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Large orders from chips factories for APH

30 December 2021 - Jurphaas Lugtenburg

APH Group recently won several major contracts for the supply of machines for three chip factories in China, Romania and Saudi Arabia. APH will supply storage, laundry and sorting installations for the factories.

For a large potato producer and processor in China, the company will install a bunker sorting complex and a large storage facility. "The consumption of French fries is on the rise in China, so that our customer has chosen to invest further in this segment of the market by expanding the French fries production," said Steven Koop, sales manager engineering at APH Group in a press release. . In Romania and Saudi Arabia, the company will supply part of the machines for two new chip factories to be built. According to APH Group, these are the first chip factories in both countries.

"Over the past few months, our team has been very busy with the preparation and therefore detailed elaboration of these three major projects. In other words, a lot of time and effort has been invested, but we are therefore very pleased that we have been able to conclude these multi-million contracts," he said. Wytse Oosterbaan, CEO of APH Group. Oosterbaan looks forward to the coming year with confidence, but he also warns: "The current challenges surrounding the supply of the various parts and components may require even more flexibility and creativity."

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Jurphaas Lugtenburg

He is a market specialist in grains and other agricultural commodities at DCA Market Intelligence. He also focuses on onions, potatoes, and roughage. Jurphaas also runs an arable farm in Voorne-Putten (South Holland).

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