Miller Magazine Issue 146 February 2022

54 MILLER / FEBRUARY 2022 NEWS The CEO of Grains & Food business segment of Bühler AG formally hands over the Rupshi Flour Mill to City Group top management in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Rupshi Flour Mill, one of the largest flour mills in the world, was installed in a record 24 months and is already in full operation. The handover ceremony took place at City Group’s production plant on the bank of the Shitalakshya River, 30 kilometers outside of the capital, Dhaka. From the Bühler side it was attended by Johannes Wick, CEO of Grains & Food at Bühler and Stefan Bürgi, Project Execu- tion Team Manager. From City Group it was attended by the Chairman Mr. Fazlur Rahman and his son and Director of the Group Mr. Md. Hasan, and Mr. Imran Uddin Director of Planning and Business Development. The ceremony was also attended by the Swiss Ambassador to Bangla- desh H.E. Nathalie Chuard. Nathalie Chuard said: “The economic ties between Bangladesh and Switzerland are getting stronger and stronger. And for the first time ever, we passed CHF 1 bil- lion, that’s about USD 1.1 billion in terms of trading goods. So that’s a very important milestone. Switzerland and Swiss companies are very strong in terms of innovations and can provide technologies that are of real value. I see that City Group are ready to invest in Swiss technologies and I think it’s for the benefit of everyone in Bangladesh.” The small handover ceremony took place without much fanfare due to the COVID-19 situation. However, the few people present visited the Rupshi Flour Mill, including the control room where they were greeted by head millers. Following the factory tour, the managers and the Swiss Ambassador travelled to the center of the capital Dhaka, for lunch and a formal ceremony to sign the contract at City Group’s head office. City Group’s Director Md. Hasan said: “We are very happy to have one of the largest flour mills on our site. And we want to congratulate Bühler for being a partner on our journey, to provide affordable nutrition.” Bühler hands over Rupshi Flour Mill in Bangladesh to City Group in record time