• What is the Dutch soy platform?
  • The Dutch Soy Platform seeks to collaborate with other soy platforms in Europe and beyond to gain traction in the European market and to achieve more impact in the field. The Dutch Soy Platform Initiative was started in 2018, building on earlier work that led to a large share of responsible soy on the Dutch supermarket shelves.
  • 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).
  • 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 products does Nordic Soya produce?
  • 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. Nordic Soya is an attractive job opportunity for high level process professionals in the Uusikaupunki region. We are proud for our highly qualified, experienced staff.
  • What is the vegetable oil and fat sector in the Netherlands?
  • The total vegetable oil and fat sector in the Netherlands is responsible for 11.8 million tonnes of imported goods and exports 6 million tonnes of products in 2013 (MVO, 2014). These products are oilseeds, oils or fats.