CHICAGO, Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- JBT
Corporation (NYSE: JBT) announced today that its JBT FoodTech
business signed a Euro 6.3 million
(approximately US $8 million)
contract with China Haohan Group Ltd. JBT FoodTech will supply the
equipment, including evaporation, flash cooling and aseptic
sterilization technologies, to provide high capacity production of
tomato paste for a new plant in the Xinjiang Province of
China. China Haohan Group is one
of the largest producers and exporters of tomato paste in
China.
"We are very pleased with Haohan's confidence in JBT's leading
tomato processing technology, customer service, and support
capabilities," said Juan Podesta,
Vice President and General Manager for JBT FoodTech's Food
Processing Systems Division.
The order was received in the fourth quarter of 2010 with the
project currently scheduled to be operational in the third quarter
of 2011.
JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) is a leading global technology
solutions provider to the food processing and air transportation
industries. JBT Corporation designs, manufactures, tests and
services technologically sophisticated systems and products for
regional and multi-national industrial food processing customers
through its JBT FoodTech segment and for domestic and international
air transportation customers through its JBT AeroTech segment. JBT
Corporation employs approximately 3,300 people worldwide and
operates sales, service, manufacturing and sourcing operations
located in over 25 countries. For more information please visit
www.jbtcorporation.com or www.jbtfoodtech.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements as defined
in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements are information of a non-historical
nature and are subject to risks and uncertainties that are beyond
the Company's ability to control. These risks and uncertainties are
described under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10 filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission that may be accessed on the Company's website.
The Company cautions shareholders and prospective investors that
actual results may differ materially from those indicated by the
forward-looking statements.
SOURCE JBT Corporation