sunflower seed oil refinery in Hungary

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  • sunflower seed oil refinery in Hungary
  • sunflower seed oil refinery in Hungary
  • sunflower seed oil refinery in Hungary
  • sunflower seed oil refinery in Hungary

Facilities Group Vandamme

Flow chart of the production chain of sunflower seed

Cold pressed sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) oil

The European market potential for sunflower seeds CBI

  • How to refine sunflower oil?
  • Physical refining of sunflower oil is discussed in details. Recent developments in the field of processes, equipment and control have made possible to refine by physical way the high phosphatide containing seed oils as well.
  • Is high oleic sunflower oil growing in Europe?
  • Sunflower oil consumption is increasing at a fast pace in Europe. A growing segment in the European market is high oleic sunflower oil, originating from hybrid sunflower seeds. Demand for high oleic sunflower oil is increasing in Europe, but supplies remain tight. This points toward future opportunities for exporters from developing country.
  • How much sunflower oil is produced in Europe?
  • Total production of sunflower oil in Europe amounted to 3.3 million tonnes in 2014. In the period 2010-2014, sunflower oil production recorded an annual average growth of +6.0%. The two largest producers of sunflower oil in Europe are Hungary and France, both accounting for 18% of total production.
  • Can you buy crude sunflower oil from a foreign country?
  • New techniques like countercurrent bleaching and electrofiltration (ÖHMI) are under development (11). Purchasing crude sunflower oil (or seed) from certain countries involves the risk of PAH’s (polyaromatic hydrocarbons) contamination, originated from direct fuel gas drying of the seeds or from environmental pollution.

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