Sime Darby Oils in JV with ADVOC to market oils, fats products in MENA

From left: Asanee Mallamphut, head Asia Pacific - customised, Sime Darby Oils; Mohd Haris Mohd Arshad, managing director, Sime Darby Oils; Dr. B.R. Shetty, chairman, Abu Dhabi Vegetable Oil Company (ADVOC); Binay Shetty, vice-chairman & CEO of BRS Ventures and Nirman Shetty, director ADVOC.

KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Oils (SDO) and Dr. B.R.Shetty owned Abu Dhabi Vegetable Oil Company (ADVOC) are teaming up to market oils and fats products in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

The companies said in a joint statement they would operate in the region as a single sales and marketing team, focusing on basic and specialty fats. These include bakery fats, shortening, industrial margarines, spread fats, dairy replacers, confectionary fats and cocoa butter substitutes and replacers.