More Storage Capacity in Puerto Quetzal

The company Terminal de Granos del Pacífico has increased the capacity of its warehouses to store 14,000 more tons of flour and grains.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

The company Pacific Grain Terminal (Terpac) now has larger warehouses in Puerto Quetzal, Escuintla, Guatemala, which provides a greater capacity for receiving and handling imported flours and grains.

"The extended area can store 14,000 tonnes of products additionally, which means a 40 percent increase in storage capacity," said Francisco de Leon Regil, Terpac’s manager, to Prensalibre.com.The investment amount was Q40 million ($5.13 million).

From now on, Terpac will have a storage capacity of 50,000 tons of products.

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