OSI Group LLC celebrates the grand opening of its ninth and tenth processing plants in China on October 19.
October 16/Shanghai, China/Press Release -- OSI Group LLC celebrates the grand opening of its ninth and tenth processing plants in China on October 19, 2013. These include a multi-protein further processing (FP) facility and an adjacent, integrated poultry operation in Xihua, Henan, province. Both plants utilize the latest processing technology for optimal efficiency and quality output. In keeping with OSI’s commitment to sustainability, the further processing facility is LEED certified -- one of the first such plants in China. OSI’s China facilities have HACCP and ISO 22000 certifications and employ the latest in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
The FP plant will process poultry and beef products for chain account customers in China and also ship to select export markets. Designed to become OSI’s largest food processing facility globally, the two-phase FP facility will measure 208,000 square meters, or more than 2.2 million square feet, when fully completed in 2018. The DaOSI slaughter plant will also be OSI’s largest integrated poultry operation globally, spanning over 36,500 square meters, or nearly 400,000 square feet. The overall investment in these operations exceeds $300 million.