum and custard powder.
“We are in the planning process. Work will be completed in 2020,” a Cargill spokesperson said without providing figures on production capacity or tonnage of wheat involved.
The plant’s expansion will add products including vegetable wheat protein, specialized industrial wheat starches and advanced biofuels.
