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Bunge, Olleco partnership to cover lifecycle of edible oils
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, US - Bunge and Olleco, the renewables
division for ABP Food Group, have agreed to form
a joint venture that will cover the full lifecycle of edible oils,
the companies said.
The joint venture will work with foodservice and food
manufacturing customers in Europe, excluding the UK and
Ireland, to supply oils and ensure used cooking oil is collected
and used as a feedstock for renewable fuels production.
" We are pleased to partner with Olleco as we expand our
portfolio of renewable feedstocks in Europe, " said Greg
Heckman, chief executive officer of Bunge. " Together, we
share a commitment to sustainability and to finding innovative
solutions to reduce carbon in our value chains. "
The partnership, headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands,
Girdner
Girdner named president, CEO of Miller Milling
BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA, US -
Joe Girdner has been named president and
chief executive officer of Miller Milling
Co., effective Oct. 1. He succeeds Takuya
Mitani, who is returning to Nisshin Seifun
Group in Japan.
Girdner has more than 30 years of experience
in grain and transportation, including
the past nine years at Rogers Foods Ltd.
He most recently was president of Rogers Foods Ltd.
since 2017 and will continue to hold that position after
joining Miller Milling Co. Earlier, he was vice president of
logistics and procurement at Rogers Foods and has worked
as the project manager for Rogers Foods' milling operation
CBH adds shipping capacity at grain terminal
KWINANA, AUSTRALIA - CBH Group has added
600,000 tonnes of shipping capacity for bid at its Kwinana
grain terminal. The added capacity brings the fiscal year 2023
shipping capacity to 17 million tonnes (plus 10% tolerance),
which is more than last year's 16.3 million tonnes (plus 10%
tolerance).
Mick Daw, chief operations officer at CBH, said the company
worked hard to improve the road and rail performance at the
terminal to add the capacity, particularly in the Kwinana zone.
" Our road performance has remained strong over the past
couple of months, and pleasingly, our rail performance has
continued to improve over the past six weeks, " Daw said. " Our
rail provider, Aurizon, has started to get some good consistent
tonnes to port, which has given us the confidence to consistently
increase the shipping capacity offered to the market.
" The market is obviously really keen to get as much capacity
as they can with current conditions and demand, so this
is a fantastic outcome from the CBH team, our road and rail
contractors and growers who have helped to achieve this. "
In addition to the extra shipping capacity, the carry-over
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position has continued to decrease, CBH said.
According to CBH, the additional capacity will be released
in one instance and spread across several tranches over the
shipping season, with marketers able to participate in the release
through the First in First Serve (FIFS) release.
Between Oct. 1, 2021, and Sept. 30, 2022, CBH Operations
delivered a record 18.1 million tonnes to customers, with 16.7
million tonnes exported, 1 million tonnes outturned to domestic
markets, and 400,000 tonnes exported by containers. CBH
said the totals surpass the previous annual shipping record set
in 2016-17 by 11%.
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is expected to leverage Bunge's customer relationships, footprint
and global expertise in vegetable oil production and
Olleco's market model in the supply, collection and conversion
of cooking oils.
" This is an exciting step for Olleco in Europe, " said Joe
Kenny, CEO of Olleco. " The 50/50 joint venture will accelerate
our expanding footprint allowing us to unlock a wider,
professionalized service to the food industry that works to
capture this valuable resource. "
Olleco is the UK's leading supplier of premium cooking
oils and collector of used cooking oil and food waste. The
oil Olleco collects is converted into high-grade biofuels and
the food waste collected is transformed into renewable energy
and fertilizer.
expansion in Chilliwack, BC.
Founded in Minneapolis in 1985, Miller Milling got its start
providing durum semolina to large customers through regional
destination mills. In 2012, Miller Milling became a part of
the Nisshin Seifun Group of Japan.
Miller Milling operates five facilities in the United States
and ranks fifth in the nation in daily flour production capacity
at 86,600 cwts, according to Sosland Publishing Co.'s 2022
Grain & Milling Annual.
Rogers Foods, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Nisshin Flour
Milling Inc., has flour mills in Armstrong and Chilliwack,
British Columbia, Canada, which have a combined daily
wheat flour production capacity of 13,600 cwts and wheat
storage capacity of 420,000 bushels.
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