Boortmalt NV has announced plans to reopen its malting facility at Cavan, South Australia from the middle of this year. Boortmalt operates in Australia as Joe White Malting.
The Cavan malting plant was one of seven malthouses acquired in November 2019 and is now part of Boortmalt Asia Pacific, headquartered in Melbourne. Boortmalt Group CEO Yvan Schaepman said reopening the Carvan plant was one of its priorities after integration.
The Cavan malthouse will provide an additional annual capacity of 77,000 tonnes of malt to support the company’s existing malting operations in Port Adelaide and provide opportunities for an additional 10 employees.
The plant infrastructure and control systems will be extensively upgraded with a focus on quality improvements, sustainability initiatives and efficient production, Boortmalt said.
Boortmalt Asia-Pacific regional managing director Ian Maccan said: “Thanks to the proximity of our malting plant in Port Adelaide, we can restart production quickly by delegating supply chain, cleaning and storage to our existing infrastructure.
“Before the end of the year, we plan to rehabilitate the storage silos and cleaning plants.
“In January 2022, the malt house will be fully operational with the capability to produce, store and pack malt ready for direct supply to our business partners.”
