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Betargo readies for the contruction of its 18,000t per annum feed mill in Cambodia
Betagro
(Cambodia) readies for the construction of its new feed mill in Phnom
Penh SEZ. The feed mill is to be constructed in the capital's Special
Economic Zone, located 12km from the city center.
The company is investing USD$17.2 million in the new project.
Senior vice president of Betagro’s regional and feed business,
Narongchai Srisantisaeng, said that when completed the feed mill will
have a production capacity of 18,000 tonnes per annum. Over the next few
years it is expected that the production capacity of te plant will rise
to 24,000 tonnes per annum.
The plant construction will start in May, and is expected to be ready
for coBetmpletion sometime in 2014. The feed mill will supply Betagro's
swine operation in the country,as well as the country's livestock
industry.
The new feed plant will facilitate transportation and help to reduce
the company's transportation cost. This in turn will add price
competitiveness to the company’s products and improve service quality to
their customers.
Published: 11 Apr 2013
The Bangkok Post
Betagro Group will build an animal-feed plant
in Cambodia with a capacity of more than 200,000 tonnes a year to cash
in on the growing livestock business in the neighbouring country.
The investment is the second of the group in Cambodia. It earlier
set up a 160-million-baht pig farm to produce about 1,500 parent pigs in
the central province of Kampong Chanan.
Senior vice-president Narongchai Srisantisaeng said presently Betagro
exports 3,600 tonnes of animal feed to Cambodia every month.
Located in Phnom Penh Industrial Park, the new plant will help cut logistic expenses and improve market competitiveness.
Construction will be from next month to the end of next year.
The construction of a pig farm on a 400-rai plot is expected to be
completed next month. A feasibility study is also planned for a
slaughterhouse, meat processing and retail shops in Cambodia.
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