GEA to build Asia’s Largest Milk Production Facility in India
by Shrutee K/DNS
India, July 18, 2017 – During
the first quarter of 2017, GEA in India received an order from the Amul Fed
Dairy (formerly Mother Dairy) in Gandhinagar, a unit of Gujarat Co-operative
Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF). The order, said to be for a ‘lower
double-digit, million-euro amount’, is for a new turnkey dairy plant for the
production of 150 tonnes per day of skim milk powder and 120 tonnes per day of
dairy whitener/baby food. The milk powder plant is scheduled to begin
production in 2018.
When completed, the plant will
be the largest skim milk powder and dairy whitener plant in Asia. The company
markets its milk and milk products under the Amul brand and its baby milk
powder under the name of Amul Spray.
The plant, to be installed on
a turnkey basis by GEA, will process around 90,000 liters per hour of milk to
produce multiple value-added products. AmulFed already has two milk powder
plants in same location supplied by GEA.
Together they make AmulFed the largest plant in Asia at a single
location. The new plant features GEA’s most advance safety system and uses
hygienic architectural design principles to make it one of the most advanced
GEA has built to date.
Some other interesting
features to be included in the AmulFed plant are:
The use of a
Mechanical Vapor
Re-compression (MVR) system from GEA within the evaporation plant. MVR continuously recycles energy by
recompressing the vapor within the evaporator. This reduces energy costs and
the CO2 footprint to minimize the environmental load.
The use of a
Reverse Osmosis (RO) polisher to treat the milk condensate from the
evaporation plant and recycle the water for reuse within the plant. This
significantly reduces water usage and approaches zero liquid discharge concept.
The application
of a GEA clarifying separator to remove the entire life cycle of bacteria
from the milk, thereby ensuring a supply of bacteria-free healthy milk
throughout the process cycle.
The
inclusion of GEA SANICIPTM bag filters in series with cyclones to
collect powder fines, save product and reduce emissions to the atmosphere.
The
inclusion of a GEA sifter to provide a uniform distribution of the powder particles and, therefore,
a more homogenous final product.
The plant
will be designed to operate in fully automated mode. This includes the powder production,
conveying, storage, packing, final packed product conveying and a complete
management information system.
“We will provide AmulFed with
a hygienically-superior plant that will deliver peak performance,” said Abhay
Chaudhari, GEA Country Managing Director, India Cluster. “The AmulFed milk
powder plant at Gandhinagar will not be just the largest in Asia but it will also be the most
environment friendly,” he said.
About GEA: is one of the largest
suppliers for the food processing industry and a wide range of other industries
that generated consolidated revenues of approximately EUR 4.5 billion in 2016.
The international technology group focuses on process technology and components
for sophisticated production processes in various end-user markets. The group
generates around 70 percent of its revenue in the food and beverages sector
that enjoys long-term sustainable growth. As of March 31, 2017, the company
employed about 17,000 people worldwide. GEA is a market and technology leader
in its business areas. The company is listed on the German MDAX (G1A, WKN 660
200). In addition, GEA’s stock is included in the MSCI Global Sustainability
Indexes. Further information is available on the Internet at gea.com.
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