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Ltd., a Kingston-based conglomerDWH FRPSULVLQJ D ÀRXU PLOO D PL[
The Grain Elevator and Process- manufacturing plant, and several
ing Society has named David J. other operations.
Krejci as executive vice-president.
The purchase extends the comKrejci, who had been GEAPS direc- pany's participation in the Caribtor of technical services, succeeds bean market, where ADM Milling
John Healy, who resigned earlier DOUHDG\ RZQV ÀRXU PLOOV LQ %DUEDthis year. Since joining GEAPS in GRVDQG%HOL]HVDLG&UDLJ/+DP1982, Krejci has managed GEAPS lin, president and chief executive
technical services and training and R൶FHURI$'00LOOLQJDQGFRUSReducation function.
rate group vice-president of Archer
Daniels Midland Co., Decatur, IlliOn July 18, 1987, Henry Simon nois, U.S.
Ltd. signed over the new 350-tonne
"This acquisition is part of our
milling complex to the Shenyang, initiative to be in the Caribbean on
&KLQDVWD൵7KHPLOOZDVGHVLJQHG a multi-faceted basis," Hamlin said.
supplied, installed and commis- ³&DULEEHDQ ÀRXU PLOOLQJ SURYLGHV
sioned by Henry Simon Ltd. and an extension of our U.S. operations,
covers all aspects of intake, clean- in addition to our Mexico and Cening, milling, storage and packing tral and South American interests."
of wheat. The contract for the mill
The acquisition in Jamaica was
originally was signed in November conducted through a public tender
1984. A new building, which is fully that began on May 5. ADM asGRXEOHJOD]HGDQGFHQWUDOO\KHDWHG sumed management responsibilities
was constructed.
of Jamaica Flour Mills on July 10,
The mill started up in May 1987, and as of Aug. 29, 88% of the shares
the performance test was carried out had been tendered at a share price of
-XQHDQGDQGWKH¿QDODFFHS- $0.132177.
tance of the mill was on July 18. Ac7KH ÀRXU PLOO ZKLFK ZDV FRQcording to Henry Simon, this was a VWUXFWHG LQ DQG PRGHUQL]HG
record short period for a plant of and expanded several times since,
such complexity in a remote loca- currently has a daily milling cation. Shenyang is a large industrial pacity of 635 tonnes with wheat
center with a population of almost 5 storage of about 30,000 tonnes. It
million, located in northeast China is one of the largest mills in the
near the port of Dalian. Simon Sim- Caribbean.
porters recently have been installed
in this port to handle the imported
An explosion tentatively attribgrains for the region. A feature of uted to grain dust and a build-up of
the new wheat cleaning plant is a electricity in late August destroyed
system to ensure near 100% remov- a grain silo at the Sembia export
al of the very high stone contamina- HOHYDWRUDWWKH3RUWRI%OD\HRQWKH
tion in the local wheat.
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The mill is part of China's de- )UDQFH$WOHDVW¿YHZRUNHUVPDLQvelopment program to introduce a O\FOHULFDODQGVHFUHWDULDOVWD൵IURP
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nal diet.
silos that exploded and burned, died
in the catastrophe. A ship was being
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loaded, and the explosion was believed to have occurred in the loadADM Milling Co. has completed ing area. The silos held an estimated
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and barley. More than 150 rescue
workers were at the scene shortly
after the explosion, and dogs and
helicopters were used to search the
wreckage.
Jean-Claude Gayssot, Minister of
Transport and Housing in the French
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said he issued "immediate orders
for new safety precautions."

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The International Association of
Operative Millers (IAOM) on Oct.
4 announced it has named Melinda
Farris to the permanent position of
executive vicepresident, following the departure of Gary
Anderson.
Farris will be
responsible for
providing
diFerris
rection and leadership toward the
achievement of the association's
mission, strategy and its annual
goals and objectives.
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ability to guide our association and
meet any challenges head on," said
IAOM President Keith Horton,
Grain Millers, Inc. "This is also a
historic moment for the association. In its 111-year history, this will
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served the association in an appointed or elected position."
Farris joined the IAOM in November 2004 as the director of
communications and has played a
key role in several projects underWDNHQDWWKH,$20R൶FHLQFOXGLQJ
the formation of the Eurasia District
and upgrades to IAOM communications.
Prior to joining the IAOM, she
was communications manager for
the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, a business association uniting over 700 member
companies.

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