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30/05/2008 Desmet Ballestra takes over Frings Austria GmbH
Desmet Ballestra has taken over Frings Austria GmbH, which will now wear the name of Desmet Ballestra Ethanol GmbH.
This company was founded in 1987 as a sales organisation of the German Heinrich Frings GmbH & Co. KG group for the purpose of market development in Eastern Europe.
In 1995 Frings Austria’s operation spectrum was extended by the yeast activities of Andritz AG and the company’s headquarters were moved from Vienna to Graz.
Desmet Ballestra Ethanol is now a producer of high-performance plants and components for
the Yeast industry
the Organic Acid (Citric, Amino, Lactic) industries
the Bioethanol and Biomass industries.
Desmet Ballestra is a "Global Solution Provider", world leader in the field of engineering and delivery of installations and equipment for
the Edible Oils and Fats industry, from the processing of the seeds up to oils and fats refining and modification.
the Animal Feed industry
the Surfactants and Detergent industry, as well as for several chemical products manufacturing related to this industry.
the Biodiesel and Oleochemical industries
The Desmet Ballestra Group has sales and engineering offices in 15 countries and a representation network in another 22 countries.
They have sold 5.700 plants in 148 countries worldwide. In 2007, they have realised a total turnover of over 850 million dollars.
This operation enables the Desmet Ballestra Group to offer the whole range of Biofuel technologies through an integrated international network of companies.
20/05/2008 New complete crushing plant in Ukraine
The company Nasha Olia reports to have selected Desmet Ballestra technologies for the implementation of its new crushing plant in Kharkov region.
The greenfield multiseed plant will process sunflower seed, rapeseed and soybean.
The crushing plant will include a complete preparation, prepressing and solvent extraction process with the latest technological developments.
13/05/2008 New refinery in Pakistan
The company IMGC is to set up a Re finery at Port Qasim Karachi in Pakistan.
IMGC selected Desmet Ballestra as technical partner for setting up the Edible Oil Refinery, Processing unit and Packing plant with the latest technologies.
The contract has been signed by Mr. Sh. Amjad Rashid, Chairman, IMGC Edible Oil (Private) Ltd. Pakistan, and Mr. André Gheysen, Regional Manager of Desmet Ballestra .
Besides local supplies, a sizeable export target has been envisaged. It will provide job opportunities to over 500 workers.
The project will be completed by June 2009 with partial production from January 2009.
Prime Minister of Pakistan has kindly consented to perform stone laying ceremony in June 2008.
6/05/2008 Natio nal Innovative Award for Thai Edible Oils Co. Ltd (Thailand)
Thai Edible Oils Co. Ltd in Thailand - whose rice bran oil marketed under the brand name KING Rice Bran Oil, has received the National Innovative Award for being innovative to have the oil containing 4000 ppm oryzanol.
The National Innovative Award is a highly prestigious award where Thai Edible Oils Co. was awarded with the Thailand King Statue as an honor for the innovation.
The picture shows Mr. Pravit Santiwattana, Executive Director of Thai Edible Oils Co. with Mr. K.K. Khoo, Managing Director of Desmet Ballestra SEA.
26/09/2007 Agreement with Allocco
 We are pleased to announce that Desmet Ballestra has signed an agreement with the Company Allocco.
Allocco is an Argentinean company that designs and manufactures plants and equipment for the edible oil industry, and in particular in the field of preparation of oilseeds. They are based in Rosario which is located at 300 km from Buenos Aires and is the key location for the biggest crushing plants of our global customers.
The Molinos plant, as an example, is the biggest crushing plant in the world, with a capacity of 12.000 tons per day of soybean, and has been supplied by both Allocco (for the preparation) and by Desmet Ballestra (for the solvent extraction).
The agreement signed with Allocco is part of our strategy headed to re-inforce our position in the field of Oilseed Preparation which, in a period of high Biofuel demand, is an increasingly important market segment.
