Tritent Int'l Agriculture (TRIAGRA), a Pennsylvania-based company registered to conduct business in the states of Iowa and Illinois, has started the construction of an infant formula plant in Cascade, Iowa.

TRIAGRA president Nathaniel Hsieh said that the company targets to complete the construction of the plant by May 2013.

Once completed and fully certified, it will become the fifth infant formula plant in the US.

The company intends to produce and ship infant formula, children growth formula, all-age formula and colostrums supplement to China.

TRIAGRA has reached a tentative agreement for the supply of its fresh milk from Swiss Valley, a Midwest dairy co-op, and is setting up distribution network in China as its main targeted market.

The company has just completed the acquisition of a ten-acre land at the Cascade Industrial Park. Construction of a 20,000ft2 plant is now underway with 100t daily milk processing capacity.