LLP "Katada TRANS GROUP" will build a plant for the production of modified potato starch with a capacity of 45 thousand tons of products per year in the Uygur district of the Almaty region (Republic of Kazakhstan). This was reported to ElDala.kz in the press service of the regional akim.
The plant will be built jointly with investors from South Korea - ISA. Co. LTD. About 26 billion tenge will be invested in the project. The enterprise uses modern South Korean technologies.
About 200 thousand tons of potatoes will be processed annually.
In addition to potato starch, the plant will produce 5700 tons of potato juice per year, potato protein - 2100 tons per year, animal feed - 5000 tons per year.
The enterprise will create over 80 jobs. In addition, investors will train 10 specialists from among local residents annually for 7 years.
At a meeting with the regional akim, Deputy Director of Katada TRANS GROUP LLP Sergazy Shalkharbekov said that the plant is planned to be built and commissioned within 18 months. That is, the production line will be launched next fall.
Local authorities have promised to provide support to provide the facility with the necessary infrastructure within the framework of state programs.