11/07/2007 New vegetable oil complex operationa l in Syria
The company Middle East Factories in Syria reports the start up
of its new vegetable oil complex supplied by Desmet Ballestra.
The complex comprises a complete preparation and solvent extraction plant
of 1.000 TPD soybean, followed by a complete refining plant of 200 TPD soybean oil.
27/06/2007 Fractionation plant for Agro Processors (Pakistan)
The company Agro Pr ocessors & Atmospheric Gases (Pvt.) Limited, located in Karachi –Pakistan, reports the start up of its state-of-the-art Desmet Ballestra fractionation plant. This new facility allows them to make various new products including trans free fats.
“Agro Processors is very well known in Pakistan since five decades and is the leading and fastest growing ISO 9001 certified edible oil and fats company. Their brand “Soya Supreme” has become synonymous with the “best, most trusted, most liked” cooking oil in Pakistan.
20/06/2007 New refinery for LIPSA
 The company Lípidos Santiga reports to have selected Desmet Ballestra as technical partner for the implementation of their new refinery of 600 TPD, located in Barcelona, Spain.
Lípidos Santiga is a leading company in Spain in the processing of oils and fats. In their refinery they are able to neutralize, bleach, hydrogenate, deodorize, interesterify, physically refine and fractionate a wide variety of oils and fats for an extensive range of applications.
Lípidos Santiga has been more than 30 years in the market, and is exporting its quality products in many countries around the world.
15/06/2007 New extraction plant in Egypt
The company Alexandria Co. for Seed Processing & Derivatives reports the start up
of its state-of-the-art Desmet Ballestra extraction plant in Alexandria - Egypt.
The extraction plant includes a LM extractor and a new generation Dimax DTDC.
The capacity is 1.500 TPD of soybean flakes.
30/05/2007 New crushing plant for Zapo rozhye in Ukraine
The Closed JSC ‘Zaporozhye Oil-Fat Company ‘ reports to have selected the Desmet Ballestra crushing technologies for the implementation of their new crushing plant.
This is the second project that Zaporozhye Oil-Fat Company does in partnership with Desmet Ballestra and comprises
- a sunflower seed dehulling of 1700 TPD
- a dehulled sunflower seed preparation and pre-pressing of 1450 TPD;
- a dehulled sunflower seed cake oil extraction of 800 TPD, including degumming;
The Closed JSC ‘Zaporozhye Oil-Fat Company‘ already installed a new Desmet Ballestra vegetable oils & fats refining complex in 2004.
This refinery is fully automated and comprises all the Desmet Ballestra processes including degumming, lecithin drying, neutralising, soapstock splitting , Hydrotherm hydrogenation, Interchem interesterification, Sparbleach bleaching and Multistock deodorising.
29/05/2007 Lam Soon invests in Desmet Ballestra Statoliser fractionation technology
The Lam Soon Group reports to have selected the new Desmet Ballestra Statoliser palm kernel oil fractionation.
This is the first Lam Soon PKO Fractionation Plant to be installed in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia.
The Desmet Ballestra Statoliser  fractionation is a patented process, very suitable to replace the tradional cold room system PKO fractionation used in the region.
Desmet Ballestra has an impressive list of installed Statoliser PKO Fractionation plants with many important processors in South East Asia.
The Lam Soon Group is a fully integrated group of companies in the palm oil industry from plantation/oil milling to refinery, soap and detergent manufacturing and oleochemicals, to the marketing and distribution of branded consumer products. It has operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Hong Kong.
Over the last 20 years, the Lam Soon Group has ventured into downstream manufacturing of higher value added products from palm oil. These include specialty fats made from a bio-technology process (in joint venture with Nisshin Oil Mills and Mitsubishi Corporation) and oleochemicals such as distilled fatty acids, stearic fractionated acids and refined glycerine (in joint ventures with Dutch chemical multinational Akzo Nobel).
14/05/2007 Sta rt up of a new extraction plant in Brazil
The company ABC - Industria & Comercio reports the start up of
its state-of-the-art Desmet Ballestra extraction plant
in Porto Franco (State of Maranhao) - Brazil .
