GEA Barr-Rosin is to supply PEPEES in Poland with a turnkey potato starch drying system to meet the anticipated increase in production following the elimination of production quotas on sugar and potato starch in line with the EU’s new Common Agricultural Policy. GEA is working closely with its Polish market company, GEA Process Engineering, to supply the entire plant including erection, cabling, drying, sifting, cooling, conveying, silo loading and the advanced plant control system.
PEPEES Group specializes in processing potatoes to make a range of products including potato starch, crystalline and anhydrous glucose, maltodextrin, glucose syrups and potato flakes in addition to potato protein for feedstuff purposes. The changes to the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy quotas have led the company to expand its site at Lomza, Poland, to meet the demand for its potato starch products.
A key feature of the GEA Barr-Rosin technology is the proven feed dispersion system that ensures product quality and provides efficiency.
The new plant will be commissioned in August 2015.