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B U L G A R I A U P D AT E 47 ONE OF THE BIGGEST SUPPLIERS OF REFINED SUNFLOWER OIL B ulgaria is among the biggest producer of non GMO sunflower seeds in the world. Some of the biggest sunflower oil producing factories in Eastern Europe are located in Bulgaria and more than 80% of their production goes for exports, the typical products are: crude and refined sunflower oil, sunflower meal and other by-products. The perfect combination of natural resources and modern technologies is united in the production complex "Klas", located in the heart of Golden Dobrudzha - one of the ecologically cleanest regions with the world's and Europe's most fertile chernozem soil. Yearly more then 120,000 tons of sunflower seeds are crushed and the monthly production capacity for sunflower oil exceeds 5,000,000 L. The company is established in 2001 and for this time it became one of the biggest suppliers of refined sunflower oil under private label for almost every retailer JANUARY - MARCH 2018 in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Greece. We are working on a regular basis with Kaufland, LIDL, Metro, Carrefour, Penny and Auchan in these countries. Starting from 2015 the company began first shipments to the MENA region and China, where currently Klas Oil produces private label for retailers like Dukan and Othaim in Saudi Arabia, Nesto in Dubai, Lulu in Dubai, Qatar and Bahrain, and many other smaller distributors. All production units of Klas Oil are built, equipped and operated according to the highest European standards. Klas Oil aims for the highest quality of its products and in the last years we managed to fulfill the requirements of the most important international food safety standards - ISO, IFS, BRC and HALAL. FOOD BUSINESS GULF & MIDDLE EAST