# Beneo invests €50M in rice starch facility expansion in Wijgmaal, Belgium

Beneo is investing €50 million to expand its rice starch facility in Wijgmaal, Belgium. The two-phase expansion will increase capacity by about 50% by March 2022 and create up to 20 new jobs.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2020-07-10
- Where: Wijgmaal, Belgium
- Value: $56.5M (50.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 20
- Starts operating: Mar 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50% increase
- Products: rice starch
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [BENEO](https://endata.com/companies/48473.md)

## Sources

- [confectioneryproduction.com](https://www.confectioneryproduction.com/news/30386/beneo-invests-e50-million-into-its-wijgmaal-rice-starch-facilities-in-belgium/), 2020-07-10: "Beneo is delivering a €50 million investment into its Wijgmaal facility in Belgium, as a direct response to increased demand for its rice starches."

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