Barry Callebaut and P.T. Comextra Majora open cocoa facility in Indonesia

Barry Callebaut today celebrated the inauguration of its new, joint cocoa processing facility in Makassar. For this, Barry Callebaut created a joint venture with P.T. Comextra Majora, a diversified soft commodities trader and a leading exporter of cocoa from Indonesia as well as a long-standing business partner of Barry Callebaut, as announced in November 2011. Barry Callebaut owns 60%, and P.T. Comextra Majora 40% of the joint venture company P.T. Barry Callebaut Comextra Indonesia.

The USD 33 m (€ 25 m) cocoa factory in Makassar will have an initial annual grinding capacity of 30,000 tonnes, which is supported by a long-term bean supply agreement with P.T Comextra Majora. Following the recent acquisition of the cocoa business from Singapore-based Petra Foods, Barry Callebaut is further enhancing its manufacturing footprint in fast-growing Asian markets: Besides the newly built Makassar site, the company has 4 other cocoa and 4 chocolate factories in the region.

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