Wilmar Africa Limited, producers of Frytol Vegetable Oil and Fortune Rice wins three awards at the just ended 10th AGI Ghana Industry & Quality Awards’ 2021; held at the Grande Arena in Accra, on Saturday, November 27, 2021.
Wilmar Africa Limited is a subsidiary of Wilmar International, with headquarters in Singapore. In Ghana, Wilmar Africa has its central operations at the Tema Harbour enclave producing refined vegetable oil and rice from its 1000 metric ton/day capacity refinery plant, and 250mt/day capacity plant that packages both imported and local rice, respectively. Wilmar Africa Limited is also the majority shareholder across several entities including the Ghana Specialty Fats Industries Limited in the Free zone Enclave in Tema, the Benso Oil Palm Plantation in the Western Region, and ACPL – which is a Joint Venture between Wilmar International & Kapa Oil Refinery Ltd in Kenya.
All these plants are the largest in their respective sectors reputed and certified for its hygienic and strict manufacturing standards. The refinery is the largest of its kind, processing Crude Palm Oil and packaging of vegetable and sunflower oils under the iconic Frytol brand. Its rice packing plant is a fully automatic ultra-modern plant that processes and packages both imported and local rice.
Thus, contributing significantly to the establishment and support of local Rice farmers in promoting the consumption of Ghana rice with notable brands such as Viking Emo Pa and Fortune Emo Pa. Currently, the company also imports margarine from a sister company in Indonesia , for both industrial and domestic usage. Fortune margarine is a cholesterol-free margarine, healthy and tasty for all-purpose cooking, baking and toasting.
ACPL is a 200 metric ton/day capacity plant that produces laundry and toilet soap under the brand names, Jamaa and Alife respectively. In May 2021 this year, the Trade and Industry Minister, Honorable Allan Kyeremateng commissioned the first Detergent manufacturing tower in Ghana, 72mt/day capacity plant.
To consolidate our contributions to the economic growth, Wilmar Africa Limited has yet again swept three awards at the just ended 10th AGI Industry and Quality awards as: Overall Best Industrial Company of the Year
Best Company in the Agri-Business Sector in Ghana
Best Regional Awards (Western and Central Region) for the Benso Oil Palm Plantation
These awards are in recognition of the contribution of the Wilmar business towards the Agro-Processing and the trade and industry sector of the Ghanaian economy. The Business’ strategy of building an integrated […]