The extraction plant includes a Reflex extractor and
a new generation Dimax DTDC.
The capacity is 2.000 TPD of soybean flakes.
10/05/2007 New DTDC for C.Thywissen in Neuss (Germa ny)
The company C. Thywissen, located in Neuss (Germany)
reports the investment in a new Dimax DTDC for its existing plant.
The picture shows the arrival of the Dimax DTDC on the site.
The company C.Thywissen is very well known in Germany and
is involved in the vegetable oil industry since 1839.
05/05/2007 Complete integrated biodiesel project for Acor
The company Acor reports to have selected Desmet Ballestra as
technical partner for the implementation of a complete integrated biodiesel turnkey project in Spain.
The project comprises a biodiesel production plant of 100.000 TPY
with oil extraction plant and pre-treatment.
Desmet Ballestra is covering Spain and Portugal with a fully
staffed technical team in Madrid.
20/03/2007 Third refinery for SCRM in Cameroon
The company Société Camerounaise de Raffinage Maya & Cie reports to have ordered its third Desmet Ballestra palm oil refinery.
The refinery includes a 200 TPD dry pre-treatment, Sparbleach bleaching and Qualistock deodorising. The existing fractionation plant will be increased by 100 TPD.
Société Camerounaise de Raffinage Maya is the leading company in the oils & fats and soap industry in Cameroun since decades and is known for its quality products like Mayor and Savon May.
13/03/2007 INEOS Enterprises selects Desmet Ballestra as Technical Partner for its European biodiesel growth strategy
INEOS Enterpri ses has announced the appointment of its key technical partner
for the delivery of its European biodiesel growth strategy.
Desmet Ballestra has been awarded the biodiesel technology contract and has begun its partnership with INEOS Enterprises by undertaking the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for the new biodiesel plant at Grangemouth in Scotland, which will be at least 500 ktes capacity.
Desmet Ballestra is a world-class engineer of plants to process oils and fats, and is one of the leading suppliers of vegetable oil refining and biodiesel technologies.
Harry Deans, CEO INEOS Enterprises comments: “We are pleased to welcome Desmet Ballestra as a key partner to help us deliver our significant growth ambitions in biodiesel. Our aim is to achieve at least 2 million tonnes of biodiesel output by 2012, with some 1.2 million tonnes by 2010.”
INEOS Enterprises’ new biodiesel production facility at Grangemouth was announced in May 2006 and represents over €90 million investment in the region. Subject to planning consent and other permissions, it is expected that the facility will be operational by mid 2008.
INEOS Enterprises has more than 10 years experience in the biodiesel sector. The Company has already successfully secured French government support for its existing biodiesel plant at Baleycourt (France), which is currently undergoing a €70 million expansion to double output by 2008. In December 2006, INEOS Enterprises announced details of its proposals for a major investment in a new biodiesel facility at the INEOS site at Zwijndrecht in the Port of Antwerp.
Giuseppe di Carpegna, CEO of Desmet Ballestra Oleo, comments: “We are delighted to have been chosen to work with INEOS Enterprises to deliver its biodiesel investments.
We have more than 60 years of experience in the supply of plants and equipment for oils and fats and the oleo chemical industry in particular, along with significant experience in seeds extraction, vegetable oil refining and biodiesel manufacture.”
Andy Currie, Director of INEOS Capital and Chairman of INEOS Enterprises comments: “As part of the world’s fastest growing chemicals company, INEOS Enterprises is extremely well placed to make these investments and has an excellent track record of pursuing market opportunities and developing world class businesses.
“INEOS is well skilled in commissioning and operating low cost, high yield commodity plants and has the size and scale that is essential for success in this business. By building on the ready made synergies with our existing European refining operations, coupled with our existing client base and market contacts, we firmly believe that we have the competitive edge and can develop into Europe’s premier biodiesel company."
