SPX Corporation announced that it has been awarded a contract valued in excess of $50M from Synutra France International, a subsidiary of Synutra International Inc., one of the leading infant nutrition companies producing and supplying in China.
The contract is to establish a powdered infant formula processing plant that will utilize SPX Flow Technology process systems to convert milk and other ingredients into high quality powdered infant formula and other whey protein powdered products for export to China.
This new greenfield dairy facility will be constructed in the Brittany region of France. SPX will design and install all of the highly advanced, automated systems needed to convert fresh milk and whey into dry powdered ingredients and infant formula, including highly sophisticated wet and dry food processing technologies from SPX's APV and Anhydro brands. The completed facility is scheduled to be operational sometime in 2015.
"China's growing population and expanding middle class are helping to drive increased demand for high quality powdered infant formula," said Marc Michael, president of SPX Flow Food & Beverage. "The construction of this new powdered infant formula plant in France will allow us to further demonstrate our deep expertise in liquid dairy and dry powder processing systems, and promises to add to our growing portfolio of successful dairy facility engineering projects around the world."
With global dairy consumption on the rise, particularly in emerging markets, SPX is helping producers of milk and other dairy products, including baby formula, expand the capacity of their production plants and deliver safe, high-quality products. SPX has decades of dairy industry expertise, and today is able to help customers build state-of-the-art plants by providing everything from system design, manufacturing, installation and commissioning to equipment maintenance and operator training. The company can design and produce the equipment and technology, as well as package them as full line automated solutions for the processing of everything from liquid milk, yogurt, cheese and whey products, to butter, milk powders and baby foods.
