AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft expands production capacity for technical starches and invests €23 million at Gmünd site. This year, the fruit, starch and sugar group AGRANA is starting with the construction of an additional drum drying plant at the site of its potato starch mill in Gmünd (Waldviertel District of Lower Austria). With an investment volume of €23 million, AGRANA aims to boost the production of technical special starches for the construction and adhesive sectors.

The plan is to complete the new plant in July 2025 and, as a result, increase the production capacity of technical starches by a third.