In order to be more reactive in response to the ever-changing needs of the market, OLVEA has chosen to develop its own eco-refining plant directly on its site in Normandy.
Eco-refining unit in France
Thanks to its supply chains directly located in Africa, closest to the raw material, and to its own green refining plant, OLVEA is now able to offer its customers biosourced and eco-refined vegetable and Omega fish oils with a complete traceability. These oils, prized by cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food laboratories, are used in the composition of many finished products.
A new industrial dimension
Equipped with two refining lines with a daily capacity of 100 tonnes, OLVEA Green Technologies is one of the first green and eco-designed refining plants in Europe. The equipment and the process of this plant make it possible to purify the oils while guaranteeing the absence of cross-contamination. The tank farm and the eco-refinery meet the Food Defense requirements.
Our eco-refining plant is also certified according to the FSSC 22000 standard (Food Safety System Certification), which guarantees the implementation of an efficient system of health risk management and therefore the safety of its production.
An eco-refinery
OLVEA’s eco-refined vegetable and Omega fish oils have an optimal quality and a reduced ecological footprint: the entire building and the refining process were designed to have the lowest environmental impact.
The building of an old factory has been completely rehabilitated; the demolition materials were recycled and revalorized. OLVEA Green Technologies has now 9,000m² of building, and 1,300m² of photovoltaic panels installed on the roof, from which the energy production covers 50% of the needs of one refining line. The rest of the plant’s energy supply is purchased from green electricity sources.
OLVEA proudly receives the EcoVadis Platinum Medal for the third year in a row, reaffirming its position among the top 1% of the most advanced companies in terms of CSR!
Since its very first EcoVadis assessment in 2015, OLVEA has continuously strengthened its CSR performance and this evaluation proves our steadfast resolve.
Building of
9 000m²
1 300m²
of photovoltaic panels
12 millions liters of water
recovered per year
The green plant is equipped with numerous heat exchangers to recover and interchange heat energy at different stages of the process. OLVEA has also installed 3 rainwater storage tanks, with a storage capacity of 1 million liters, to recover up to 12 million liters per year.