Universal Robina Corp. (URC) said it has opened a new flour mill in Sariaya town in Quezon.
The facility, an approximately 1,320 metric tons (MT) per day mill, will raise URC’s flour capacity to about 3,500 MT per day from 2,180 MT per day.
“We are seeing an ever-growing demand for our products. This new flour mill will allow us to meet that demand, maintain the quality of our products and keep our price point competitive,” said Irwin Lee, URC chief executive officer.
URC said the new facility, operated by unit URC Flour Sariaya, utilizes a fully automated flour-milling technology that fully integrates the roller mill’s control and monitoring system in the main station, a first in the Philippines.
“It also has the capability to do fully automatic packing operations, which speeds up the production process and reduce wastage,” the company said.
“This technology upgrade maximizes efficiency at the plant, reduces costs and overall cuts URC’s carbon footprint,” it added. The company said the opening of the facility is in line with its push to bring down the amount of energy and other resources it uses to manufacture its products.
