Cargill's New Manufacturing Facility Hits 50% Milestone

Cargill, a global giant in the production of food ingredients and animal feed, has surpassed the 50% completion milestone in the construction of its new canola manufacturing facility in West Regina, Sask. 

The company is committed to providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products to "nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way."

Its operations stretch across the whole supply chain, from production to distribution, and are now expanding even further with this move. 

With a US$177bn annual revenue, Cargill operates over 1,500 facilities in 70 countries, making it one of the largest private companies in the world with extensive manufacturing and supply chain operations.

It processes over 150 million metric tons of various agricultural commodities annually.

This includes grains, oilseeds and other crops, reflecting the vast scale of their manufacturing and processing capabilities.

Now it has announced that it has surpassed the 50% completion milestone in the construction of its new canola facility located at the Global Transportation Hub in West Regina, Sask.

Cargill broke ground on the facility in July 2022 and anticipates opening in 2025.

The new facility will have the capacity to process 1 million metric tons of canola per year, producing crude canola oil for food and biofuel markets and canola meal for animal feed.

Cargill's considerations stretch further than manufacturing

“The addition of the Regina facility to the Cargill network will play a critical role connecting the Canadian canola industry to the expanding domestic and global market opportunities for vegetable oil, high quality meal and biofuels,” says Jeff Vassart, President of Cargill Canada.

“The current construction environment is full of unique challenges and this project has faced many headwinds since we broke ground, but we are committed to becoming a best-in-class option for canola growers in the region, along with helping decarbonise the global food and fuel supply chain.”  

To support rail and road infrastructure around the new plant, Cargill recently completed the purchase of just over 400 acres near the Global Transportation Hub.

This will allow for better connection to existing rail lines, providing efficient access to destination markets for both meal pellets and canola oil. Additionally, this will mean the site has additional optionality to bring canola seed to Regina when needed, providing a new destination for farmers in western Canada. 

More to come from Cargill

Cargill also significantly invests in research and development, with an annual expenditure of over US$800m.

This investment is aimed at enhancing their manufacturing processes, developing new products and improving sustainability across their operations.

The news comes after a significant partnership between Cargill and The Hershey Company, which had something it needed to get rid of: leftovers from producing favourites such as Reese’s and Kit Kat.

Cargill needed sugar, fat and protein for its animal feed, so now Cargill's dedicated plant in Pennsylvania turns more than 64 million pounds of Hershey’s chocolate waste per year into feed ingredients for livestock - emphasising the value of a circular economy in manufacturing. 

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