Nortalic launches first cooking oil product line with added MCT in Vietnam
Nortalic launches first cooking oil product line with added MCT in Vietnam
The new factory of North Continental Oils & Fats Vietnam Company Limited (Nortalic), a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Singapore-headquartered Musim Mas Group, officially came into operation on June 26, producing a new cooking oil product line with added MCT available for the first time in Vietnam, offering additional health benefits for consumers.
The three high-end edible oils products Tiara soyabean oil, Tiara vegetable Oil and Livvy vegetable oil are produced with heathy ingredients soyabean oil rich in Omega 3,6, 9, rice bran oil rich in Gamma-Orizynol, sunflower oil rich in Vitamin E, now added with MCT giving additional benefits compared to other products in the market.
Research indicates MCT is extremely important nutrition supply energy for brain, boosts metabolism, reduce excessed fat and bad choleterol in blood. Nortalic is proud to be the first cooking oil manufacturer to produce cooking oil product with MCT ingredient.
Besides Nortalic also offers other range of products in Freda and Nortalic brands so as to meet the various choices and preference of consumers.
Inheriting the achievements of the research and development centre of Musim Mas Group, operating globally in the production of cooking oils and specialty fats, Nortalic brings high quality products, improve health and improve the quality of daily life for Vietnamese consumers.
"The market now has a lot of edible oils that Vietnamese consumers can choose. We are confindent that our product will be well received by the market because our MCT series offer additional benefits, which meet today’s consumer needs for more healthy brain, boosts metabolism and help in weight management. According to several international research studies about the MCT ingredient, the MCT series will be ideal for those who want to maintain clear mind, improve memory, mentality and brilliant mind, control weight, and improve physique," said Lee Nio Kwee, general director of Nortalic.
Located in the central province of Thanh Hoa, Nortalic expects the $71.5 million plant to lay the foundations for Musim Mas Group’s strong investment in the Vietnamese market.
Vietnam cooking oil market is considered to have good growth. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in 2017, per capita consumption of edible oil in Vietnam is 9-10 kilogrammes per year, lower than the 13.5 kg recommended by the World Health Organization. The forecast for cooking oil consumption will reach 16kg by 2020 and 18.5-19kg by 2025.
Headquartered in Singapore, Musim Mas Group’s business is involved with every parts of vegetable oil supply chain: from managing plantations and mills to refining crude vegetable oil and manufacturing vegetable oil based products, supported by an extensive fleet of ship tankers and barges that enhance our logistical capability.
Musim Mas Group have 37,000 employees in 13 countries across Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, committed to meet global vegetable oil demand in an environmentally, socially and economically viable way.
