SIMPLOT MULAI PEMBINAAN TANAMAN BARU DI MENDOZA, ARGENTINA

Simplot will start the construction of a French fries plant in Mendoza, Argentina, dalam masa kira-kira sebulan, berikutan pelaburan lebih dari USD100 juta.

The plant will start operations in 2018 and will devote most of its production to the foreign market, according to the Argentinean press.  The owner and shareholder of the company San Fili, Fabio Calcaterra, confirmed the information. San Fili had a commercial agreement with Simplot. The company will produce about 120,000 tons per year of finished product, which will require about 4,000 hectares of potatoes per season. The raw material will be provided mainly by San Fili. “More than ten years ago we developed a 1,500 hectare project under pivot irrigation in the Pareditas area of ​​San Carlos,” said Calcaterra.

Loji pemprosesan, yang akan dibina di kawasan seluas 100 hektar di koridor antarabangsa di Lujan de Cuyo (Laluan Nasional 7), akan menghasilkan kentang pra-goreng beku dan kentang tumbuk. Syarikat menganggarkan perolehan USD1.8bn, di mana 70% (hampir USD77 juta) akan dicapai dari eksport ke pelbagai negara di Amerika Selatan, terutamanya Brazil, Uruguay dan Chile. 400 orang akan diambil bekerja secara langsung dan 2,000 orang secara tidak langsung.