Malayan Flour Mills plans new Vietnam milling line as regional demand grows
The company will invest more than US$25 million in Vietnam and Malaysia as it raises flour production capacity and improves plant operations.
VIETNAM – Malayan Flour Mills Berhad will invest US$20.2 million in a new milling line at its Vimaflour Ltd. unit in northern Vietnam as the company moves to meet rising flour demand in Vietnam and the wider Indochina market.
The company shared the plan after its 66th general meeting on May 19. It also confirmed another US$5 million investment for automation and operational upgrades across its flour milling sites in Malaysia and Vietnam during the next two financial years.
The new milling line at Vimaflour will raise daily production capacity from 2,000 tonnes to 2,500 tonnes. The company first shared the expansion plan in its 2025 annual report in April.
MFM said its Vietnam operations currently run at 94% capacity, a sign that demand continues to rise across the market. The company expects the added milling line to help it serve customers more effectively while also giving it more room for future sales growth in the region.
The Vietnam project follows another major investment that MFM completed in 2025 at its Lumut plant in Malaysia. The company spent US$8 million on a new flour milling line there, lifting production capacity in the country by 33% to 2,400 tonnes per day.
MFM said the Lumut line uses modern milling systems that help improve production efficiency while reducing energy use and waste generation. The company also installed integrated automation systems at the facility to improve plant operations.
In southern Vietnam, MFM also completed new flour blending facilities at Mekong Flour Mills Ltd. during 2025. The company spent US$6.5 million on that project as part of its wider regional growth plans.
The investments form part of MFM’s wider focus on flour milling, grain trading and production efficiency across Southeast Asia. The company said it will continue putting money into its flour and grain trading business to improve automation, production capability and operational performance.
MFM ranks as Malaysia’s second largest flour miller and one of the biggest flour producers in Southeast Asia. The company operates businesses in Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia across flour milling, grain trading and integrated poultry production.
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