Cargill to Build Canola Refinery in Canada

WINNEPEG, ManitobaCargill announced plans to build a canola refinery at its Clavet, Saskatchewan, canola processing facility. Construction is expected to be completed in time for the 2014-15 canola harvest.

Gonzalo Petschen, president of Cargills Dressing, Sauces and Oils division, said the refinery is the first investment of this kind for Cargill in Canada and is another step in the creation of Clavet as a major center for value-added processing.The facility will employ the latest in design for both efficient and food-safe production of canola oil for the North American market.

The Clavet canola processing facility was built in 1996 and was expanded upon in 2009. The largest of its kind in Canada, the facility is capable of processing 1.5 million metric tons of canola oil per year. The impending refinery will add up to 30 jobs, boosting the total Cargill Clavet complex to nearly 200 employees.