2020
Nikopol elevator LLC "Optimusagro Trade", received the status of route. The company can load 52 cars in 36 hours (less than two days).
2020
At ZMEZ, raw material storage capacity was increased by 33%. After the commissioning of the granary, the total amount of one-time storage of sunflower seeds at the plant is 30 thousand tons.
2020
Optimusagro Trade LLC has received certificates of compliance with the international standards GMP + B2 "Production of feed ingredients" and GMP + B3 "Trade, collection, storage and shipment".
2019
At ZMEZ, we modernised Polish steam boiler Rafako, which operated on a mixture of gas and husk, to burn only husk. And today we have 100% thermal energy produced from our own raw materials, thus natural gas has become a reserve fuel
2019
Optimusagro Trade LLC has been certified according to the new version of the ISO 22000: 2018 standard.
2019
Optimusagro Trade LLC - received a certificate of compliance with ISCC EU standards (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) - is a program of voluntary certification of manufacturers and suppliers, which is based on the European Directive on Renewable Energy Sources. The certificate of this standard is recognized by all countries of the world.
2019
Nikopol Elevator LLC "Optimusagro Trade" has successfully passed certification for compliance with the Protocol of phytosanitary and inspection requirements for the export of barley from Ukraine to China.
2018
ZMEZ received certificates of accreditation of the laboratory №2T1623T, "Halal Certification Center" on the basis of the act of examination of production, compliance with the requirements of the "Halal" standard, Kosher certificate from the religious organization "Association of Jewish Religious Organizations of Ukraine".
2017
Developed and implemented ISO 22000: 2005 certification, GMP + B2 "Production of feed ingredients", GMP + B3 "Trade, collection, storage and shipment".
2016
The Optimus Agro brand brings under its brand PJSC "Zaporozhien oil extraction plant" located in Zaporizhzhya city in order to improve the quality of control of oilseeds
2015
The Optimus Agro Group is included in the TOP -5 processors of sunflower seeds in the Ukrainian market in terms the installed capacity.
2014
The Optimus Agro brand brings under its brand grain storages located in Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovograd, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, KKherson, Donetsk, and Cherkasy regions of Ukraine in order to improve the quality of control of oilseeds.
2013
Optimus Agro’s long-term relationships with a large network of grain storages in Ukraine ensure a total capacity for simultaneous storage of more than 1.2 million tons of grain. Grain storages are located in key sunflower regions of the country.
2011
The Company signed a long-term contract with Poltava Oil Extraction Plant for processing of raw materials for production and sales of bottled sunflower oil under the Shchedro brand name.
2010
The Company increased its capacity for production of vegetable oil to 850 thousand tons of sunflower seeds per year at an oil-extraction plant in Zaporizhzhia.
2008
The Company continued to increase its capacity for processing sunflower seeds to 400 thousand tons per year. Upon the strengthening of its positions in the Ukrainian market, the Company management decided to expand its portfolio and to reach foreign markets, which resulted in conclusion of the first contracts for the export of sunflower oil and meal.
2004
The Company increased its capacity for processing sunflower seeds to 250 thousand tons.
2001
The Company continued to expand its capacity for purchase and storage and extended beyond the Zaporizhzhia region.
1999
The Company expanded its storage capacity for sunflower seeds through conclusion of a number of contracts with grain warehouses for a volume of 100 thousand tons per year in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine.
1997
The acquisition of controlling shares (buyout) of ZMEZ in 1997 was the result of shared successful performance.
1994
The company’s activities began in 1994 with the sale and exchange of fuels and lubricants for agricultural products in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions. The main purchased goods were sunflower seeds, which were supplied to “Zaporozhye Oil and Fat Plant” under a tolling agreement.
