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BENEO ORAFTI – SÜDZUCKER Inulin Factory, San Pedro, Chile
2006
Greenfield construction of a complete chicory processing facility
Customer
BENEO-Orafti (SÜDZUCKER) – Belgium / Chile
General contractor
De Smet Engineers & Contractors
Scope of works
EPC : Design, supply, construction, installation and commissioning
Industrial operation
2006
Main sub-contractors involved
Applexion – France
Siemens – Belgium
Niro – Denmark
Plant capacity
2,500 MTPD chicory
Processing units
- Chicory yard
- Washing
- Slicing
- Extraction
- Purification
- Evaporation
- Crystallisation HP
- Integration of refining & atomizing plant
Utilities
- Steam generation plant
- Turbo generator
- Compressed air unit
- Water cooling system
- Fire fighting system
- Waste water treatment plant
Auxiliaries
- Electricity distribution
- Workshop equipment
- Laboratory equipment
- Truck weighbridge
- Packaging
- Silos, tank farm, warehouse
- Administration & social building
