Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon cuts the ribbon to commission two new packaging lines at the National Flour Mill, Port-of- Spain yesterday. Others in photo from left are permanent secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry Randall Karim, Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association chairman Roger Roach, Minister in the Ministry of National Security Keith Scotland, SC, chairman of NFM Ashmeer Mohamed, CEO Ian Mitchell and director Sonja Voisin. PHOTO BY VASHTI SINGH

The National Flour Mills (NFM) has made a $25.5 million investment in plant and equipment that will help the majority state owned company manufacture more products, more quickly, while maintaining quality and sustainability. One of the piece of equipment is a $ 17.2 million 2 kilogram packaging line that replaces equipment that served the company for nearly 40 years.