Ground-break­ing cer­e­mony for EUR 40 mil­lion be­taine plant at Tulln sugar re­fin­ery
(World News Austria)

The fruit, starch and sugar group AGRANA is constructing a betaine crystallisation plant at its sugar refinery in Tulln under a joint venture with US-based Amalgamated Sugar. The official ground-breaking ceremony for this project took place today in the presence of provincial government member Ludwig Schleritzko. The new plant, entailing the investment of around EUR 40 million, will take a year to construct. AGRANA has been processing the sugar beet molasses obtained during the production of sugar at its Tulln site to make liquid betaine since 2015. The new plant, with a production capacity of around 8,500 metric tons of crystalline betaine per year, will make Tulln only the third...