Messico: Malteurop apre nuovo impianto  The Vivescia Group inaugurated a new malting facility in Meoqui, Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The ceremony was attended by the French Ambassador to Mexico, state authorities, as well as the group's customers and partners and the employees involved in the project.With a production capacity of 120,000 tons of malt per year, the plant will help Malteurop, already one of the world's largest malt producers, to win new business in Mexico with a virtuous process from grain to glass.In addition to the €112 million investment in this malting facility, over the past three years, Malteurop has developed a 100% local supply chain, thanks to partnerships with around 500 local farmers who produce malting barley."Our arrival in Mexico marks a new stage in the international development of our malt business. This new malting facility also highlights French industrial and agricultural expertise by addressing local economic needs and the challenge of sustainability. During the construction of this new malting facility, Malteurop's agronomic and varietal development teams have established a 100% local barley supply chain," said Vivescia Group Chairman Christoph Büren.Olivier Hautin, CEO of Malteurop, added that the malting plant is the result of nearly four years of work, from initial discussions with local farmers, through difficulties related to the COVID pandemic, to the successful start of malting in the summer of 2023, when the first batches of malt were produced."With an annual production capacity of 120,000 tons of malt, which could be expanded to 150,000 tons in the future, this new facility will enable us to meet the needs of brewers in a particularly dynamic market suffering from a shortage of malt, a strategic ingredient in beer production," said Hautin. (ICE CITTÀ DEL MESSICO)

Fonte notizia: Mexico Now