DUTCH Lady Milk Industries Berhad (DLMI) hosted Negri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Haji Aminuddin Harun at the new construction site in Techpark at Bandar Enstek.
The new facility in Negri Sembilan is earmarked for its world-class dairy manufacturing hub with the construction process commencing recently.
“On behalf of the state, I would like to congratulate DLMI for its confidence and support for Negri Sembilan by building a new, world-class dairy manufacturing hub here,” said Aminuddin.
“With its integrated and cutting-edge technological capabilities, DLMI is essentially building a Smart Factory with Industry 4.0 standards and this will create a myriad of future opportunities that could benefit our state and nation.”
Meanwhile, DLMI managing director Ramjeet Kaur Virik further expressed her gratitude for the guidance and support by the Negri Sembilan state government alongside the Federal Government in realising the company’s vision to build a world-class Halal manufacturing hub for the country.
“These efforts are a manifest of Malaysia’s public-private partnership to continuously build the nation and address the food security agenda,” she said, adding that the new RM400 mil world-class dairy manufacturing hub DLMI will create an even more collaborative environment that will facilitate people upskilling and capability-building.
A state-of-the-art Dairy Farming Centre, which will serve as a one-stop learning centre for local farmers will also be established at the new hub.
This is to support the Malaysian Government’s agenda by training and upskilling local farmers into dairy entrepreneurs.
DLMI, which is the largest dairy manufacturer in Malaysia, will incorporate green technology, improved sustainability and efficiencies with future innovations in its new Halal-certified dairy manufacturing hub.
Some of the new innovations that will be introduced by DLMI in the new hub include energy efficient utilities, zero-losses processing and reuse of rainwater as well as improved recyclability.
Ramjeet added that the new hub will support the group’s ambitious plans for Malaysia by growing milk consumption and is a further testament of DLMI’s confidence in the Malaysian economy, adding that the new dairy manufacturing hub will significantly increase the production of high quality, nutritious milk.
The project is self-funded from internal resources including the recent land sale of DLMI’s existing factory in Petaling Jaya for RM200 mil. – Dec 9, 2021
