Thailand’s CP Foods, RDIF to invest $1 bln in dairy complex

The dairy complex in the Ryazan Region will be the largest in Russia.
Indian production facilities are ready to supply meat and dairy products, including milk, butter and cheese, to Russia. Source: Alexei Danichev / RIA Novosti
The diary complex will be located in the Ryazan Region Source: Alexei Danichev / RIA Novosti

A consortium comprising of Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group (C.P. Group), China’s Banner Infant Dairy Products (Banner Dairy) and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) will invest about $1 billion for the establishment of a dairy complex in Russia, RFID said on May 18.

The complex, which will be Russia's largest integrated dairy complex, will be located in the Ryazan Region.

A memorandum to establish the complex was signed on May 18 in St. Petersburg in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha.  

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