Kaida's $115m potato plant in output trials

The first phase of Beijing Kaida Hengye Agricultural Technology Development Co Ltd's new and fully automated potato processing plant in Ulanqab, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, will start full-scale output in March, a company official said.

According to Guo Yonghui, general manager of the company's operations in Inner Mongolia, Kaida has invested 500 million yuan ($72 million) so far in the project.

The first phase of the new plant will have an annual capacity of 100,000 metric tons. Production trials started three months ago. The second and final phase will cost 300 million yuan and will be completed in 2018.