Alliance Grain Traders (AGT), a Canadian pulse, staple food and ingredient processor, has outlined plans to expand its Minot, North Dakota pulses ingredient production site with the installation of a second production line.
The $4m project is expected to add 35,000 tons, doubling production capacity of the facility, operating under the AGT Foods banner, to 70,000 tons per year.
The Minot facility is engaged in the production of pulses ingredient flours, proteins, starches and fibers.
AGT stated that the plant can also accommodate a further 35,000 ton-expansion through a third production line that may be added in the future.
AGT president and CEO Murad Al-Katib said, "We expect this expansion in production to assist in ramping-up our marketing and commercialization program for our pulse food ingredient business.
"The facility began testing and production in late June 2013 and the positive momentum of sales and production has continued to build both through our agreement with Cargill as an outlet to move our proteins into the North American petfood industry and through our global sales activities focused on food and feed companies."
"Commercial sales opportunities are growing, and with it our scale in this new initiative is building necessitating this expansion," added Mr. Al-Katib.
