World Grain recently visited the Whitewater Mill in West Harrison, Indiana, U.S. The mill, which is jointly owned by Siemer Milling Co. and H. Nagel & Son, was built in 2015 and has flour production capacity of 10,000 cwts per day.

Industry leaders will gather across the globe for education, networking opportunities.

Despite slumping grain prices, demand for equipment is strong, especially in Africa, Asia and the Black Sea region. The following slides are a few of the projects.

While the ranking order may not have changed much, the North American grain majors have in some respects seen significant change in storage capacity over the past two decades. In a look back over the past 20 years, World Grain examines today’s top 10 North American multiple facility grain companies and cooperatives based on total corporate grain storage capacity. All data courtesy of Sosland Publishing Co.’s Grain & Milling Annual publications.

Industry leaders will gather across the globe for education, networking opportunities.

Companies from around the world expand or enhance all types of mills to keep up with market demand and to continue growing. The following are recently expanded mills or plans to update existing mills. 

Faced with economic challenges, millers worldwide want to lessen their operating costs.

Millers are making five-year business plans and are considering energy savings, mill flexibility, maintenance and building costs. Energy efficiency is one of the most important issues in the milling industry today, according to World Grain magazine’s annual survey of the international milling industry’s equipment and service suppliers.

In response, suppliers are controlling the efficiency of large motors, such as fans in pneumatic transport systems and using intelligent control systems for the appropriate use of compressed air in sleeve filters.

The following are recent milling projects from around the world.