date:Sep 04, 2013
Barry Callebaut on Sept. 3 inaugurated a new, joint cocoa processing facility in Makassar. The facility will be operated as part of a joint venture called P.T. Barry Callebaut Comextra Indonesia. Barry Callebaut owns 60%, and P.T. Comextra Majora owns 40% of the joint venture company.
The $33 million cocoa facility in Makassar will have an initial annual grinding capacity of 30,000 tonnes. It is supported by a long-term bean supply agreement with P.T Comextra Majora.
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