Tag: Canola

Royal DSM partners with agro-industrial Avril Group to develop a new plant-based protein

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NETHERLANDS – Royal DSM, a nutrition and health solutions firm and French agro-industrial company Avril Group have formed a joint venture, Oletein, to produce canola (rapeseed) proteins for the global food market. The partnership with DSM owning 75% and Avril 25% will draw on the unique know-how of each of the partners including DSM’s patented process and technology for extracting high-quality protein from canola meal and Avril’s 35-year legacy in oilseed and protein crop production. Through the partnership the companies will begin work on a new manufacturing plant in Dieppe,…

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Merit Functional Foods to invest in new plant-based protein production facility

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CANADA – Merit Functional Foods, a Canadian producer of plant-based protein is investing in a new pea and canola protein production facility in Manitoba, Canada, to meet the growing demand of plant-based protein. The company is constructing a 94,000-square foot state-of-the-art plant which is expected to be fully operational in the fourth quarter of 2020. Merit Functional Foods says that several major project milestones have been completed or are in progress. The company revealed that the facility’s superstructure was assembled in May, and the initial placement of equipment and enclosure…

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Australia releases its oilseeds and products annual report

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AUSTRALIA – Australia produces over 5 million metric tonnes (MMT) of oilseed crops each year, with canola and cotton seed accounting over 90% of total production. According to a USDA report, there are forecasts of 2018/19 canola production to expand to 4 MMT, up 8% from the previous year because of improved climatic conditions. In 2018/19, cottonseed production is forecast at 1.1MMT, partly due to a lower seed extraction rate for cotton using the Bollgard III cotton variety. Canola is Australia’s third largest broad acre crop after wheat and barley,…

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