| | The expansion of the Permolex plant in Red Deer is good news for area farmers. I spoke with Terry Young, a farmer member of the Alberta Grain Commission, about what this means for producers.
Interview with Terry Young (1:01 minutes) (255 Kb)
Permolex operates a unique value-added grain fractionation facility in Red Deer. The facility is the first of its kind in North America, using feed grade wheat in its initial stages of production. The plant’s design incorporates leading edge technologies and processes to capitalize on the benefits of integration of three traditionally independent manufacturing processes, namely a flour mill, a gluten plant and an ethanol plant. This unique integration allows the by-products of one process to be utilized as feedstock for the next process.
The preceding is a transcript of the November 22, 2006 program. There may be some omissions due to last minute changes. For further information, contact Caitlynn Reesor at (780) 422-3981 or Ken Blackley at (780) 422-3951. |
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