Papua New Guinea Milling Assessment
Approximately 150,000 tonnes of flour are sold each year in the PNG flour market. The market structure consists of:
- Two companies who mill and distribute flour products ;
- A small number of companies who import flour, packaged flour and premixes, including products for commercial consumers; and
- Wholesalers and retailers who supply flour products to both commercial and household consumers.
The 2 flour manufactures in PNG import raw wheat. They, then, mill, pack and distribute flour products in the markets. In addition to the two manufacturers there are a number of importers in PNG, normally wholesalers that import flour products and premixes for distribution around the country.
The two flour millers in PNG are:
- Associated Mill Limited (AML) - a subsidiary of Goodman Fielder PNG
- Niugini Tablebirds Ltd (NGTB) - a subsidiary of Mainland Holding Limited.
Both flour manufacturers have their products distributed nationally. AML has mills in Port Moresby and Lae. NGTB has a mill in Lae. Customers of the mills purchase their flour at the factory gate price and then arrange for transport to their main distribution points, thereby incurring further on-costs such as additional sea and/or road freight charges. Under the 2005 price monitoring arrangements, these transport costs were monitored by the Commission. The freight on-costs from the main distribution points to more remote areas were not monitored by the Commission.
Further generic information on the milling sector of PNG can be found in the following document:
Papua New Guinea Milling Assessment Additional Information
Milling Company Associated Mills Limited
AML is a subsidiary of Goodman Fielder PNG which owns 74% of AML’s shares. The remaining shares are held by Melanesian Trustee Services Limited on behalf of the Pacific Balanced Fund. AML operates 2 mills, one in Lae and another in Port Moresby. AML distribute flour products nationally under the brand names “Flame” and “Mothers Choice.” Their products come in pack sizes ranging from 1kg to 50kg and are mainly sold for household use and commercial use such as biscuit companies, food processors and bakeries. AML provides employment to a total of more than 520 Papua New Guineans both in Lae and Port Moresby.
Company Name & Address |
Contact Names & Email |
Telephone & Fax |
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Associated Mills Limited P.O. Box 486, Port Moresby P.O. Box 1906, Lae |
Name: Title: Email: Web: |
Tel PM: +675 321 4055 Tel Lae: +675 472 3555 Fax PM: +675 321 2732 Fax Lae: +675 472 3424 |
Summary of Role and Services: Primary SIC: Flour and Other Grain Mill Products, Primary NAICS: Flour Milling Description: Manufacturing: Flour milling |
Milling Company Niugini Tablebirds
NGTB is wholly owned by Mainland Holdings Limited. The company established a flourmill in Lae in 2000 and produces flour products under the “3 Roses” brand for national distribution. In addition to flour production NGTB operates other business such as chicken farming and processing and the production of animal food products such as stock feed and chicken pellets. NGTB’s whole operation is estimated to employ 1,000 Papua New Guineans.
Like AML, NGTB mills and sells flour in pack sizes ranging from 1kg to 50 kg bags for the household and commercial markets however NGTB’s main market is commercial users who buy larger pack sizes. Only Niugini Tablebirds mill was assessed. Beyond the flour mill, Mainland Holding has a comprehensive range of products and services:
- Chicken production
- Stock feed for animals
- Fresh table eggs production
- Crocodile Farm
- NG Coffee, Tea and Spices company
Niugini Tablebirds are also involved with the following:
- Abco truck transport company
- Fuel Electrical Power plant
- Properties Management
- TPL : Bag production company
Company Name & Address |
Contact Names & Email |
Telephone & Fax |
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Niugini Tablebirds Mainland Holdings Limited, 7 Mile Okuk Highway, P.O. Box 962, Lae – Morobe Province |
Name: Jacques Holl Title: Operations Manager - Milling Email: millingopsmngr@tablebirds.com.pg Web: n/a |
Tel: +675 7291 1000 Fax: n/a |
Summary of Role and Services: see above |
Facilities |
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Parking area inside compound m² |
n/a |
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Drainage (Good / Fair / Poor / Non Existent) |
Good | |||
Fire Fighting Equipment (Yes / No) |
n/a | |||
Number of Ventilators |
n/a |
Screened |
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Electricity Load (KVA) |
Current Genset production of 3.400 KVA. Building a Diesel power plant (operational end of 2011) |
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Backup Generator (Yes / No / KVA) |
Yes |
