Miller Magazine Issue: 154 October 2022

46 MILLER / OCTOBER 2022 NEWS With an investment of USD 100 million, the new facility is expected to help grow the Indonesia’s food and beverage industry as well as strengthen local economy. Cargill inaugurates its corn wet mill in Pandaan, Pasuruan, In- donesia, in an effort to meet the growing demand in starches, sweeteners and feeds markets in Asia and Indonesia. This USD 100 million facility, built during the pandemic, is also expected to benefit local economy by creating up to 4,000 new jobs and employment opportunities, and help with the development of Indonesia’s food and beverage industry. The growth outlook of food and beverage industry in Indo- nesia is expected to be at 7% post-COVID era. This results in an expected increment in demand for corn starches, which quite often have to be imported from international markets. Cargill’s new corn wet mill in Pandaan will bring the much-needed high quality ingredients to these industries. This aligns with the In- donesian government’s vision of import substitution while also increasing export of value-added products. The Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto said in his speech, “In Quarter 1 of 2022, the food and beverage industry contributed 37.77% of the GDP of the non-oil and gas industry. Cargill’s investment is expected to enrich the competitiveness of the food and beverage industry, and cer- tainly to increase the domestic processing of starch and sweet- eners. The government continues to ensure the availability of raw materials from both domestic and global markets so that this kind of investment continues to grow and allow Indonesia to compete in the global market.” “The new facility allows us to purchase corn and convert it into corn-based starches and sweeteners, so that we can bet- ter meet customer needs both in Indonesia and international markets. We believe with the new mill we can better support government in growing Indonesia’s food and beverage indus- try by enhancing capacity as well as competitiveness in the international markets. We are also grateful for the strong sup- port we have received from governments at all levels with this project” said Ming Peng, Managing Director of Cargill Starches, Sweeteners, and Texturizers Asia. Sweetener producers in Indonesia use corn starches to make specialty products with high added value, such as glu- cose, sorbitol, and maltodextrin, which are exported to more than 40 countries in Asia and Africa, such as Japan, the Philip- pines, India, South Africa, Australia, Vietnam, and Egypt. The new corn wet mill has adopted advanced technologies, such as industry 4.0 practices, to optimize automation in the whole process from mill to packaging using robotics systems. The new facility has also applied the highest standards in waste management and water conservation, reducing electricity and water consumption, as well as maximizing the effectiveness of wastewater purification. Cargill began doing business in Indonesia in 1974 by estab- lishing a feed mill in Bogor, West Java. Today, Cargill is head- quartered in Jakarta and has more than 20,000 employees. It has have 60 locations with offices, manufacturing plants, and facilities throughout the country, and business activities com- prise animal nutrition, processed chicken products, cocoa, co- pra, palm oil and refined palm oil as well as sweeteners. Cargill inaugurates corn wet mill in Indonesia