Focus on EU soy
ADM opens non-GMO soy factory
The Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has processed GMO-free soy for the first time in Spyck, Germany. At this location, close to the Dutch border, only rapeseed and sunflower seed was previously processed.
The ability to process GMO-free soybeans is part of ADM's long-term European soy strategy. This is a first step in that. In the future, the network of processing sites in Europe should be expanded, so that customers can be better supplied with GMO-free soy flour. It also wants to support the growth of the Western European soya acreage.
Flexible processing
"With this additional processing capacity, we can meet the growing demand for GMO-free soy in Europe," says manager Jon Turney. "This flexibility allows us to respond quickly to market-changing situations. This applies to soy as well as rapeseed and sunflowers."
Soy acreage is growing
ADM already has a facility in Straubing, Germany, for processing soy that has not been genetically modified. Around this location in Bavaria, efforts are being made to set up a market for locally grown soy in Northwestern Europe, together with farmers and buyers. "We want to grow the soy industry in this region and help farmers in France and in the Danube region to set up cultivation," says René van der Poel of ADM.
ADM is one of the largest raw material producers worldwide. It has 500 product processing sites and 250 food ingredient production facilities. 32.000 people are employed by the company. ADM does business in 160 different countries.
Niels van der Boom
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