15/02/2 007 Largest refinery in Argentina
The Desmet Ballestra team in Argentina is starting the supervision of the erection of a new totally integrated refinery of 1.000 Tons/day, which will become the largest refinery in Argentina.
Desmet Ballestra has supplied over 1.100 vegetable oil refineries in the world, to the most demanding customers.
Desmet Ballestra is covering South America with high technically staffed offices in Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo.
12/01/2007 Barclays Private Equity France acquires Desmet Ballestra alongside management team
Barclays Private Equity just acquired a majority stake in Desmet Ballestra, the world leader in the fields of engineering and supply of plants and equipment for the edible oil industry, the detergent-surfactants and related chemical industry, the oleochemical and biodiesel industry. The management team will simultaneously invest in the group equity.
Desmet Ballestra benefits from a great worldwide reputation, thanks to 60 years of unequalled experience, a strong R&D capacity and most extensive customer references in the industry. The group has a network of 15 local subsidiaries throughout the world and a track record of setting up more than 6,000 processing units in 148 countries.
The group resulted from the merger of (a) Belgium’s De Smet Technologies & Services, the world specialist in oilseed and edible oil processing plants (b) Italy’s Ballestra, an undisputed leader in process plants for detergents, surfactants and related chemicals, and (c) their common subsidiary Desmet Ballestra Oleo the leading company in oleochemical plants design and supply, including biodiesel plants which have met an outstanding success thanks to their reliability, versatility and performances.
De Smet Technology & Services was owned (since early 2004) by a private investor benefiting from a previous knowledge and financial interests in the agri-food business, while Ballestra was owned by the founder family and management. Since 2004 the group companies have coordinated their worldwide operations, enhancing significant technological and commercial synergies so reaching brilliant successes both in sales and in financial results.
The association of the two companies created a world leading provider for seed crushing, edible oil refining, oleochemical and biodiesel production, detergents-surfactant and chemicals processing solutions.
Barclays Private Equity supports this three years old strategy, which now enables the group to take full advantage of the expected growth of the oils and fats, chemicals and biodiesel markets.
The Desmet Ballestra Group also contemplates several other internal and external growth opportunities worldwide.
12/12/2006 Desmet Ballestra will service “Fractionnement Tirtiaux” Customers
Further to the bankruptcy of Fractionnement Tirtiaux early 2006, Desmet Ballestra is now in a position to service former Fractionnement Tirtiaux clients who are looking for specific Fractionnement Tirtiaux technology and processes.
Desmet Ballestra is able today to deliver Fractionnement Tirtiaux technology; like fractionation equipment, having bought over the specific tools of the former Fractionnement Tirtiaux workshop to produce the key components of the crystallisers.
Desmet Ballestra can even supply under the brand “Fractionnement Tirtiaux” the equipment upon request by the clients.
All R&D projects initiated with Fractionnement Tirtiaux in the past, can continue smoothly with the Desmet Ballestra R&D team as Desmet Ballestra acquired the pilot plants and R&D know how of the former R&D centre of Fractionnement Tirtiaux.
Mrs.Véronique Gibon, having worked for years with Fractionnement Tirtiaux as R&D Manager, decided to join the Desmet Ballestra R&D team already early 2006.
With 60 years of industrial experience in oils ad fats, and specifically over 30 years in fractionation, with over 200 fractionation reference plants running all over the world, Desmet Ballestra being the right partner for your fractionation or specialty fats project , is now also fully committed and equipped to provide the key technology from “Fractionnement Tirtiaux”.
23/11/2006 New cocoa butter deodorizer for Blommer Chocolate (USA)
The compa ny Blommer Chocolate reports to have selected the Desmet Ballestra cocoa butter deodorizer for its state-of-the-art plant in the USA.
Blommer Chocolate is a fully integrated chocolate and cocoa manufacturer serving customers around the world. The company was founded in 1939 in Chicago, Illinois by Henry Blommer, Sr., and his two brothers Al and Bernard.
