Gea Process Engineering boosts 2012 profits, nears completion on Fonterra spray dryer

Gea Process Engineering boosts 2012 profits, nears completion on Fonterra spray dryer
By Tina Morrison July 2 (BusinessDesk) – Gea Process Engineering, which is building the world’s largest spray dryer for Fonterra Cooperative Group, posted an 8.1 percent increase in 2012 profit after buying powder handling specialist Nu-Con. Gea Process Engineering, a local unit of the publicly listed German maker of food-processing equipment Gea Group, made a $7.8 million profit before hedging effects in the year ended Dec. 31, up from $7.2 million the year earlier, according to the Auckland-based company’s latest accounts filed with the Com...