A world leader

The Desmet Ballestra Group is the world leader in the fields of engineering and supply of plants and equipment for:

- the Oils and Fats industries,- the Detergents, Surfactants and related Chemical industries,- the Oleochemical and Biodiesel industries

Desmet Ballestra benefits from a worldwide reputation of excellence, thanks to over 60 years of unequalled experience, a strong R&D capacity and the most extensive customer base in the industry.

Desmet Ballestra core business

€ 380million

turnover1,100

employees

7,500 projectsin 150

countries

A worldwide

network of offices

OFOOils, Fats & Oleo technologies

DSCDetergents,Surfactants & Chemicals plants

OSFEOilseeds & FeedmillEquipment

The Group is organized around

3 Business Divisions

Group structure and organization

Europe Mid. East AfricaSouth America

India

Asia China Far East

North & Central America

Technical / R&D

Sales & Marketing

Industrial Methods

Finance

Detergents& Surfactants

Chemicals

Oleochemicals

Worldwide presence next to our customers

Argentina

Brasil

Colombia

U.S.A.

Mexico

U.K.

Spain

FranceBelgium

ItalyTurkey

Russia

ChinaU.A.E.

MalaysiaIndia

Singapore

DB office or subsidiary

First class engineering

With its HQ in Brussels, Desmet Ballestra’sOils , Fats & Oleochemicals Division is the world specialist in oilseed and edible oil processing plants. It delivers tailor-made engineering and procurement services covering each step of the industry, from crop to final product:

Oils, Fats & Oleochemicals

5 market segments

ü Seed preparation Dehulling, Cracking, Cooking, Flaking, Expanding

ü Extraction Mechanical and solvent extraction, Desolventising-toasting , Drying-cooling, Distillation, Solvent recovery

ü Refining Degumming, Neutralization, Bleaching, Winterising, Deodorizing

ü Fat modification Fractionation, Hydrogenation, Interesterification

ü Oleochemicals Fatty Acids, Fatty Alcohols, Methylesters, Glycerine, Biodiesel

Oils, Fats & Oleochemicals technology platform

Oilseeds

Edible oil

Animal Feed

Crude oilEdible fats

Biodiesel

Preparation Extraction

Refining

Fat Modif. OleochemicalsGlycerine

Fatty acidsFatty alcohols

Detergents, Surfactants & Chemicalstechnology platform

Ethoxylation

Liquid Detergents

Personal care

Laundry Products

Detergent bars

Powder Detergents

Sulphonation MultipurposeSulphuric

Acid

Chemical Plants Detergents & Surfactants Plants

AgricultureWater treatment

Ore processing

Oil refining

Phosphoric Acid

Phosphoric Acid Detergents

Chemical industry

FertilizersRaw materials for Surfactants/Det.

Oilseeds & Feedmill Equipment technology platform

Animal Feed

Oilseeds Preparation

Rosedowns Pressing Equipment platform

Stolz Handling/Processing Equipment platform

DestoningGrain/powder cleaningSievingMechanical handlingDedusting

GrindingMixingThermal treatmentPelletizingCooling

Sterling screw pressesCompress systemMini presses

Oil screening tankMill design/ EngineeringSpare parts

Human FoodExtraction and downstream edible oil processing

Bulk/powdery materials (seeds, cereals..)

Oils & Fats processes

Seed preparation

Purpose: to modify the seed into a shape that is suitable for fast and effective extraction by mechanical pressing or solvent extraction.

It is a succession of several processes, amongst which:

ü Dehulling : increases the protein content of the de-oiled meal,

ü Cracking: reduces the particle size of the seeds,

ü Cooking: reduces the viscosity of the oil and adjust the moisture content,

ü Flaking: ruptures the cell structure of the broken seeds,

ü Expanding: enhances extraction parameters (used in specific cases)

175 preparation& prepress processes 1,500 seed preparation

equipments

Seed preparation

Oils & Fats processes

Pre-pressingCookingCrackingSunflower

45% oil

Cake

20% oil

To Refining

CookingCrackingSoybean

20% oil

Flakes

20% oil

Flaking

ToExtraction

Crude Oil

Extraction

Purpose: to obtain high quality oil with minimal undesirable components, achieve high extraction yields and high value meal. Two common extraction processes are solvent extraction and mechanical extraction using a screw press.

In order to maximize the removal of the oil contained in a seed, solvent extraction is conducted on prepared seeds or, for high oil content seeds, on the cakes yielded by the pre-presses. It consists of a sequence of four operations:

ü Physical removal of oil from the seed

ü Desolventising-toasting of the de-oiled seed - i.e. meal (incl. drying and cooling)

ü Distillation, to remove the solvent from the extracted oil

ü Recovery of solvent, which is reused at extractor level

Oils & Fats processes

391 full pressingprocesses 600 complete

distillations

790 extraction units 700 desolventising toasters,

dryer collers & DTDC

Oil extraction from oilseeds

Notable trend to larger capacity plants (‘economics of scale’)

Soybean extraction : avg. cap. = 3000 TPD - max. cap. = 20.000 TPD

Rapeseed extraction : avg. cap. = 700 TPD - max. cap. = 3.000 TPD

Solvent extraction process

Oils & Fats processes

To Refining

Cake / Flake

20% oil

To Feed Milling

Miscella

Hexane

Extractor

Distillation

Desolventiser

Steam

Crude Oil

Meal

Refining

Purpose: to remove excess fatty acids and undesired componentswhich may compromise the taste, odor and appearance of the final edible oil.

