Firm sets up edible oil refinery in Francistown

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