Venky's India Ltd, formerly Western Hatcheries, has
set up an edible oil refinery at its solvent extraction plant at Solapur in
Maharashtra. The poor financial health of the refiners had prompted the company
to undertake this forward integration project.
The plant has a per day capacity of 50 tonnes and has
been built at a cost of Rs.2.5 crore.
The plant is presently undergoing trial runs and
would go on-stream on 15 March 2001.