BUA sign on Italy’s FAVA to supply, install pasta processing plant

BUA GROUP, THE FOODS and manufacturing conglomerate, has signed an agreement with FAVA, an Italian pasta-equipment producing company for the supply and installation of a pasta processing plant with a total capacity of 720 tonnes per day (tpd) of pasta across five lines.

The project, when completed in 2021, will see BUA become the second largest pasta producer in Nigeria. The new plant will further complement BUA Group’s already existing 720tpd pasta processing plant in Port Harcourt bringing BUA’s total installed pasta processing capacity to 1,440 tonnes per day across 10 lines by the end of 2021.

Abdul Samad Rabiu, chairman, BUA Group, while speaking during the signing, expressed his excitement working with FAVA for the supply and installation of its newest 720tonnes/day pasta processing plant in

Port Harcourt, which would not only complement the existing five lines of the same capacity in the same location but also help meet increasing demand as well as take advantage of the company’s prime location in Port Harcourt to efficiently supply key markets in Nigeria as well as the immediate regional markets.

Rabiu further noted that as the region’s population continues to rise, the company’s continued investments across the agriculture and foods processing value chain will be crucial in helping to enhance food security in Nigeria and the region.

“Through this and other projects in the pipeline, we expect to become the leading player in the Flour Milling/Pasta Processing industry within a very short period,” he added.

In his comments, Luigi Fava, chairman of FAVA, appreciated BUA Group for the opportunity to work on the project and assured that the Italian company will bring its unrivalled expertise and wealth of experience to bear in delivering one of the best and most advanced pasta processing plants in the world.

He also commended BUA’s commitment to excellence and said FAVA is committed to delivering the project on schedule.

BUA Group is one of the leading players in the foods, manufacturing, mining and infrastructure space in Africa. The company’s investments in the agriculture value chain is spread across various industries that includes; flour/pasta, sugar refining, rice, edible oils as well as providing high quality services with a focus on total quality management.