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Arcadia Plant Processing Information |
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Peace River
Citrus Products, Inc. Click
here for a map and driving directions from MapQuest
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| Plant Capacity: |
9-10
million plus boxes annually
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| Fruit Varieties: |
Estimated production in the 2006-2007 fruit season 2-3 million boxes
of grapefruit
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| Juice Extraction Room: |
FMC
design with computerized controls covering incoming fruit to the evaporation
process
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| Evaporation Capacity: |
160,000
pounds per hour utilizing one 80,000 pound and two 40,000 pound evaporation
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| Citrus Pulp: |
New
FMC Premium Pulp System
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| Blend Tanks: |
6
- 5,000 gallon, swept surface, cold wall, stainless steel blend tanks
6 - 5,000 gallon, swept surface, single wall, stainless steel blend tanks |
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| Drumming: |
Enclosed
drumming area with positive air pressure
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| Laboratory: |
Full
quality control lab including micro
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| R & D Laboratory: | Gas Chromatograph | |
| Storage: | Freezer space for 13,000 drums, tank farm for 13,800,000 gallons. Cold room space for 168,000 gallons of cold pressed oil and essence oil storage | |
| Feed Mill: | 40,000
pound feed dryer with a 60,000 Waste Heat Evaporator |
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| Waste Treatment: |
3
oxidation ditches with a 5 day holding pond and a 211 acre grove for
final water disposal, approved by all regulatory agencies
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