Delta Wilmar launches 10th sunflower oil bottling line in Ukraine

Delta Wilmar Ukraine LLC, the Ukrainian member of the group of the transnational corporation Wilmar International, on November 15 at the plant in the village of Novi Biliary (Odessa region) launched the 10th line for bottling sunflower oil under the Chumak brand, which will also become the second line for filling oil in jugs of 1.8 liters, 3 liters and 5 liters.
According to the company’s press release, the main markets for products in containers of increased volumes are Middle East and Africa, where people live mainly in large families and, accordingly, buy oil in large jugs. The sunflower oil producer specified that its products are exported to 40 countries of the world.

As reported, Delta Wilmar in 2020 opened a new workshop for processing and packaging margarine and fat products at an enterprise in Odessa region, investments in which amounted to more than $ 29 million. Delta Wilmar Ukraine LLC is part of the group of the transnational agro-industrial corporation Wilmar International, the market capitalization of which is estimated at $ 22 billion. In Ukraine, it owns two plants: one for processing tropical oils, the other for processing oilseeds, as well as a complex for transshipment of vegetable oils in Yuzhny port. All enterprises are located in the village of Novi Biliary, 30 km from Odessa. In the 2020/2021 marketing year (September-August), the company produced 153,000 tonnes of refined sunflower oil, its share in the Ukrainian product market was 16.6%.

The Odessa Journal

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