SPX Awarded Contract From Bright Dairy & Food Co

SPX Corporation

today announced that its Flow Technology segment has been awarded a contract worth approximately $40 million by Bright Dairy & Food Co., Ltd. to establish a new dairy processing plant in Shanghai, China capable of producing pasteurized fresh milk, ultra-high temperature long shelf life milk and yogurt. When completed, the new plant is expected to be one of the largest fresh dairy and yogurt plants in China. The contract was announced at a special ceremony in Shanghai featuring senior executives from both companies. Under the terms of the contract, SPX will design and install a series of full-line fresh dairy and yogurt processing systems in Bright Dairy's 155,000-square-meter facility, now under construction in Shanghai. The plant is expected to significantly expand Bright Dairy's overall dairy production capacity to more than 2.1 million liters per day, and will bring the company's production of fresh dairy milk and yogurt under one roof for the first time. The plant's state-of-the-art dairy processing systems will feature recent innovations from SPX's APV business, a market leader in the industry.