The Bühler Group opened a factory to manufacture rice processing machinery at the Long Hau – Hoa Binh Industrial Park in Long An Province on September 29. — VNS Photo

LONG AN (Biz Hub) — The Bühler Group opened a factory to manufacture rice processing machinery at the Long Hau – Hoa Binh Industrial Park in Long An Province on September 29.

The 10,000sq.m factory employs over 200 workers and further expands Bühler's global service and production network.

Vietnamese milled rice production is expected to hit 50 million tonnes in 2016, with over 5,000 processors operating in the country, making it the fourth largest rice producing country in the world, according to Buhler's figures.

The new factory is expected to help rice processors make products of higher quality that meet export standards, strengthening Viet Nam's position in the international market and enabling it to face competition from Thai and Cambodian rice producers, Bühler said in a press release.

Demand for rice processing solutions which enable processors to profitably improve their rice quality to meet export requirements while enhancing food safety and quality standards for domestic consumption has never been greater, Rustom Mistry, chairman and managing director of Bühler Viet Nam, said. — VNS