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Alapala opens flour mills in Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia
CORUM, TURKEY — Two ﬂour mills, established by Alapala
Machine Industry & Trade, Inc., celebrated their ofﬁcial grand openings at the beginning of December.
The ﬁrst was a 250-tonne-per-day ﬂour mill in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan
on Dec. 2. Alapala installed the new ﬂour milling line on top of the old
line. The old 250-tonne-per-day milling section consisted of 18 roller
mills, six units of purifying machines and six units of sifters. The new
line Alapala supplied includes 12 roller mills, four puriﬁers and two
plansifters. Alapala’s update reduces the quantity of grinding and sifting equipment, and therefore the energy-output ratio was minimized.
The ﬂour mill was ﬁnanced by Kazakhstani investors. Alapala
said it is the only wheat processing plant in Kyrgyzstan that com-

pletely conforms to international standards.
The second ﬂour mill recently commissioned by Alapala celebrated its grand opening on Dec. 6 in Darkhan, Mongolia. Alapala said
the facility has a capacity of 300 tonnes per day and produces three
types of ﬂour that are the most reliable in the Mongolian market.
The project included:
• Designing and building a steel construction building.
• Designing the diagram of the milling section, engineering the
design of the ﬂour-milling plant, assembly and start-up.
The commissioned ﬂour mill is one of the largest wheat processing
plants in Mongolia. The ﬂour mill is completely automated, minimizing the quantity of the staff.

AGI plans expansion of Batco
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA — Ag Growth International
Inc. (AGI) said on Jan. 2 that it has entered into an agreement to
acquire a manufacturing facility in Swift Current, Saskatchewan,
Canada, from UFR Urban Forest Recyclers Inc. as the future site for
Batco Manufacturing.
Batco started in 1992 and was the founding company of AGI.
Batco went from making two-wheel hand carts to manufacturing an
extensive line of portable belt conveyors used in storage and handling facilities for grain, seed and fertilizer. Since its inception, Batco
has grown sales exponentially through innovative products and a
strong focus on customers which has enabled the current facility to
reach capacity. Batco currently has a staff of over 70 employees and
operates out of a 33,500-square-foot facility.
The new facility is located on 8.5 acres with approximately
114,000 square feet of manufacturing space. The additional space
will allow AGI to install a new powder coat paint line and set up
lean processes which will increase quality and productivity with the
potential to double capacity.

“We believe that there is opportunity for signiﬁcant growth in
the farm and custom conveying market for seed, fertilizer and
grain handling. The investment in a larger facility will enable AGI
to capitalize on the growth potential with current products and
increase our capability to bring innovative belt conveying technology to the market,” said AGI President and Chief Executive
Ofﬁcer Gary Anderson.
Total project costs will be approximately $8.7 million and will
be funded from the sale of the current Batco facility and other
properties owned by AGI that are not currently in use. The facility move will happen in stages in order to ensure that there is no
interruption in Batco sales and will be operational in the fourth
quarter of 2013.
“This is an investment in upgrading our founding company, which
has continued to be a major contributor to AGI’s ﬁnancial success.
This investment is in line with AGI’s strategy to have dedicated
manufacturing facilities that develop best in class products for our
customers” Anderson said.

Global Industries introduces drying system in U.K.
CLAY CENTER, KANSAS, U.S. — Global Industries, Inc., parent
company of Hutchinson-Mayrath from Clay Center, Kansas, U.S.,
announced recently the establishment of a new on-farm drying system in the U.K.
BDC Systems, a global dealer, designed the new facility, which is
being used to dry wheat and rapeseed. It consists of two 600-tonne
MFS grain silos, NECO Stirrite down augers, as well as the
Hutchinson Grain Pump, which is a totally enclosed material handling system.
Global Industries is a leading manufacturer of grain storage,
conditioning and material handling products and is based in Grand
Island, Nebraska, U.S.

International Buyer’s Guide update
Daewon GSI Co., Ltd. of South Korea was not listed as a manufacturer of color sorters for all grains in World Grain’s 2013
International Buyer’s Guide. It manufactures color sorters for all
types of grains, not just rice. Daewon GSI Co Ltd. serves the
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international marketplace and is a regular attendee at all IAOM
conferences worldwide. The company e-mail address has been
updated as well to trade@daewon.com. World Grain regrets
the omission.
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