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Montfoort, 9 April 2008
It will come as no surprise to insiders of the potato
processing industry that the
worldwide flakes industry finds itself in an extremely
favourable position over the last
1 ½ years. An increasing demand for this versatile ingredient
mainly driven by the
ever-growing savoury snacks and convenience foods industry
combined with a
structural lack of processing capacity in the traditional flake
production hotspots of
Northwest America and Western Europe, has triggered the growth
of a potato flake
production base in emerging markets, especially in countries
where the raw material
is available in suitable quantities and quality.
This trend is seen especially in countries with some impressive
macro economic
growth rates which today form the so-called BRIC-group (Brazil,
Russia, India and
China). Following a more than 10 year investment in those
countries in terms of
marketing and active promotion, Kiremko was fortunate enough to
capitalize on the
actual developments and has been able to recently conclude
turnkey contracts to
supply potato flake processing lines in Brazil, India and China.
Two lines have been
recently start-up successfully, another one is currently being
installed, one is under
construction and another two are expected to be in full
production next autumn.
 The
complete potato flake line is a result of close cooperation with
Kiremko’s
strategic partner Idaho Steel Products (ISP) from Idaho Falls,
USA. With over 60
drum dryers for potato flakes installed worldwide, the ISP drum
dryer is already a
well-known asset in North America, but is now also increasingly
in use in other
regions of the world. The ISP drum dryer is specifically
designed for the needs of the
potato processing industry and amongst its features should be
mentioned its high
evaporation performance per square meter, full stainless steel
construction including
stainless steel surface coating, programmable automatic scraping
system and remote
adjustable applicator rollers to improve operation flexibility.
For these technical and technological benefits, it was
especially rewarding that not
only the first and nowadays leading flake producer in China,
Hailar Maifulao Co.
preferred the Kiremko/Idaho Steel drum dryer, but also the
well-known German
supplier of dehydrated potato products, Nähr Engel of Goch,
Germany, came to the
same conclusion and will install an ISP drum dryer next summer
in replacement of an
existing drum dryer to increase the production capacity.
If you wish to receive more details on Kiremko’s flake
processing technology, please
contact us at sales@kiremko.com or +31 348 47 94 00 or contact
ISP
sales@idahosteel.com +1 208-522-1275.
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