Synlait can make twice amount of IF with new Wetmix kitchen

Synlait Milk Ltd
1028 Heslerton Road
RD13, Rakaia 7783
Private Bag 806
Ashburton 7740
New Zealand
P +64 3 373 3000
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SYNLAIT MILK LIMITED NZX: SML
ANNOUNCEMENT ASX: SM1
7 DECEMBER 2017
SYNLAIT CAN NOW MAKE TWICE THE
AMOUNT OF INFANT FORMULA POWDER
WITH NEW WETMIX KITCHEN
Synlait Milk (NZX: SML; ASX: SM1) has today officially opened its new Wetmix
kitchen, which will enable it to simultaneously run both large-scale infant formula
spray dryers.
This will double the amount of infant formula powder which can be produced at the
Dunsandel site, from 40,000 metric tonnes (MT) to 80,000 MT per year.
“We were at the point where our current Wetmix facility was at capacity, and our
consumer demand was continuing to grow. Building this new Wetmix kitchen will
relieve that pressure,” says John Penno, Managing Director and CEO.

Synlait has invested $37 million in the new Wetmix kitchen, which is at the core of
the production process.
It’s where the dry ingredients (such as dairy proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and
minerals) are mixed into the liquid milk. That mixture is then sent to the dryer,
where it is dried into infant formula base powder.
Mixing the dry ingredients into the liquid milk before drying ensures a superior
blend quality.
The project has been in planning since December 2015 and contractors began work
on site in February 2017. At times there were up to 125 contractors on site per day,
but the construction of the Wetmix kitchen did not disrupt the activities of other
areas on site.
“We’re really happy with how the build went,” says Mr Penno “it was a smooth
process which was completed on time and within budget, without the need to alter
our day-to-day operations.”

Synlait Milk Ltd
1028 Heslerton Road
RD13, Rakaia 7783
Private Bag 806
Ashburton 7740
New Zealand
P +64 3 373 3000
www.synlait.com Page 2 of 2
Designed with staff in mind, some manual steps (e.g. lifting and tipping large bags
of ingredients) have been reduced with the help of automation. This creates a safer
environment and provides operational efficiencies.
“It was really important for us to make this new facility as user-friendly as possible.
We want our employees to be safe at work, and to work under the best possible
conditions,” he says.
ENDS


For more information about Synlait, visit www.synlait.com
or contact:

Jessica Horne
Communications Advisor, Synlait Milk
P: +64 3 373 3353
E: jessica.horne@synlait.com