The company manufactures a broad array of chocolate, cocoa powder and specialty coating, including its Signature Line of chocolates and specialty alkalized cocoas, custom formulated to serve the confectionary, baking and dairy industries.
The company operates three facilities strategically located across the United States, which give it the unique ability to respond quickly to customers’ needs. The company is still family owned and operated and has grown to become the largest cocoa bean processor and chocolate manufacturer in North America.
22/11/2006 New contr act for EFKO (Russia)
The company JSC EFKO reports to have selected Desmet Ballestra technologies for their new project, located on a new site on the shore of the Azov sea.
This project includes :
200 TPD sunflower oil degumming and chemical neutralisation
650 TPD crude palm oil and degummed, neutral sunflower oil bleaching
25 Ton batch hydrogenation unit with a 200 TPD post-treatment
30 Ton batch chemical interesterification unit, combined
with a 200 TPD post-treatment
650 TPD Multistock deodorisation unit.
Over the last 10 years, JSC EFKO has realized 8 projects
with Desmet Ballestra as technical partner in Russia.
20/11/2006 New extraction plant in Iran
The company KOEC ( Khorramshar Oil Extraction Project) reports
to have selected Desmet Ballestra preparation and solvent
extraction technologies for the implementation of their
new 1.000 T/D crushing project.
The picture shows the loading of the extractor in the port of Antwerp.
13/11/2006 New 4.000 TPD crushing plant operational in China
The company Guangzhou Green Oil Industrial reports the smooth and successful start-up of its brand newsoy crushing complex near Zhongshan in Guandong province, China.
The 4.000 t/day facility is fully automated
and includes seeds drying and preparation,
as well as a complete solvent extraction plant.
All sections were provided by the Desmet
Ballestra Group and the greenfield project was entirely implemented by Desmet Ballestra
Shanghai.
10/10/2006 New refinery for Agroproduct (Russia)
The company AGROPRODUCT, located in the town of Kropotkin in Krasnodar Region, has chosen Desmet Ballestra as technical partner for the implementation of their new vegetable oil complex.
The project includes a complete automated solvent extraction plant with a capacity of 550 TPD of dehulled sunflower seed cake or 430 TPD of rape seed cake, and a complete refinery of 450 TPD.
04/09/2006 Inauguration o f new refinery in Iran
The company Jahan, located in Iran celebrated
the inauguration of their brand new refinery of large capacity.
The management of Desmet Ballestra was present at the ceremony.
Desmet Ballestra is active in Iran since 30 years and has built
13 vegetable oil factories.
 15/08/2006 New complete vegetable oil factory in Russia
The company Agrosib, located in Barnaul, Altay region in Russia,
reports to have selected the Desmet Ballestra
technologies for their extraction and refining project.
This project includes building a new solvent extraction plant
of 270 tpd of dehulled sunflower seed cake and combined
physical/chemical refining plant 200 tpd.
This is the first project in the Far East of Russia.
20/07/2006 New refinery in Nigeria
The company Comfort Oil Ltd, located in Lagos (Nigeria), reports to to have selected Desmet Ballestra
as technical partner for their new palm oil refining plant.
This will be the 20th refinery that Desmet Ballestra is installing in Nigeria.
 19/06/2006 New Dryer Cooler for Cargill
The company Cargill reports to have started up a new Desmet Ballestra
Dryer Cooler in their extraction plant located in Antwerp.
Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk
management products and services with 142,000 employees in 61 countries.
The 17 Desmet Ballestra offices are servicing the Cargill plants all over
the world in the fields of pressing, extraction, refining, fat modification
on the 5 continents, since decades.
 15/06/2006 New 1.000 TPD soybean extraction plant in Thailand
The company P.A.S reports to have started up its state-of-the-art
Desmet Ballestra preparation and extraction plant of 1.000 TPD,
located in Sukothai (Thailand).
P.A.S processes mainly imported beans and some local bean from
the Northern part of Thailand.
