Amira Nature Foods Announces Contract With Buhler India Private Limited for New Rice Processing Facility

05 May 2014 --- Amira Nature Foods Ltd, a leading global provider of branded and packaged Indian specialty rice, announced that it had entered into a $8.3 million contract through its Indian operating subsidiary with Buhler India Private Limited, for the supply of 48 tons per hour paddy processing equipment in connection with its new rice processing plant in Karnal District, Haryana, India.

The Company expects this new facility to be fully operational by the end of fiscal year 2015.

Karan A. Chanana, Amira’s Chairman and Executive Officer stated, “We are extremely pleased to expand our relationship with Buhler India. This new equipment purchase will be part of our state-of-the-art processing facility in Haryana, India. This facility, which we believe will more than double our processing capacity, will enable us to meet the processing capacity demands in our business over the coming years and will help us drive further margin expansion long-term."

Buhler India manufactures a complete range of rice processing machines right from harvest drying, parboiled paddy drying, cleaning to hulling and polishing, optical sorters, control systems and accessories to meet the needs of the rice milling industry, in addition to providing turnkey supply, installation and commissioning of rice mills.