Miller Magazine Issue 146 February 2022

55 MILLER / FEBRUARY 2022 NEWS ONE OF THE LARGEST FLOUR MILLS IN THE WORLD WITH 6,150 TPD The Rupshi Flour Mill is City Group’s largest flour mill, with eight milling lines producing 625 tons each. It can produce a total of 6,150 tons per day of flour under one roof. The project was executed in a record 24 months since the December 2019 signing of the contract be- tween Bühler and City Group. Johannes Wick, CEO of Grains & Food at Bühler, said: “This means a lot to Bühler. We are very excited about working together with City Group. We got to know Mr. Chairman Fazlur Rahman as a very visionary entrepre- neur, always leading the future. And we want to be to- gether with leaders. We are very happy that we were able to contribute to this project. It was built in record time; in two years we’ve built this mill together.” What was even more remarkable is that this installa- tion took place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stefan Bürgi, Bühler Project Director, who coordinated the in- stallation from Switzerland, explains how it was possible. “During the sales and quotation period, the customer’s needs and requirements were worked out together so that after the contract was signed, we could immediately set up an experienced engineering team which was fully dedicated and worked only on this precious project. A key factor was close collaboration with the customer and regular onsite status/follow up meetings. The installation and commissioning were planned in detail, executed in a coordinated way, and tracked with an integrated time schedule. The Bühler site management, together with the customer, installed and commissioned the eight mills from September 2020 until November 2021.” City Group is Bühler’s biggest customer in Bangladesh and their partnership dates back to 1996. Bühler is be- hind many installations in City Group’s enormous pro- duction plant. That includes 39 silos in the food park that have 305,000 tons storage capacity. Materials such as wheat, soy, corn, and lentils are shipped and offloaded daily in the food park and are used for trading or for pro- cessing in their own plants. The silos are equipped with the Bühler Insights solution which shows the product and ambient temperature inside every silo.  City Group is one of the biggest food conglomerates in Bangladesh which supplies one-third of the country's total demand. It has over 23 companies, employing over 15,000 people. When it was founded in 1971 the company originally processed mustard seeds to make oil. Over the years City Group has expanded its operations, particu- larly in the food and feed sector. The company operates from its huge production plant, 30 kilometers outside of Dhaka. There, it produces mustard, sunflower, soybean oil, flour, lentils, and rice. City Group produces flour un- der the TEER brand and supplies local consumers, bak- eries, and restaurants.