Zhongpin to Invest in Chinese Pork Plant

Zhongpin is planning to construct a $63m pork processing plant and a distribution centre in Jiangyan, China.

The 36-acre plant is expected to produce chilled and frozen pork, and prepared pork products, the company said.

The plant’s annual capacity will be about 130,000t, with chilled pork, including easy-to-cook pork, accounting for about 80,000t, frozen pork for about 20,000t, and prepared pork products for about 30,000t.

Zhongpin said the construction work of the plant will be started in August.

The first phase of the plant is scheduled to be completed in the third quarter of 2011 while the second phase, with the production lines mainly for prepared pork products, is expected to be completed in the first quarter 2012.