Miller Magazine Issue: 127 July 2020

74 MILLER / JULY 2020 “The project of Al-Hasad Mill including its silos and other outbuildings and facilities cost 14 million USD and took two years to complete. The mill has today a total production capacity of 200 ton/ day. Being the only maize mill in Jordan made Al-Hasad Mill an important supplier of raw materials, including maize grits and maize flour, for many chip factories in the country. Al-Hasad Mill supplies its products to large producers like Mr. Chips, Jordina, Hala Chips and other well- known brands in Jordan and the region.” Al-Hasad: The Jordanian Maize Mill Al-Hasad maize mill, which is the only maize mill in Jordan, was established in 2016 at first only as storage silos for its holding company Al-Hazaa Investment Group in Dabaa area in Jordan. The mill’s activities were initially confi- ned to grain storage and grain trading through its eight storage silos that were supplied by the Brazilian company Kepler Weber, with a total storage capacity of 60,000 tons. Later Al-Hazaa Investment Group decided to expand Al-Hasad mill’s activeness and build a yellow corn mill to include the production of maize goods in order to meet the needs and continuous changes of the Jordanian market. Mariam Al-Hazaa Communications Coordinator Al Hazaa Investment Group