Industry and
shire welcomes plans for cattle abattoir at Cataby north of Perth
Updated 11 Dec 2014
News of a potential new cattle abattoir north of Perth has been welcomed
by the beef industry.
Malaysian based
company Brahim's Holdings has signed a memorandum of understanding with Western
Australian based Carpenter Beef to develop an abattoir in the Shire of
Dandaragan.
Carpenter Beef
supplies its product to Australian supermarkets and to Asian markets. Brahim's
Holdings supplies food for in-flight catering and restaurants.
The two companies
have agreed to work together to finalise an investment agreement.
Brahim's have told
the Malaysian stock exchange that the processing plant, known as the Cataby
Abattoir, would have a capacity of 100,000 carcasses a year with a 400 head per
day capacity.
David Lovelock is a
board member of the Cattle Council of Australia and is a New Norcia based
cattle producer.
He said the Cataby
abattoir is reflective of the current confidence in the beef industry.
He said an abattoir
north of Perth would be of enormous benefit to producers.
"Any option
north of Perth would be valuable, especially a significant one which this one
seems to be," he said.
Tony Nottle is the
chief executive officer at the Shire of Dandaragan.
He said the shire
is yet to hear from Carpenter Beef regarding its latest plans, but is excited
about investment and jobs in the region.
"The Cataby
Abattoir project, the application for the development approval was issued back
in 2007, so it's been quite a long standing project that we would have liked to
have seen get going but the global financial crisis probably had a major part
in determining if that would go ahead from there," he said.
"At this stage
there is a planning approval in place ... but there's no building licence in
place and they'd need to reapply for that because it has lapsed since the
project got under-way."
"The strategic
plan that the council has adopted recently is focussing more on economic
drivers and growth areas of intensification of agriculture and horticulture and
this fits squarely in that box as well, so I'd see that it fits in with the
future vision of council and the community."
Brahim’s ties up with Australian company to
build abattoir
Published: 2 December 2014 9:38 PM
Brahim's Holdings Bhd has entered
into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Australia's Carpenter Beef Pty
Ltd to build a slaughter house.
In a filing to Bursa Malaysia today, Brahim's said the plant, Cataby
Abattoir, is designed to meet all China, European Union, the United States
Department of Agriculture and halal requirements.
"The plant will have a capacity of 100,000 cattle per annum on a
single shift basis, with a 400-head per day capacity," the company said.
Upon
additional capital expenditure of A$15 million (RM43.55 million), the plant
will be fully operational within 6-9 months from investment date.
Under the MoU, Brahim's will make an investment of 49% in the abbatoir
project.
In addition, both parties agree it is essential that the project
receives the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia's (Jakim) endorsement,
as well as certification, and that Brahim's seeks to enable financial
consolidation of the joint-venture.
In this regard, Carpenter Beef will facilitate Brahim's to allow
majority control of at least 51% to enable it to achieve the expected
performance.
Brahim's will also be the major taker of the products produced by Cataby
Abattoir. –
