Ocrim, Molini Valente strengthen partnership with 250 TPD new milling line
Both companies describe the 250 TPD project as a strategic milestone in their long-term collaboration and a demonstration of Ocrim’s engineering capabilities in the milling sector.
ITALY – Ocrim S.p.A. and Molini Valente S.p.A. have completed and commissioned a new, fully integrated milling line featuring a 250-ton-per-24-hour soft wheat milling line at Molini Valente’s production site in Felizzano, Alessandria.
This project marks a major milestone in a collaboration that spans over a century, reinforcing a professional bond between the two Italian entities that dates back to the early 1900s.
The new installation is specifically designed to enhance the production of high-quality soft wheat flour, catering to an increasingly demanding global market that prioritizes both technical precision and food safety.
The new plant has been designed to integrate with the existing production architecture, which began operations in December 2025.
It receives wheat from the already operational, upgraded cleaning section, guiding it through the new milling line to the storage silos.
All with a clear objective: to enable the flexible production of different types of flour using a milling diagram distinct from that of the existing section, and to organize production into specific batches stored in silos.
The plant produces high-quality flours for a wide range of bakery applications, ensuring maximum food safety and full traceability.
Andrea Valente, CEO of Molini Valente, emphasized that: “This new step in increasing production capacity represents the completion of a growth path that has involved not only volumes, but also the value and quality of our products. A path that had already been outlined during the company’s design phase, starting from the construction of the Felizzano milling plant in 2000.”
For Ocrim, the Felizzano plant is not simply a production site: since 1999 (the year the first 400-ton-per-24-hour milling plant, complete with its building, was constructed), it has served as a benchmark.
Over time, it has also become a frequent stop for technical visitors and clients whom Ocrim accompanies on visits to its most significant projects.
The 250-ton-per-24-hour line stands out not only for its production capacity but also for its efficiency. Its distinctive feature lies in the way it has been integrated: like a new movement within an already complex organism.
It is a structure that fits into a well-established flow while simultaneously enhancing and improving it.
It represents the sum of many elements: know-how, technical dialogue, shared history, and professional continuity, which, in the milling sector, carries as much weight as an official certification.
This new milling line sends a strong signal, not so much of change as of evolutionary continuity. Molini Valente increases and refines its production capacity, while Ocrim confirms a design approach that places customer relationships at the forefront.
And when a partnership lasts more than twenty years, there is no need to celebrate it: it simply becomes something to build upon, piece by piece, just like plants designed to stand the test of time.
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