OLFAR ACQUIRES BIODIESEL PLANT IN RIO DE JANEIRO
The company that has been operating for 27 years in the food industry and energy, and has its industrial park based in the city of Erechim , north of the Rio Grande do Sul State , is expanding again its activities beyond this state.
In order to reach new markets and enhance its commercial activity , the company signed the contract for the purchase of the company's plant Grand Valle, in the municipality of Puerto Real, in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
The plant has capacity to produce 250,000 liters / day of biodiesel may negotiate 15 to 20 million liters of biodiesel in each auction with Petrobras.
The new industrial park covers an area of ??13,569 m² and will generate approximately 40 direct jobs and hundreds of indirect jobs. The new plant is scheduled to become operational by the end of 2015.
Para o presidente da Olfar, José Carlos Weschenfelder, a aquisição deste novo parque industrial reitera que as diretrizes organizacionais, e a governança corporativa da Olfar, estão alinhadas e cintribuem para o desenvolvimento econômico e sustentável da empresa.