KVA |
Milling Equipment |
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Origin of Machinery |
Year of Mfg |
Year of Installation |
Condition |
OCRAM - Italy |
n/a |
2003 |
Good and operational |
Pacliani - Italy |
n/a |
2003 |
Good and operational |
Maintenance |
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Duration (hours / week) |
Every friday afternoon |
Type of maintenance |
n/a |
Other Equipment or Machinery Installed |
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Type of Equipment |
Yes/No |
Number |
Owned |
Comments |
Fortification Feeder |
Yes |
n/a |
n/a |
Used to add micronutrient |
Bag Cleaning Plant |
No |
n/a |
n/a |
All bags used are newly produced by TPL |
Moisture Tester |
Yes |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
De-stoning Plant |
Yes |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Metal Extractor |
Yes |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Staffing |
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Number of full time skilled workers |
see below |
Number of full time labourers |
see below |
59 people employed in the mill, additional in the transport and bagging companies, + marketing and sales department. Total for Mainland Holding +/- 1,000 people.
Weighbridge |
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Number |
n/a |
Capacity (mt) |
Length (m) |
Type |
Within Compound |
20 ton flour + truck |
n/a |
n/a |
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Within Compound |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Building |
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Length (m) |
Width (m) |
Height (m) |
Building – Wheat Mill |
67 |
17.3 |
5 floors |
Building – Maize Mill |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Walls |
n/a |
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Roof |
n/a |
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Floor |
n/a |
Conditions & Cleanliness |
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Outside |
Inside |
Cracks in walls or roof (Yes / No) |
No |
No |
Signs of rodent activity (Yes / No) |
No | No |
Signs of birds entry (Yes / No) |
No | No |
Damaged gutters/drains(Yes / No) |
No | No |
Signs of moisture (Yes / No) |
No |
No |
Adjacent Vegetation(Yes / No) |
No |
No |
Cleanliness (Good / Poort) |
Good |
Good |
Pest Control |
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Fumigation |
Done - Every 1 week, internal |
Frequency |
All containers, mill facilities and warehouses are fumigated weekly; containers with tablets, other equipments washed and srprayed on a weekly basis A comprehensive fumigation is ensured every 3 months by an external company |
Contracted (Yes / No) |
n/a |
Spraying |
Done - Every 1 week, contract + internal monitoring |
Frequency | All containers, mill facilities and warehouses are fumigated weekly; containers with tablets, other equipments washed and srprayed on a weekly basis |
Contracted (Yes / No) |
n/a |
Rodenticides |
Done, existing rodent program, internally managed |
Frequency | n/a |
Contracted (Yes / No) |
n/a |
Rodent Trapping |
n/a |
Frequency | n/a |
Contracted (Yes / No) |
n/a |
Security |
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Security (Good / Poor) |
Good | |
Compound (Fenced / Not Fenced) |
Fenced | |
Other Comments | n/a |
Access |
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Distance from main town (km) |
10 km, warehouse in town |
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Travel time if not located in town (hours) |
n/a | |||||
Road condition to Mill |
Good | |||||
Road limitation (if any) Maximum Width and Max. Tonnage |
n/a |
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Rail connections (Yes / No) |
No |
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On the railway from |
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to |
- |
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Milling Capacity (Mt) |
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Commodities |
Daily Capacity (mt) |
Monthly Activity (mt) |
Wheat |
150 mt |
Max Weekly capacity of 1,300 mt of flour |
Maize |
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Storage Capacity |
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Storage in Metric Tonnes |
Wheat – Covered (mt) |
Flour – Covered (mt) |
Within the Compound |
10,000 mt = 700 containers |
408 mt in bulk, silos |
Outside the Compound |
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10,000 mt WH for bagging of flour |
Capacity to Blend |
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Yes, have a blending section at the mill |
Loading & Discharge Rates |
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Discharge capacity of 100 mt / hour |
Transport Capacity at Mill |
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