Description

PLEASE NOTE, THIS VISIT IS SHIFTING TO AFTER THE YEAR 2012!!!!!!!


In autumn 2012, we had the opportunity to visit a unique company in the Netherlands. The company is part of Cargill Netherlands and is located in Sas van Gent.
Cargill's plant processes maize and wheat into products for the food industry.
The company was founded in 1911 and even then it processed maize and wheat with glucose and starch as end products. After a while, the company was renamed CPC (Corn Products Company). Through a number of acquisitions, the company came into the hands of the international company Cargill (operating in 66 countries and employing 142,000 people) in 2002. This group with its wide variety of products in agriculture, food, industry and finance owns the old CPC through Cargill Netherlands.

Cargill in Sas van Gent still processes maize and wheat into starch, starch derivatives and glucose syrups. These products serve as raw materials for producers within the food industry including confectioners, breweries, beverage factories and dairies. But the products also find their way into other industries.

Over the years, much has been invested in the Sas van Gent site. For instance, its own power plant was built and process water is purified in-house. Saving the environment is of paramount importance.
Furthermore, the company works with modern techniques such as converting raw materials into end products using enzymes.
A few years ago, a new one was built next to the plant, which makes alcohol from residual products.

In short, a very unique company that is worth visiting for all disciplines within our association

Location

Cargill

Westkade 115, Sas van Gent

Organiser

Zeeland region

Name and contact details for information

For more information, please contact Andries Ritsema

andriesritsema@kiviniria.nl