September 16, 2010
Peco Foods to build new feedmill
Alabama, US-based integrator Peco Foods, Inc. has announced plans to invest US$25 million to build a state-of-the-art feedmill, which is expected to begin operations in 2012.
According to the company's statement, the new facility will include a 110-car loop track and high-speed unloading capacity along with the 8,750-tonne per week mill, according to Peco CEO Mark A. Hickman.
Hickman said the project is slated to be operational by spring of 2012 and site preparation had already begun.
"The new facility at Lake will support our growing customer base as well as our company's projected future needs," Hickman said. "The Lake mill will replace Peco's existing mill at Sebastopol and all feed manufacturing from Sebastopol will be moved to the new site. We are very pleased with this strategy, which will increase Peco's capacity to transfer mill ingredients in a fast, efficient manner."
In addition to the 110-car track, plans include staging for 80 trucks and a streamlined distribution platform.
Phase one of the project will enable Peco to manufacture more than 13,000 tonnes of finished feed per week. In phase two, capacity will surpass 17,000 tonnes.
Peco officials said Younglove Construction of Sioux City, Iowa, will build the facility. An industry leader in producing feed mills for animal agriculture, Younglove has built more than three dozen similar facilities for many of the nation's top poultry companies.