Firm sets up edible oil refinery in Francistown

Friday, November 07, 2014

Thew oil plants have the capacity to produce 1, 500 metric tonnes per month

Zimbabwean Agro-processing concern United Refineries Limited (URL) will in the first quarter of next year open a cooking oil refinery factory in the Dumela industrial area of Francistown.

Through an equity partnership with local consortium, URL is setting up a cooking oil plant that has the capacity to produce 1,500 metric tonnes per month.

“This will be a refinery serving the Botswana market. Eventually when there is enough oilseeds in Botswana we will have a crushing plant as well.

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