Necessities of the oil, spurring ubiquitously and intensifying edible oil projects
The Emami Group, leading producer of the branded oil has allocated nearly Rs. 950 crore for the next couple of years for enhancing the quality of the edible oil. The top authorities of the company declared that, the company is working hard to develop itself as the healthy and tasty oil manufacturer. Aditya Vardhan Agarwal, the managing director of the Emami Group stated that, the amount allocated will be furnished by the Emami Biotech and it will be a collection of equity and debts and around 30 percent of the funds will be given by the director. The company was also looking at acquiring a 200 tpd mustard oil unit in Rajasthan and the strategy of the company would be to focus on manufacturing and marketing its own brand.The director of the Emami Group mentioned that, these funds will be allotted for the expansion of their current units and for implementation of the green-field projects.
The Emami Biotech Limited recently announced that, the company is planning to invest around Rs 400-crore in Ethiopia in an attempt to cultivate and extract edible oil and bio fuel crops.The Emami Group currently is producing 1600 tons of edible oil and in the next couple of years the production is expected to increase twofold according the reports released by the director of the company. The Emami Group produces various oils such as soya, palm oil, blended sunflower oil and mustard oil. The company is eyeing a Rs 5,000 crore business from oil in the next three years, up from the present Rs 1,000 crore. The Emami Biotech is planning to expand its office in Ethiopia, aiming to extract jatropha which can be used for extracting the bio diesel and castor seed.