This new extraction plant is the 4th one supplied by Desmet Ballestra
in the last 3 years in Thailand.
01/06/2006 Thai Ruam Jai Vegetable Oil starts up its 2nd extraction plant (Thailand)
The company Thai Ruam Jai Veget able Oil Co Ltd, presently operating
the largest rice bran extraction in the world, has started up its second Desmet Ballestra LM Extraction Plant for Thailand.
The owner, Mr Prasop Santiwattana says: ”With this new plant, RUAMJAI
has a total installed capacity of 800 t/d and added to our other existing plants,
will give a total of around 1.000 t/d rice bran extraction.”
20/05/2006 Qualistock Deodoriser for Savola
 The company Savola in Egypt reports to have
selected the Desmet Ballestra Qualistock
deodoriser for its new deodorising project in
Suez (Egypt).
10/05/2006 New large rapeseed plant in France
The Saipol group reports to have selected the Desmet Ballestra
technologies for the implementation of their new large capacity pressing
and extraction plant for rapeseed, to be installed in Le Mériot (France)
Saipol is a major player in the oils & fats sector in France, with several processing plants all over the country.
17/04/2006 Large Fractionation in Vietnam
The company TUONG AN VEGETABLE OIL JOINT STOCK COMPANY reports to have selected the Desmet Ballestra technologies for the implementation of its new fractionation project.
The project includes the supply of a 400 TPD Flexifrac Fractionation plant.
TUONG AN VEGETABLE OIL is one of the largest refineries in Vietnam
and is said to be one of the leading local brand in Vietnam.
The picture shows the contract signature ceremony with Mrs. Huynh Tuan Phuong Mai,
General Director of Tuong An Vegetable Oil, and Mr. K.K Khoo, Managing Director of Desmet Ballestra South East Asia.
31/03/2006 Major break through of Desmet Ballestra biodiesel technology
 Desmet Ballestra Oleo reports to be implementing over 20 biodiesel projects
in Europe, North & South America and Asia.
The advantage of Desmet Ballestra Oleo is the massive experience
in the oils & fats and oleochemical process engineering and the
innovative solutions in the field of biodiesel production.
The Desmet Ballestra biodiesel technology allows a maximum of flexibility by designing plants for multiple feedstocks.
More information on http://www.desmetballestraoleo.com
3 North American Deodorizers Delivered in First Quarter 2006
A Multistock Deodorizer is on its way to Zeeland Farms in Zeeland,
Michigan, USA
A Qualistock Deodorizer is on its way to Associated Proteins in St. Agathe,
Manitoba, Canada.
A Multistock Deodorizer is readied for shipment to Sesajal in Guadalajara,
Jalisco, Mexico.
20 /03/2006 New refinery in Vietnam
The company Vocarimex reports to have selected Desmet Ballestra technologies for the implementation of their new important refining plant located near Ho Chi Minh City.
Vocarimex is the National Company For Vegetable Oils, Aromas and Cosmetics of Vietnam, belonging to the Ministry of Industry of Vietnam.
Many other edible oil refining plants in Vietnam are joint ventures with Vocarimex.
This refining plant is a direct investment from Vocarimex.
06/02/2006 Large capacity refinery for Kuok Oils & Grains in Rotterdam
 The malaysian vegetable oil producer Kuok Oils & Grains (KOG) reports the start
up of new refinery and fractionation plant of large capacity in the port of Rotterdam(NL).
It includes the latest Desmet Ballestra technologies as Sparbleach Bleaching,
Qualistock Deodorising, Sublimax Ice Condensing, and Flexifrac Fractionation.
Kuok Oils & Grains is part of the Kuok Group, a major player in the vegetable oil field in Malaysia, with 7 refineries
processing 10.000 tons/day. Furthermore, Kuok Oils & Grains has plants in China, Vietnam and Bangladesh.
The new plant in Rotterdam is the first one in Europe.
20/12/2005 Additional Extraction Plant for EFK O (Russia)
The company EFKO reports to have awarded its 8th contract to Desmet Ballestra since 1996.