Oil refining consists of a sequence of 4 main operations:

ü Degumming, to take out gums (lecithin) from crude oil

ü Neutralization of crude oil, to neutralize free fatty acids (soapstock)

ü Bleaching, to absorb coloring matters and remove residual phosphatides, metals, soaps and oxidation products

ü Winterising, to preserve limpidity and refined oils brightness

ü Deodorizing, to remove odoriferous material, free fatty acids and other undesired minor components to produce a bland oil with a good shelf life.

Oils & Fats processes

250 degummingunits

738 bleachingplants

200 neutralizingunits

121 winterisingplants

1,237 deodorisingplants

Refining process

Oils & Fats processes

Bleaching earth

Steam

Gums(Lecithin)

Soapstock

Caustic Soda Filtration

BleachingNeutralising

Deodorising

Degumming

Crude Oil

RefinedOil

Fat modification

Purpose: to chemically or physically modify oils in order to change their propertiesand extent possible applications.

Market increasing demand for low trans fats and «green» products influence modification processes. A combination of available technologies opens up other venues of investigation, especially in the field of tailor-made fats for well-defined applications.

The prominent processes are:

ü Fractionation, to separate «oleins» (liquid fraction ) from «stearins» (crystallised fraction)

ü Hydrogenation, to improve oil’s melting properties by reducing its degree of unsaturation

ü Interesterification, to create an oil more suitable for deep frying or making margarine with good taste and low content of saturated fatty acids

Oils & Fats processes

333 fractionationplants

94 hydrogenationplants

58 interesterificationplants

Olein

Fat modification process

Oils & Fats processes

Filtration

Cristallisation

Hydrogen

Catalyst Refining

Filtration

Hydrogenation Fractionation

RefinedOil

StearinMargarineGheePastry Fat

Salad oil

Hydrog. oil

Cocoa substitute Soap

A vocation for innovation

ü High level scientists

ü Years of practical experience in the related industries

ü Fully equipped analytical and research laboratories

ü Flexible pilot units, including skid-mounted units available for testing at customer’s facility

ü Collaboration agreements with several Universities (Europe, Asia, USA…)

Improvementof existing processes New

applications

CustomR&D Pilot

plants

Backupservices

Desmet Ballestra’s R&D Team is composed of professionals specialized in Oils & Fats, oleochemical and chemical processes, using the most comprehensive set of technological resources and equipment:

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SUSTAINABILITY

- Larger plant capacities- Higher oil yield- Lower operating cost

EFFICIENCY

QUALITY

- Improved nutritional quality(meal and oil)

- Protein concentrates- Oil fractions with better

physical properties

- Alternative solvents for oil extraction

- Enzymatic oil processing - Less (no) waste streams

Oilseed and Oil Processing : Drivers for new Developments

Desmet Ballestra R&D Center

R&D Center in Zaventem ( Staff :12 FTE)

• Improvement of existing processes

• Development of new (efficient, sustainable) technologies

• Customized R&D in partnership with clients

R&D Client/project Other

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R&D Center Zaventem : overview activities

Client/project related work

- Directly related to industrial projects (pre- or after sales) - Process configuration – process guarantees – demo trials- Assistance to on-site audits/trials/trouble-shootings- In-house training programs for clients (theoretical/practical)

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- Limiting number of ‘active’ R&D projects- First focus of the R&D center- Supporting business of tomorrow - Collaboration with (research) partners

R&D Center Zaventem

§ ANALYTICAL LAB - Fully equipped analytical laboratory - Possibility to determine (standard) O&F quality parameters

- Regular participation to ring tests for method validation

R&D Center Zaventem

§ PILOT HALL 1- Simulation of industrial oil refining & modification processes - For R&D projects and demonstration trials

Batch deodorizerOil stripper

R&D Center Zaventem

§ PILOT HALL 1- Simulation of industrial oil refining & modification processes - For R&D projects and demonstration trials

Crystallizer for oil fractionation

Membrane press filter

R&D Center Zaventem

§ PILOT HALL 2 (for experiments with solvents)- Simulation of industrial oilseed/biomass extraction processes - For R&D projects and demonstration trials

Batch extractor High pressure reactor

Some R&D projects

§ Use of enzymes for oil refining : mild processing

§ Fish oil refining : removal of contaminants (dioxins,PCB,…)

§ Refining of ‘special’ oils : cocoa butter, rice bran oil , olive oil, camelina oil,….

§ Extraction of sweetener from stevia leaves

§ Production of rape/soya protein concentrates

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Unique customer portfolio

Main technological partners

Main research partners

All your Desmet Ballestra contacts available at

www.desmetballestra.com