Commerce Commission considers Wallace rendering plant merger

Commerce Commission considers Wallace rendering plant merger
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot July 28 (BusinessDesk) - The Commerce Commission is considering a merger of meat rendering plants. Wallace Group has applied to buy up to 100 percent of the assets of Wallace Corporation, which has rendering plants in Waitoa and Hororata; Farm Brands, which has rendering plants in Timaru and Mosgiel; and Keep It Clean, which has a rendering plant in Dunedin. Rendering is the processing of animal waste materials into products such as meat and bone meal and tallow.  "The merging parties are each involved in the purchase...