It concerns a new extraction plant 1.000 TPD of dehulled sunflower cake corresponding
to 1.700 TPD sunflower seed. The plant is located at Alexevka in the Belgorod Region.
Today the production site at EFKO Company has the whole range of oil and fats processing equipment
- preparation, extraction (2 plants),
- refining including Qualistock & Multistock (2 plants),
- hydrogenation and interesterification (2 plants),
- fractionation.
During these years, EFKO has grown from a small enterprise into one of the main leading oils & fats companies on the Russian market.
15/12/2005 New 600 TPD refinery in Vietnam
The company Cai Lan Oils & Fats Industries company Ltd reports to have selected Desmet Ballestra as technical partner for their new refinery , located in Southern Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City.
The plant is a 600 tpd physical refining for Palm Oil.
Cai Lan Oils & Fats Industries is part of the KUOK group.
10/12/2005 New deodoriser for Azerbaij an
The company BAKU Oil & Food Industry J.S.C. (Azerbaijan) reports to have selected the Desmet Ballestra Multistock Deodoriser and the Sublimax Ice Condensing System for their deodorizing project of 200 TPD.
BAKU Oil & Food Industry J.S.C. is part of Azersun Group, active in tea production, sugar, vegetable oil and foodstuff in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Dubai, Iran and Turkey.
They are a leading company in Azerbaijan.
30/11/2005 Large Statoliser Fractionation for Mewah Oils (Malaysia)
The company Mewah Oils Sdn Bhd reports to have selected the latest Desmet Ballestra Statoliser technology for its new PKO dry fractionation plant of large capacity.
Mewah is one of the largest oil refiners in Malaysia, concentrating themselves mainly in bulk oils.
When Mewah Oils Sdn Bhd decided to enter in specialty fats, Desmet Ballestra was shortlisted as technical partner.
This is one of the largest PKO Fractionation plant Desmet Ballestra will supply and is the result of a long term policy of innovation and constant Research & Development.
26/11/2005 New cocoa butter deodorizer for Malaysia
Guan Chong Cocoa Manufacturer Sdn Bhd reports to have selected the Desmet Ballestra Cobustrip te chnology for its new cocoa butter deodorizing project.
Guan Chong Cocoa Manufacturer plant was established in 1991 and currently has an annual production capacity of over 60,000 metric tonnes of cocoa beans, making it one of the largest manufacturer of cocoa derived food ingredients in Malaysia with customers all over the world.
Guan Chong Cocoa latest production process is using the most modern and state of the art technology and is supported by a team of knowledgeable and dedicated staff of chemists, food technologists and engineers to provide the market with quality cocoa products under the Favorich brand name.
The new Desmet Ballestra Cobustrip technology has been adopted by nearly all major cocoa butter processors in the world.
25/11/2005 New crushing plant in Russia
The company Rusagro has chosen Desmet Ballestra technologies and equipment for building the new oil crushing plant of 1000 TPD, including preparation, pre-pressing, extraction and meal pelletizing sections.
The construction site is near the town Lisky, in the Voronezh Region. The plant will be into operation before the harvest time in 2006.
20/11/2005 Emek Yag invests in a new Qualistock Deodorising unit (Turkey)
The company Emek Yag reports to have selected the De Smet Qualistock technology
for its new deodorising line of 300 TPD.
Emek Yag also started up very recently the De Smet Sublimax Ice Condensing system for
its existing refinery located in Bursa (Turkey).
Emek Yag is market leader in high quality refined oil in the Bursa region, and is very committed to the protection of the environment, the plant being surrounded by a residential area at the outskirts of Bursa.
10/11/2005 New linseed pressing plant in Belgium
The company Oliefabriek Lichtervelde, located in Lichtervelde (Belgium) reports to have selected one Rosedowns Sterling prepress and 2 Rosedowns Sterling second presses for their new linseed processing plant.
