World Grain - February 2023 - 64

SUPPLIER NEWS
Ocrim completes Angola
flour mill for Sanabel
LUANDA, ANGOLA - Sanabel recently tested its greenfield
350-tonne-per-dat soft wheat flour mill supplied by Ocrim.
The plant in Luanda, Angola, is equipped with the latest
technology to meet Sanabel's needs for food safety and energy
savings. Ocrim took into consideration specifications
requested by the customer for a general optimization of the
plant footprint.
The mill includes a 420-tonne flour silo and 150-tonne
storage for byproducts, all managed by an automation system.
" In Africa, economic development is growing and Angola is
becoming an important point of reference for the entire continent,
thanks to virtuous industries such as the Sanabel Group,
but also many others that have the strength and foresight to
invest and enhance one's business not only for self-referential
issues, but also for the collective community well-being, " said
Fabrizio Baccinelli, Ocrim sales director. " We at Ocrim are
happy to have become Sanabel's partners and to contribute to
this economic rise, which also has a positive impact from a
purely social point of view. "
Hassan Noureddine, chief executive officer of Sanabel
Group, said the company was glad to have chosen Ocrim for
this project.
" It's the first time that we have entrusted ourselves to
Ocrim, " he said. " We have always heard of the Cremona,Italybased
company as one of the most reliable in the world and I
must say that the result has exceeded our expectations. Ocrim
is an attentive, innovative and punctual partner. The delivery
times were fully respected, despite the complexities of the
pandemic period. We at Sanabel have really appreciated it. "
Mühlenchemie creates award for composite flour research
AHRENSBURG, GERMANY - Mühlenchemie has established
an award for research into composite flour to mark its
100th anniversary.
The Composite Flour Science Award recognizes solutions
around the production and processing of non-wheat flours and
their blends with wheat flour, in particular those using local
raw materials.
Geopolitical, climatic and economic conditions are putting
increasing pressure on the global wheat market. Fluctuating
availability and sharply rising wheat prices are endangering
food supplies for more and more people, Mühlenchemie said.
For flour as a food staple to continue to be available in good
quality at prices everyone can afford, going forward it will
be more important than ever to be independent of wheat and
global markets. One way to achieve this is to use alternatives
to wheat flour, the company said.
The award honors innovative work on these challenges and
on solutions for the milling, baking and pasta industries. The
total prize amount is €10,000. Awardees will receive €5,000,
€3,000 and €2,000 for first, second and third place.
Mühlenchemie has for years developed ways to partially
or completely replace wheat flour with non-wheat flours.
However, in other areas of wheat substitution there is a lack of
background knowledge. In particular, questions remain with
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regard to the cultivation and processing of various wheat alternatives,
such as:
* What local crops have the ecological, economic and
technical potential to partially or completely replace
wheat in bread and pasta?
* How sustainable their production is, and how they need
to be processed in order to be useful for bakers and
pasta-makers?
* How they can be standardized?
* How they affect production processes and final product
quality?
* What nutritional effects this has?
* What new product developments are possible with
composite flour?
The award is for completed scientific studies and practice-focused
projects from 2019 to 2022. Mühlenchemie
invited all interested parties, institutes and research companies
to submit single-page summaries of their studies
by Jan. 31. An international expert jury will review these,
select the most promising ones, and then request detailed
descriptions of the shortlisted studies. The award ceremony
will be in June.
For more information visit https://muehlenchemie.com/innovationaward/
or email innovationaward@muehlenchemie.com.
Februray 2023 / World Grain / www.World-Grain.com
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