DULUTH, GEORGIA, U.S. — AGCO has entered into a joint venture agreement for the manufacture of protein production equipment with CP Foods, based in Bangkok, Thailand.

CP is a producer of swine, chicken and eggs in Asia.

AGCO and CP Foods will each own 50% of a manufacturing joint venture that will produce protein production solutions for AGCO’s GSI division and CPF companies.

Manufacturing is expected to begin in early 2019 in a plant to be constructed in CiXi City, ZheJiang Province, China.

“Our new manufacturing joint venture with CP Foods will greatly expand GSI’s Asian production capabilities and allow us to provide technologically advanced solutions for CPF and other producers in China,” said Martin Richenhagen, chairman, president and chief executive officer of AGCO. “The joint venture will support CP Foods’ planned expansion in Asia while enabling AGCO to better serve other animal protein producers in the region.”