ABOUT US

CORPORATE STRUCTURE

Oliva AD is a joint stock company registered under Bulgarian law with a capital of BGN 20 100 000, divided into 6 700 000 ordinary registered shares with par value of BGN 3 each. The majority shareholder of the company is Buildcom EOOD.

Corporate Principles

Our company prides itself in consistently acting on the following principles:

• We are trustworthy.
• We are purposeful.
• We are efficient.
• We are teamwork oriented.

Timeline

1942

Company “Pearl” is established and the construction of an oilseed crushing plant begins in the town of Knezha, Pleven region. After after the fall of the communist regime in Bulgaria the company is renamed to Oliva AD in 1991.

2001

Buildcom EOOD becomes majority shareholder in Oliva AD.

2005

A program begins in the plant in Knezha for complete modernization of the production facilities and construction of new extraction and refining installations, as well as a new workshop for sunflower kernels.

2008

The modernization in the plant in Knezha is completed and put into operation.

2011

The construction of a new oilseed crushing plant begins in the town of Polski Trambesh, Veliko Tarnovo region,with a capacity of over three times the plant in Knezha. The over 33 million US dollars project is financed by the EBRD.

2013

The new plant in Polski Trambesh is put into operation.

2015

Oliva and Buildcom start actively using the port terminal PCHMV in Varna.

2017

The construction of a new oilseed crushing plant begins in the village of Razdelna, Varna region, with investment amount of 50 million US dollars.

2019

The new plant in Razdelna is put into operation. With its three plants Oliva is by far the largest crusher of oilseeds in Bulgaria.

2020

Acquired oil refining plant "Kaliakra" at town of Dobrich. The refinery and grain storage facility have been modernized and put into operation.

2022

A grain storage facility was purchased in the city of Ruse, which was renovated and put into operation this year.

PRODUCTION CAPACITIES - LOCATIONS

Own Factory

Storage

Rented

Key indicators

560

thousand tons of grain own storage capacity

139

mln USD EBITDA for 2022

700+

employees           

2+

mln tons of grains and oilseeds purchased annually

400+

thousand tons of oil produced anually

1750

mln USD in sales for 2022