Oliefabriek Lichtervelde is specialised in the processing of linseed, in a natural solvent-free way.
Mr Haeck, Sales Manager, says: “Quality is our driving force. To provide us with the ability to offer a high-quality product, the choice of the raw materials is absolutely critical. In view of its outstanding quality, Oliefabriek Lichtervelde usually uses Canadian linseed”.
Oliefabriek Lichtervelde is very well known in Europe and its linseed oil products are used in many applications like paint, printings inks, linoleum, soap,… and recently for animal and human consumption.
More information on Oliefabriek Lichtervelde at http://www.oliefablichtervelde.com
05/11/2005 New Sublimax Ice Condensing in the USA
Owensboro Grain reports to have selected Desmet Ballestra Sublimax
technology for their new Ice Condensing System, to be installed on their
two Desmet Ballestra Multistock deodorizers.
20/10/2005 New deodorizer for Turkey
The company Gunay Yag San.Ltd.Sti., located in Trakia (Turkey), reports to have
selected the latest Desmet Ballestra Qualistock Technology for its new deodorizing project.
04/10/2005 New  Qualistock deodorizer in Canada
The company Associated Proteins LP, located in Saint Agathe, Manitoba, Canada,
reports to have purchased a 350 tpd Desmet Ballestra Qualistock Deodorizer.
Associated Proteins LP is running a 1.000 tpd rapeseed full press plant.
Associated Proteins LP is a major player in the market of the solvent-free
vegetable oil and claim to operate one of the largest plants in this market
niche.
31/09/2005 New large refinery in Vietnam
The company TUONG AN VEGETABLE OIL JOINT STOCK COMPANY reports to have selected the Desmet Ballestra technologies for the implementation of its new refining project.
The project includes the supply of a 150 tpd neutralising line and a 600 tpd
physical refining plant.
TUONG AN VEGETABLE OIL is one of the largest refineries in Vietnam
and is said to be one of the leading local brand in Vietnam.
Mrs Huynh Tuan Phuong Mai says: “ We have selected Desmet Ballestra based on the technical evaluation of the project committee and we trust that with the start up of this new plant, we will be able to achieve even a higher market share in Vietnam.
The picture shows the contract signature ceremony with Mrs. Huynh Tuan Phuong Mai, General Director of Tuong An Vegetable Oil, and Mr. K.K Khoo, Managing Director of Desmet Ballestra South East Asia.
30/09/2005 Capacity increase for Argus (Romania)
The company S.C. Argus S.A., located in Constanza (Romania), reports to have selected Desmet Ballestra technologies for the capacity increase of its sunflower seed extraction plant.
Desmet Ballestra is the technical partner of Argus since decades in the field of preparation, extraction and refining. It is already the 5th project, handled on a real partnership basis.
26/09/2005 New deodorizer in the USA
The company Zeeland Farms in Zeeland, Michigan, USA, reports to have selected the lat est Desmet Ballestra Deodorizing technologies for their new investment. The project comprizes a 450 tpd Qualistock FS deodorizer for soybean oil.
The company Zeeland Farms is a family company since many generations. Its name is well known in the vegetable oil market and stands for quality.
Desmet Ballestra is servicing North America with a fully technical staffed office in Atlanta.
15/09/2005 Major plant in operation for Lotte Samkang (South Korea)
The company « Lotte Samkang » reports the start -up
of its complete new vegetable oil complex comprising
4 integrated refining lines.
This vegetable oil complex includes all latest
technological developments of Desmet Ballestra
and comprises 26 different process sections,
able to process any kind of oil and fat into a high
quality end product.
07/09/2005 Emek Yag starts up a Sublimax Ice Condensing unit (Turkey)
The company Emek Yag reports to have started up the De Smet Sublimax Ice Condensing system for its existing refinery located in Bursa (Turkey).
Emek Yag is market leader in high quality refined oil in the Bursa region, and is very committed to the protection of the environment, the plant being surrounded by a residential area at the outskirts of Bursa.
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