Publish Date : 02.09.20

Cargill invests $15 million in Maharashtra to produce bypass fats for serving Indian dairy farmers.

ATM News Network – India has been the largest milk producer in the world for over two decades. However, milk productivity per animal is still low in comparison to the world average. Enhancing milk production has been a priority to grow farm income and global competitiveness of the Indian dairy sector. To address this need, Cargill has opened a high-pressure hydrogenation plant in Kurkumbh, Maharashtra to manufacture superior bypass fat, a health and nutrition supplement for dairy cattle.

It will be launched and marketed under the global brand "Carfe", which is technologically advanced, providing better digestion and more energy to the cattle. Carfe has proven to substantially improve the quality of nutrition for dairy cattle, resulting in better reproductive health and milk production, translating to improved earnings for farmers. This product is already available in developed dairy cattle markets worldwide and will now be locally manufactured at Cargill’s new bioindustrial plant in Kurkumbh and made available to dairy farmers and feed manufacturers in India.

Built with an investment of US$ 15 million, the plant has an annual capacity of 35000 tons, making it one of the largest facilities to manufacture bypass fats and speciality waxes in the country. This plant will also manufacture speciality vegetable oil-based waxes for industrial application, marketed under the brand name Agri-Pure™️, which has application in tyre, plastic and candle industry.