BMA Info 53/2015

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A successful year for BMA America

New projects and new colleagues in Colorado.

Breaking new ground in Central America

Last year, a total of four top sugar producers in Central America decided to upgrade their plants. They opted for BMA products – breaking new ground for sugar factories in the region.

Installation and commissioning of a pan seeding system

In the beet sugar industry, pan seeding systems have been established for a long time. BMA has now successfully applied the process in the cane sugar industry.

Manufacturing and service – BMA Brazil expands its capacities

In 2012, BMA set up its subsidiary BMA Brasil Equipamentos Industriais Ltda. – who has since gone from strength to strength. A new production and service centre opened in Indaiatuba in early September 2014.

Interview

BMA Info talks to Igor Djoukwé

A force, to be reckoned with

BMA MENA Industries are going from strength to strength as a design and service provider in the Middle East and North Africa.

Agrosnabsakhar – How a project turned into a big surprise

On first contact with the Agrosnabsakhar sugar factory, nobody at BMA could have foreseen how this collaboration would grow.

Russian pioneers – VKT for a competitive edge

The Russian sugar industry is driving the extension and upgrade of its production sites and BMA plays a key role in this development. The result: a significant increase in output.

Four companies, three continents, two years, one goal

Together with Etihad Food Industries, the BMA Group has got a large-scale project off the ground – collaboration at its best.

Innovations for better performance – A new drying and cooling plant

A good cooling and drying system is the key to high sugar quality. Reason enough for BMA to continuously enhance this equipment, launching new and innovative products on the market.

A premiere in Pakistan – Successful commissioning of two falling-film evaporators

Reducing consumption of resources to a minimum while enhancing performance – those were the objectives for a factory in Pakistan specified in the order JDW Sugar Mills Ltd. placed with BMA.

Indian Cane Power Ltd.– More revenue thanks to co-generation

Indian Cane Power Ltd. (ICPL) relies on bagasse for power generation. For several years now, BMA has helped the company implement its innovative concepts with numerous supplies of equipment.

Uzbekistan‘s most cutting-edge factory

The Angren Shakar refinery was commissioned in August 2014.

Expanding centrifugal production for China

In 2014, BMA China expanded its assembly range to include not only continuous centrifugals but also batch-type machines (see also BMA Info 52/2014). The model in question belongs to the well-established and reliable B series.

Centrifugals from BMA: Made in Germany

2014 was a truly international year, also for BMA‘s product business: customers on all continents opted for BMA centrifugals.

BMA Automation: a complex factory acceptance test

With the supply of the process control system including all key electrical equipment, BMA Automation was involved in the design of the new refinery in Iraq right from the start. The complex factory acceptance test was a major milestone on the path to the finished plant.

Scientific exchange across the globe – BMA at international conferences

BMA has been presenting the latest developments from current international sugar industry projects at conferences across the globe. The report on the upgrade and capacity extension of the ICPL cane sugar factory is a recent outstanding example.

Engineering projects for the cane and beet sugar industries

In the beet sugar industry, pan seeding systems have been established for a long time. BMA has now successfully applied the process in the cane sugar sector.

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01.07.2022

AUCTUS Capital Partners AG are investing in BMA Braunschweigische Maschinenbauanstalt AG

Founded in 1853 in Braunschweig, where it is still based, BMA is a technology and global market leader for machinery, individual process steps and entire factories for the industrial production and refining of sugar. BMA develops and manufactures machinery and equipment. It is also a key partner of the sugar industry, with services ranging from the planning and design of (new) plants, to commissioning, optimisation, service and maintenance. Plants and equipment from BMA play a major role worldwide in securing food supply and improving energy and CO2 efficiency in the sugar industry. Many innovations from BMA are today global industry standards.

Together with the BMA Board of Directors, Dr Dirk Steinbrink and Mr Uwe Schwanke, AUCTUS is planning to continue the BMA success story, mastering current market challenges (strained supply chains, high energy and material costs) and focusing on its potential (the localisation of the sugar industry, the growing importance of energy-efficient production and the digitalisation of process technologies in refineries). 
At AUCTUS, Dr Nicolas Himmelmann, Timo Bräu, Peer Weder and Maximilian Ulrich have handled this company investment.  Dr Nicolas Himmelmann, the partner responsible at AUCTUS, said: “We see BMA as a long-established yet innovative technology leader. Together with the BMA management, staff and customers, we are planning to develop its market position based on these strengths. We are delighted that Dr Manfred Puhlmann will continue in his role as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, and in his commitment for BMA. And we look forward to a trusting relationship with the management and the whole team at BMA.” Dr Steinbrink added: “The BMA team is also looking forward to working together with AUCTUS and developing our market presence and innovation.”

About AUCTUS

AUCTUS is the most active private equity firm for medium-sized companies in the German language area. With almost 350  company investments in the past 20 years, we are the uncontested number one in Germany. Our successful work is regularly acknowledged with major awards and top international rankings.
In our investments we focus on majority shares in companies with annual sales of between €10m and €150m.
At AUCTUS we stand for sustainable organic growth and inorganic growth through acquisitions. We achieve this in a trusting partnership with the management of our companies. We specialise in growing successful medium-sized companies – we create market leaders.
Currently more than 20 experienced AUCTUS investment managers look after over 40 platform investments in different industries with annual sales of more than €2bn. Sales and earnings grow by an average of >10 % per year.  


About BMA

Founded in Braunschweig in 1853, BMA Braunschweigische Maschinenbauanstalt AG supplies machinery and equipment for the industrial-scale processing of renewable raw materials in the strategic business areas Sugar and Sweeteners, and Biomass. 
Our range of services includes the development, design and manufacture of machinery and plants; the planning, assembly and commissioning of entire process steps; engineering and other consulting services; as well as after-sales service and manufacture based on customer drawings.
The BMA Group has a permanent workforce of more than 600, subsidiaries on four continents, and is represented by agents in over 80 countries. It exports its products to more than 60 countries every year.