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06.30.08
» BNDES provides R$ 140m to increase Itambé milk production
BNDES signed off R$ 140m financing for Cooperativa Central dos Produtores Rurais de Minas Gerais Ltda. (Rural Producers Cooperative) (CCPR) – Itambé. The funds, representing 77.6% of total investments, will be used to increase by two-fold the powdered milk processing capacity of Uberlândia plant (state of Minas Gerais). Around 7,500 tons/month will be produced in Uberlândia and the fossil fuel used in boilers will be substituted.
The funds will be used to expand the production of powdered milk, from 3,750 to 7,500 tons/month, in Uberlândia, woodchip-powered boilers will substitute oil-powered boilers, located in Goiânia/GO, Pará de Minas(MG) and Guanhães(MG).
Woodchip will be used in steam generation, as a substitute for fossil fuel, providing annual savings of R$ 5.8m.
Processing activities in the powdered milk plant of Uberlândia will increase by two-fold, from 1 million liters/day to 2 million liters/day, corresponding to 7,500 tons of whole meal powdered milk per month. The milk-drying chamber, the main equipment of powdered milk plants, will have its processing capacity increased from 36 million liters/month to 60 million liters/month.
Conveyor belts, silos, classifiers, and other accessories will be purchased for the receipt, warehousing, and transfer of woodchip from the receipt and storage areas to the boilers. Electric and hydraulic facilities will properly connect new equipment. The expansion also includes the construction of a new 1,276-m² building. The project is expected to be completed by August 2008, generating 107 new jobs.
The project is rated under the financial supports to agribusiness investments, which are given priority by the Federal Government. Another benefit is the substitution of the energy matrix using renewable energy.
CCPR was founded in 1948 and now its members include 8 thousand producers in 33 member cooperatives. It has 3,031 employees, distributed throughout its plants, distribution centers, and main office.
The company sells Itambé-branded dairy products in the domestic market, and it is the third largest milk company in Brazil (1.08 billion liters per year in 2007) and the largest company with national capital.
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