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HARVESTING AND STORAGE

CASE IH LAUNCHES HEAVY DUTY FLEXIBLE

ROUND BALERS FOR THE BUSIEST USERS

Extra strong components and fewer “We have completely re-designed the
moving parts make the new RB 456 bale chamber and belt path,” adds Michal
and 466HD Pro exceptionally robust/ Jankowski, “to give us neatly formed,
Able to tackle a full variety of crops very dense bales that will stack well and
and weather conditions/ Produces efficiently. Bale size, wraps and density
dense, neatly formed bales quickly pressure can all be set up on same screen
and easily/ Proven in detailed cus- page in the cab”.
tomer testing worldwide. In developing and testing the new baler, it
Case IH has topped its range of variable has been put through its paces with farm-
chamber round balers with the new RB HD “To do this, we have strengthened and ers around the world to understand and
Pro. Designed for larger livestock farmers enlarged the rolls, shafts and tailgate and match their needs and priorities. 150,000
and contractors, the new machine produces introduced a more powerful gearbox and bales were produced in a wide variety of
higher density bales in a wide range of driveline – which also increases the num- crops and weather conditions in the testing
crops, from wet silage to dry straw. For bers of bales per hour. In some places we programme.
top reliability and throughput, it has been have simplified things to help reliability and The new balers come in two bale size
fitted with heavy duty components and maintenance, for example reducing the options: the RB456 HD Pro makes 120cm-
fewer moving parts. number of driveline chains and sledge rolls.” wide bales from 90cm to 165cm in diam-
“We know that for farmers and contrac- Able to handle up to 30 tonnes per eter while the RB466 HD Pro’s are also
tors who use their balers a lot - typically hour, the RB HD Pro has been designed to 120cm wide but from 90cm up to 190cm
10,000 bales a year or more - durability manage everything from straw and hay to in diameter. Each size comes with three
and reliability are really important. With haylage and silage at different cut lengths, rotor options: a feeding rotor, 13 cutter
their needs in mind we have looked at every thanks to new no-slip dual drive rolls and knives or 25 cutter knives, making six
aspect of the baler, not only to produce the a wide range of knife sets selectable from models in all.
best bales from every crop quickly, but also the cab. An extra-wide diameter rotor helps The new RB HD Pro can be ordered from
to make sure that they get them time after prevent blockages while a new Active Drop July 2022 onwards for the spring season
time after time,” says Michal Jankowski, Floor means any that do get through can 2023.
Case IH Product Marketing Manager. be cleared quickly.

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AGTHIA APPROVE FURTHER EXPANSION IN KSA

THROUGH A GREENFIELD INVESTMENT

Agthia Group PJSC, one of the region’s
leading food and beverage companies, held
a Board Meeting today to discuss and ap-
prove key business decisions, including a
greenfield investment in Saudi Arabia.
The Board of Directors approved an AED
90 million investment for the construction
of a manufacturing facility for Nabil, one
of Agthia’s protein brands, in the city of
Jeddah. CAPEX spending is expected to Khalifa Sultan Al Suwaidi, Chairman of Alan Smith, Chief Executive Officer
start in the coming months, with first sales Agthia Group, said: “Agthia’s greenfield in- of Agthia Group, said: “Nabil Foods has
from the new facility expected in H2 2023. vestment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a well-established business in KSA. This
The project, which is in response to would enable significant progress towards investment will allow us to further drive
strong demand from local customers, will our long-term profitability target and our the growth of our protein vertical while
further strengthen Agthia’s footprint in the commitment to deliver on our growth offering the right product quality compliant
KSA – the Gulf’s largest and one of the strategy to become a regional leader by with local regulations. The site design will
fastest growing consumer markets, and 2025”. also give us the capacity and flexibility to
support the company’s strategy of be- meet future market growth potential and
coming one of the leaders in the MENA will eliminate any future replacement cost
consumer packaged goods sector. in case of expansions.”.

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