b'UPGRADE OF THEPELLET MILLAnother big development for the company began in 2016 when Robbie and Mark undertook a major upgrade of the pellet millto meet the growing need for their productsin Asia and the Middle East. And theyre pretty proud of the newfangled technology that upgrade has ushered in. Its a 100,000-tonne, state-of-the-art pelleting facilitythe best ruminant mill in Australia, Top left Installing the catwalk above the pellet silos. explains Robbie. We basically knocked down Top right The pellet mill upgrade. around 80 per cent of the old mill and rebuiltAbove Fully completed, the upgrade of the pellet mill took just over two years from planning to commissioning. it on the same site. Its increased productionby about 30 per cent. 80 JOHNSONS100 YEARS IN THE MAKING'