GUANGZHOU, CHINA — The first phase of construction has been completed for a new 180,000-square-meter food industrial park in Nansha, Guangzhou, China, a joint venture of Louis Dreyfus Company, Donlink Holding Group (Donlink) and Guangdong HAID Group (HAID).

Located at the center of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Fuling Food Industrial Park will be operated by Fuling Food Technology Co. Ltd., the JV established by the three companies in 2020 with an expected total investment of $1 billion and annual output value of $3.1 billion.

The location includes a feed protein mill with annual soy processing capacity of 1.8 million tonnes, a vegetable oil refining mill with annual production capacity of 360,000 tonnes and a high-end cooking oil production line with annual bottling capacity of 240,000 tonnes. The site also includes a packaged cooking oil warehouse, a lecithin production line, soybean oil tanks and a soybean meal warehouse.

State-of-the-art equipment and technologies at the facilities are expected to help secure food, feed and ingredient supply chains to serve the needs of China’s 1.42 billion people, with a focus on developing and producing plant-based food products and ingredients that meet consumer demand for safe, high-quality and nutritious products.

The facility has also signed a power purchase agreement to use 100% green electricity from the first day of production, thus minimizing the environmental impact of its energy consumption.

“LDC is committed to meeting growing demand from China’s large and growing consumer market in a safe and responsible manner, in line with our company purpose to create fair and sustainable value for the benefit of current and future generations,” said Jerrity Chen, chairman of Fuling Food Technology Co., Ltd. and head of North Asia at LDC. “Fuling Food Industrial Park will work to do so by driving integration and innovation across food and agricultural value chains through strategic partnerships, serving the domestic market with diversified and value-added products.”

Guanghao LAI, board member of Donlink Group, said: “Against the backdrop of China’s Greater Bay Area development, Donlink is pleased to work with partners to transform the traditional grains and oils processing business and help create a new landscape for our industry, building on Donlink’s rich experience in oilseeds and grains processing and merchandizing. I’m confident that Fuling Food Industrial Park will create value for our customers and society, contributing to the positive development of the local economy.”