Namib Mills invests in new wheat millPasta proves popular in Namibia Namib Mills is investing N$105 million in a new wheat mill owing to growing sales of its pasta brands. Namib Mills is will soon commission a new wheat mill. Namib Mills decided to undertake the new venture because its pasta sales have grown substantially. A lot of this is attributed to the exponential growth in pasta exports to South Africa and Zambia, according to spokesperson Ashante Mannetti.
The wheat mill will be acquired from Swiss manufacturer Bühler and has a capacity of 300 tons per day. The total investment in the mill and auxiliary equipment will be N$105 million. The acquisition of this new mill is testament to the success of the infant industry protection granted in 2001, Mannetti said.
Commissioning of the mill will take place late 2017 or in January 2018.
“The acquisition of this new Buhler wheat mill is testament to a new successful chapter for Namib Mills, positioning itself as a competitive exporter of pasta to neighbouring countries South Africa and Zambia. Exports to other SADC countries will follow in the wake of the new wheat mill,” Mannetti said.
Namib Mills started its exports to other countries about three years ago and it has been a great success. Its depot in Johannesburg will be expanded to three times its current size in early 2017, Mannetti said.
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