Winnipeg, Manitoba
August 29, 2007
Cargill today confirmed plans to build a second canola
processing plant adjacent to its existing operation in Clavet,
Saskatchewan. The investment will double oilseed processing
capacity to 1.5 million tonnes annually—positioning Canada as a
world leader in supplying a growing need for high quality
vegetable oil.
“This investment reinforces our longstanding commitment to
agriculture in Saskatchewan,” said Ken Sauser, plant
superintendent at Cargill in Clavet. “Saskatchewan has over half
of Western Canada’s canola acres, making Clavet an ideal
location for the new facility.”
Groundbreaking for the new facility will take place in the
coming months with construction completed and production started
by November 2008. The new operation will employ about 25 people.
Combined with the recent opening of a crop research facility,
Cargill’s total employment at Clavet will reach 150 full-time
equivalent employees.
“We are entering a period of rapid global growth in oilseeds and
Canadian canola will play a key role in that growth” noted Ken
Stone, Cargill’s Canadian Oilseed Manager. “As our North
American and world customer base continues to grow for generic
and specialty canola oils, the canola producers of Western
Canada become an even more critical partner to us in serving our
valued customers.”
Cargill has a number of long-term agreements to supply major
food customers with canola oil, including specialty varieties
valued for being low in saturated fat and having zero trans fat.
The added crush capacity is supported by strong demand for hi
oleic canola oil in addition to growing demand for generic
canola oils.
“Cargill prides itself on being a solutions provider, in
particular in the area of eliminating trans-fats through high
oleic varieties,” said Cargill Limited President Len Penner. “We
are fortunate to have partnered with a number of valued
customers dedicated to satisfying consumer needs through
healthier oils.”
In addition to the plant, the construction project will include
some improvements to local roads and an upgrade to the joint
Cargill/Municipal Government wastewater treatment plant.
Headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Cargill Limited employs
over 10,000 people across the country and has business interests
in meat, egg and oilseed processing, animal feed, salt,
chocolate, natural gas, crop inputs, as well as grain handling
and merchandising.
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
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