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LDC established its presence in Germany in 2009, with the acquisition of an integrated rapeseed crushing and biodiesel plant in Wittenberg-Piesteritz, which remains the center of our operations in the country and continues to diversify its activities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n \n

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Rapeseed is Germany\u2019s most important source of vegetable oil, and the rapeseed we process at our Wittenberg plant is purchased mainly from local farmers<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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We now produce a range of products at the plant – from crude rapeseed oil to biodiesel, glycerin and lecithin.<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The lecithin we produce attains the highest purity level according to EU specifications<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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LDC employs more than 90 people at its Wittenberg plant<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n
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Our Operations<\/h2>\n \n
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Our activity in Germany began as a basic rapeseed crushing operation for rapeseed oil and meal production, with an associated biodiesel production process.<\/p>\n

Following significant investments in infrastructure and technology, such as the addition of a lecithin production unit in 2015, our Wittenberg plant now produces a wider range of products.<\/p>\n

The plant employs more than 90 people and is a reliable partner to many local businesses, providing feed for the German livestock industry, and with about 75% of rapeseed meal sold regionally.<\/p>\n

Built in 2006, the plant stringently adheres to industry best practice and complies with the highest standards of safety and sustainability.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Our Strategy<\/h2>\n

Our recent activity in Germany exemplifies LDC\u2019s strategy to diversify revenue through value-added products.<\/p>\n

Following substantial investment in 2015, LDC’s plant in Wittenberg now produces a variety of products derived from rapeseed, such as rapeseed oil and meal, biodiesel, glycerin and lecithin, for pharmaceutical, food, feed and energy industry customers.<\/p>\n

The plant\u2019s specialties include lecithin for food and feed applications, as well as pharmaceutical-grade glycerin, and the facility is a key element in LDC\u2019s global oilseed processing network.<\/p>\n

The lecithin produced at the plant attains the highest purity level according to EU specifications, and comes entirely from European non-GMO (genetically modified organism) rapeseed.<\/p>\n

Always looking to the future, the plant is investing in further expansion to accommodate a new blending unit for several biodiesel qualities, to meet local market demand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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