• What is Nordic Soya?
  • Nordic Soya production facility is the largest full scale, multi-stage soy and rapeseed processing plant in the European Union. The annual soybean processing capacity is 240,000 tonnes. Our clients are feed, fish feed, pet food, food and technology industries. Our main products are meal, protein concentrate and oil from either soy or rapeseed.
  • What is the material usage of soybean?
  • The material usage of soybean is the equal to the refining step of rapeseed and can be seen in Appendix A together with the inputs and outputs of the oil modification processes. For the production of final palm oil, only the refining and oil modification stage are executed within the Netherlands.
  • Who makes rapeseed & soybean oil in Amsterdam?
  • The soybean refinery in Amsterdam was built in 1968 and belonged initially to Cargill until they sold it to Bunge in 2016 (Bron, 2016). The current annual production capacity of the factory is 760,000 tonnes rapeseed and soybean oil which is produced mostly in the ratio of 90/10, respectively (Kasper, 2018).
  • How is oil processed in the Netherlands?
  • In the Netherlands, crushing is only performed for rapeseed, sunflower and soybean oil. Palm fruits require processing into crude oil within 24 hours of harvesting and, therefore, processing takes place on or near the local plantation (Sridhar & AdeOluwa, 2009). Oil refining takes place in all Dutch vegetable oil companies.
  • Who owns Nordic Soya Oy?
  • Nordic Soya Oy is owned 100% by the Nieminen family. Europe¡¯s largest, most modern and most efficient Nordic Soya production facility is the largest full scale, multi-stage soy and rapeseed processing plant in the European Union. The annual soybean processing capacity is 240,000 tonnes.
  • What is the annual soybean processing capacity?
  • The annual soybean processing capacity is 240,000 tonnes. Our clients are feed, fish feed, pet food, food and technology industries. Our main products are meal, protein concentrate and oil from either soy or rapeseed. Manufacturing co-products include soy molasses, soy and rapeseed lecithin and soy hulls.