Cargill has invested $15 million in a high-pressure hydrogenation plant in Kurkumbh, Maharashtra to manufacture superior bypass fat, a health and nutrition supplement for dairy cattle. 

 

The bypass fat will be launched and marketed under the global brand Carfe, which is technologically advanced, providing better digestion and more energy to the cattle. The plant has a capacity to produce $35,000 Tons per year of this 80% will be used for bypass fats and rest will be for vegetable oil wax on a need to need basis. 

 

This plant will also manufacture specialty vegetable oil based waxes for industrial application, marketed under the brand name Agri-Pure, which has application in tyre, plastic and candle industry. 

 

Talking to Indian Chemical News, Keerthy Pethaiyan, regional director, Cargill Bioindustrial India said, "India's requirement for bypass fat is in the range of 35,000 Tons which is growing at the rate of 13-15% CAGR."

 

The company is currently working on the export plan and focus is on exporting bypass fat to the US and European Union added Pethaiyan. 

 

Carfe has proven to substantially improve the quality of nutrition for dairy cattle, resulting in better reproductive health and milk production, translating to improved earnings for farmers. This product is already available in developed dairy cattle markets worldwide and will now be locally manufactured at Cargill’s new bioindustrial plant in Kurkumbh and made available to dairy farmers and feed manufacturers in India. 

 

Speaking about milk yield with the consumption of bypass fat, Keerthy Pethaiyan said, "The company conducted research with Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana and it has resulted in increasing milk yield by 7-10% and also fat yield by 7-10%. 

 

“This launch is in line with our ambitions of continuing to remain the leading supplier and trusted partners for feed millers and farmers in the country. Our long-term experience in bypass fats and specialty waxes, combined with our local insights and this investment will go a long way in demonstrating our commitment to the country, in keeping with our organizational goal of nourishing the world,” said Keerthy Pethaiyan, regional director, Cargill Bioindustrial, India.

 

“India is a key growth market for Cargill and in line with our commitment to the country, this marks a continuation of our investment in India. By building upon our operations at this facility, we will increase our regional footprint and enhance our local capabilities to better support the needs of our local customers as well as multinational customers across the globe,” said Kurtis Miller, global managing director, Industrial Segment, Cargill Bioindustrial.

 

Cargill’s bioindustrial business has a leading presence in sustainable bio-based products including Distilled Fatty Acids used by the paints, inks and coatings industry in India. In 2016, Cargill set up a plant in Maharashtra at the same location to manufacture FR3 (natural ester dielectric fluid) which is used in transformers.