Krefeld

Inpage Krefeld Our starch factory in Krefeld-Linn has been operating for more than 60 years – right on the Rhine harbor. For the last six decades, maize was the key raw material used in our products. Today, we produce high-quality starches and sweeteners from the raw material wheat for the food and technical industries.

Typical areas of application are, for example marmalades, jams, sweets, gummy bears, chewing gum, custard powder, and many other finished products for mixing. Furthermore, our wheat starch is also required for technical applications in the paper and wallpaper industry.

More than 400 qualified and dedicated staff are employed at our Krefeld location in various production and administrations departments.

Products

A broad range of ingredients is produced in Krefeld for the food, feed and packaging industries.

This includes:

Wheat starch
Dextrose – liquid and crystalline (monohydrate and anhydrate)
Sorbitol – liquid and crystalline
Hydrolysate
Glucose-fructose syrup
Isomalt – liquid and crystalline
Maltitol syrup
Co-products for the animal feed industry
Vital Wheat gluten
Pre-stage for vitamin C

History of the location

1946: Start of starch (Maizena) and dextrose (corn sugar) production in Krefeld-Uerdingen
1949: Start-up of maize-grinding into starch in Krefeld−Uerdingen
1954: Maize starch factory put into operation under the company name Maizena in Krefeld−Linn
1987: Takeover of Maizena by Gruppo Ferruzzi – Company name changed to Cerestar
1992: Incorporation of Cerestar into Eridania−Béghin−Say
2002: Acquisition of the Cerestar Group by Cargill Incorporated, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2006: Renamed to Cargill Deutschland GmbH
2020: Start of conversion of the maize to wheat processing factory
2023: Opening of Krefeld’s new wheat starch plant

Conversion of the site from corn to wheat processing

Cargill’s production site in Krefeld, Germany has completed its conversion from a corn to wheat processing plant. This transformation represented an investment of $200 million and will allow Cargill to continue building on the stability of our supply network of European plants to serve our customer’s needs .

Safety / Food Safety

Safety and food / feed safety are top priorities at Cargill. This is demonstrated in various areas at the Krefeld site:

We are committed to ensuring that all site activities are executed in a way that protects the environment, health and safety of its employees, partner companies, customers, and the community.
The implementation of an EHS (Environment Health Safety) management system in accordance with corporate requirements and the EN ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards enables Cargill Krefeld employees to achieve these general objectives and continuously improve EHS performance.
The production of safe food and feed is fundamental to Cargill and, along with safety, is established as the primary objective. To achieve this goal, our management system is designed and certified according to applicable standards. These include FSSC 22000, EFISC and ISO 9001.
The Krefeld site is ISO 50001 certified thanks to its commitment to high energy standards and continuous optimization.
In close cooperation with our customers, we are constantly developing our quality system.

Why we get involved locally – Corporate responsibility

Nature, the environment, nutrition, and education are important to us. For this reason, we actively support community-related projects and social institutions, such as the following:

Planting of deciduous and fruit trees in Krefeld's town center and on school grounds
Supporting the Krefeld Beekeepers' Association
Supporting the Krefeld Tafel e.V. (food bank) with regular meal deliveries
Creation of campaign days with Krefeld school pupils and youth clubs
Supporting the Krefeld Zoo with building of insect hotspots and planting of trees in the zoo area
Christmas campaigns for a children's home in Krefeld

Resource conservation in Krefeld

We work continuously on developing energy-efficient processes in our factory. We power our factory with a combined heat and power plant. By converting waste heat into a heating steam, energy consumption has been able to be reduced. This has resulted in a significant reduction in fuel quantity and CO2 emissions.

Contact

Cargill Deutschland GmbH

Düsseldorfer Str. 191

47809 Krefeld

Tel.: +49(0)2151 575-340