D&L’s new Batangas plant begins commercial ops

The new production plant of listed specialty food ingredients and chemicals manufacturer D&L Industries Inc. has begun commercial operations.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, D&L said its new production plant in Tanauan, Batangas issued its first invoice on July 10, which marks the commencement of commercial operations as defined by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).

“After facing several challenges in the form of a pandemic, strict lockdowns during the construction, and global supply chain bottlenecks, our next-generation facility in Batangas has finally started commercial operations,” said D&L president and CEO Alvin Lao.

D&L said the plant is in a “soft-opening” status with several production lines already up and running.

The company is expecting full commercial operations in the next couple of months after the final fine-tuning works on the remaining parts of the plant have been completed.

D&L’s Batangas plant sits on a 26-ha property in First Industrial Township - Special Economic Zone in Batangas.

The new plant will operate under D&L’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Natura Aeropack Corporation (NAC) and D&L Premium Foods Corp. (DLPF).

The new plant will be providing customized solutions and simplify customers’ supply chain, the company said.

The new plant will also be "instrumental" in D&L’s goal of putting the Philippines on the map as a quality manufacturing hub for sustainable, natural, and organic products, it added.

The company said it is gearing up towards launching a full range of shelf-ready products for its export customers, made from coconut oil, for the personal and baby care, cosmetics and beauty care, household cleaning, health and nutrition, and food and vegetable oils categories that are sustainable, natural, and organic.

This initiative offers a plug-and-play solution for global brand owners who are looking to beef up their sustainable product offerings, it said. —VAL, GMA Integrated News