NEWS 74 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE May 2023 Deep Branch validates its technology using industrial-grade gases Cargill expands crush capacity for Australian canola and cottonseed oil Deep Branch, a creator of high-value ingredients for a more sustainable food system, announced that it has fully commissioned its mobile pilot unit (MPU) using CO2 produced in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The Carbon Craft project represents another crucial step in de-risking the company’s technology and enables the assessment of carbon dioxide and hydrogen as key feedstocks to cultivate microbes in protein production via gas fermentation. Deep Branch’s MPU is a custom-built, containerised version of its proprietary gas fermentation platform technology (R)evolve™. It has been designed to take the company’s technology out of the laboratory and into the real world, enabling carbon dioxide and hydrogen sources to be validated for compatibility with the system. The MPU also features a built-in Enapter electrolyser, allowing it to utilise hydrogen produced in real time. The latest MPU deployment sought to validate that carbon dioxide supplied to the local horticultural industry can also be used in protein generation via Deep Branch’s process. The Carbon Craft project was conducted in collaboration with OCAP, a subsidiary of Linde that supplies CO2 to greenhouses growing vegetables and flowers. This carbon dioxide originates from the Port of Rotterdam and is purified and supplied by OCAP via a pipeline. Read more>> Cargill will expand crush capacity with an investment of US$50 million to meet strong domestic and international demand for Australian canola and cottonseed oil. Australian canola is in high demand globally for its use across food products, bio diesel and as a feed stock. Cargill announced an investment of US$50 million (A$73m) to upgrade and expand its Newcastle, Narrabri and Footscray oilseed crush facilities in Australia. This investment will help Cargill cater to the rising demand from customers for canola and cottonseed products and provide Australian farmers with further access to global markets. Australian canola is in high demand globally for its use across food products, bio diesel and as a feed stock. With canola production on the rise, Cargill, a key supplier of high-grade canola oil to customers in Australia and Asia, is investing to expand its crush capacity and increase production of canola oil and meal as well as cottonseed oil and meal. This includes an upgrade and restart of Cargill’s Narrabri plant which has been modified into a dedicated cottonseed dehulling plant. Read more>>
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