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Buhler expands extrusion activities. (Company Evolution).


As part of their expansion program of extrusion technology, Buhler Buhler, Buehler, or Bühler may stand for:
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 takes over the activities of Millbank For other places called Millbank, see Millbank (disambiguation)
Coordinates:  Millbank is an area of central London in the City of Westminster. Millbank is located by the Thames, east of Pimlico and south of Westminster.
 Technology (NZ) Ltd in New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . The term extrusion refers to screw-machinery based modular processes, enabling continuous processing and modification of materials. Extrusion is considered a future key technology especially in the food processing Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans or animals. The food processing industry utilises these processes.  industry. The Buhler Group, being heavily involved in food processing technology, realises that extrusion is an important growth area for their business.

Buhler is already a leading supplier of twinscrew extrusion technology. By taking over the activities of Millbank, the Group is completing its range of products by adding the simpler and cost effective single-screw machines. These are in especially high demand in the Latin American and South East Asian markets, where growth has resumed.

Millbank Technology (NZ) Ltd. is a family-owned company based in Auckland, New Zealand, which has built a reputation for efficient and reliable extrusion equipment especially in South Eastern Asia. Up to now, Millbank equipment was marketed under the name of Miltenz. In future, Buhler will offer it to its global customers under the MillbankExtrusion product name. Since the target markets for this machinery are predominantly pre·dom·i·nant  
adj.
1. Having greatest ascendancy, importance, influence, authority, or force. See Synonyms at dominant.

2.
 in South Eastern Asia and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , equipment and parts will continue to be supplied from Auckland.

The merging of the two companies will allow customised and efficient solutions to be offered which cover a broad range of capacities and include everything from stand-alone machines to complete production systems.

For further information please visit www.millbankextrusion.com
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Title Annotation:Buhler AG takes control of Millbank Technology (NZ) Ltd.
Publication:Food Trade Review
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:8NEWZ
Date:Nov 1, 2002
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