Buhler extends beyond milling to other products

Buhler Group's early-mover advantage in China is enabling the production plant manufacturer to go deeper into localization, especially in the grain-milling sector.

That not only means mill lines to mill flour but also to produce noodles, chocolate and wastewater-free baijiu (Chinese liquor).

The Swiss-based company opened its first representative office in China in Beijing in 1983 and its first joint venture in Shenzhen, Guangdong province in 1993. Today, China accounts for 25 percent of Buhler's revenue and employees. And two-thirds of what the company sells in China is made in China.