MOSCOW: Singapore-listed commodity trader Wilmar International Ltd may invest in soybean production and processing and transhipment of soybean concentrates in Russia's Far East, a regional ministry said on Thursday (Nov 15).
Wilmar's long-term investment programme in the Far East has been developed with Russian support, the ministry for the development of the Far East said in a statement, summing up meetings between officials and potential investors on the sidelines of a regional conference in Singapore, which President Vladimir Putin attended this week.
AdvertisementThe ministry said the potential long-term investment as part of the programme could reach US$732 million, but so far the investor was ready for the first stage of the project, which requires only 680 million roubles (US$10 million) to start soybean production on 10,000 hectares.
The longer-term project includes production of soybeans on 600,000 hectares in the far eastern region of Primorsk, the construction of two plants for soybean processing with a capacity of 500,000-600,000 tonnes a year and the construction of elevators and a port terminal for transhipment of soybean concentrates and oil, the Russian ministry said.
Wilmar was not available for immediate comment.
The ministry declined to comment on the possible timetable for the project and whether Wilmar would be a single investor in the project. It was also not clear how close Wilmar is to taking an investment decision on this project.
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