Nutriswiss oil mill obtains organic certification
Flexible capacities for processing Swiss-grown and imported organic oilseeds
With the successful organic certification of its oil mill, Nutriswiss AG is laying the foundation for flexible expansion in organic edible oil production.
Nutriswiss AG has received organic closes a key gap in the company’ s certification for its oil mill in organic portfolio.
Wohlen, Switzerland, paving the way for the flexible expansion of
Pierre Nording, Head of
its operations in the production Procurement at Nutriswiss AG, is of organic edible oils. The Bio responsible for implementing the
Suisse certification confirms the company’ s organic strategy on company’ s ability to process locally site.“ The oil mill has been pressing grown organic Swiss oilseeds edible oil for Nutriswiss since 2008. directly at source and refine
In 2022, we took over the facility
high-quality organic seeds from entirely and decided to extend within the EU in adherence with our organic offering across the full strict regulatory and traceability value chain. The first organic audit standards. for oilseeds took place as early as autumn 2023,” he explains.
Around 85 % of the oils and fats refined and supplied by Nutriswiss The Wohlen site primarily processes are plant-based, with the share rapeseed and sunflower seeds of organic products continuing grown in Switzerland, including to rise. These raw materials are high oleic( HO) varieties. These are largely purchased on local and rich in heat-resistant oleic acid and international markets or provided particularly well suited for frying by Nutriswiss customers for and deep-frying applications. The contract refining. The organic site also processes soybeans and certification of Nutriswiss’ s own oil linseed, as well as imported organic mill in Wohlen, canton of Aargau, raw materials.
Two production lines are in place: the larger one – consisting of a pre-press and main press – primarily processes rapeseed with a capacity of approximately 3.5 tonnes per hour. In addition, a smaller single-stage press handles flexible production of smaller oil batches at around 500 kg per hour. Full traceability of all batches and process steps is ensured. Organic seeds and oils are stored in dedicated silos and tanks at the site. During product transitions, any intermediate phases are processed separately in compliance with regulations and marketed without the organic label. A total of nine tanks provide interim storage for up to 1,900 tonnes of crude oil, which is then transported by Centravo Group tankers for refining in Lyss. The adjacent organic-certified Freiamt Grain Centre provides total storage capacity for 24,000 tonnes of grain and oilseeds.
While the share of organically grown oilseeds within Switzerland remains low, a significant portion of the organic seeds processed comes from imports- an area in which Nutriswiss expects to see sustainable future growth. Thanks to full organic certification across all internal production stages, Pierre Nording believes the company is well positioned to leverage this opportunity:“ In addition to the Bio Suisse label, we are certified under the EU Organic Regulation and the China National Organic Standard. Batches are kept just as strictly separate as conventional and organic oils, in line with respective regulatory requirements.”
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