Demetra Trading (a member of Demetra-Holding) has acquired and become the owner of an elevator complex in Verkhovye village of the Oryol region.
Nash Soyuz comprises 10 silos for long-term storage with a total capacity of 50 000 tons, 10 operational silos of 450 tons each, drying and cleaning facilities, two lines for accepting grain from trucks and a rail loading hub. The elevator has also its own milling plant with a capacity of 150 tons per day.
The elevator’s total daily acceptance capacity is 4 000 tons, and shipment capacity is 1 500 tons.
In the future, Demetra Trading plans to modernize the railway infrastructure to increase the rail shipment capacity and dispatch block trains.
Roman Kron, Managing Director of Demetra Trading:
"The Oryol region is an important grain-producing region of the country with good prospects for increasing yields. The acquisition of an entity in a high-potential region is in line with our strategy for developing the elevator network. The company plans to invest in modernization of the entity to improve its competitiveness, increase transshipment volumes and develop flour milling.”
