# Gelita plans $22M expansion at Port Neal gelatine plant

Gelita will build a $22 million, 30,000-square-foot expansion at its Port Neal facility near Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, adding up to 21 jobs and increasing collagen peptide production capacity by 30%. Construction starts March 2017 with completion in late 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-03-12
- Where: Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, United States
- Value: $22.0M
- Jobs: 21
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 30% increase in collagen peptide production capacity
- Products: collagen peptides, gelatine products
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Gelita](https://endata.com/companies/22782.md)

## Sources

- [siouxcityjournal.com](https://siouxcityjournal.com/special-section/local/industry/article_6409380c-fe6e-5821-90cf-563e92920c81.html), 2017-03-12: "Globally, Gelita's collagen peptides have experienced double-digit market growth with no sign of slowing in the future."

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