# IFFCO and Congelados De Navarra to build quick freezer plant in Ludhiana

Spanish firm Congelados De Navarra and fertiliser major IFFCO are setting up a quick freezer plant for vegetables in Ludhiana, Punjab, with an initial investment of ₹550 crore. The facility will have a processing capacity of up to 80,000 tonnes per annum and is expected to start production in two years.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-05-29
- Where: Macchiwara, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
- Value: $77.0M (5.50B INR)
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 80,000 tonnes per annum
- Products: individually quick-frozen vegetables
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Congelados De Navarra](https://endata.com/companies/33684.md) (partner)
- [IFFCO](https://endata.com/companies/33686.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [thehindubusinessline.com](https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/iffco-spanish-firm-jv-quick-freezer-plant-to-come-up-in-ludhiana/article27294633.ece), 2019-05-29: "The Spanish company’s IQF facility will be its largest in India with a processing capacity of up to 80,000 per annum."

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