date:Dec 12, 2013
Fonterra has received approval from it board of directors to establish a NZ$235m milk powder plant at its Pahiatua site in the Manawatu, which will enable it to process an additional 2.4 million liters each day.
The announcement follows the opening of the co-operative's largest milk powder drier at its site at Darfield in Canterbury.
Featuring the latest energy-efficient processing technology, the drier will be the first in the country to reuse its own condensate.
Fonterra NZ Operations direc