Walter Rau Neusser Öl und Fett AG

Walter Rau Neusser Öl und Fett AG (stylised WALTER RAU) is a German manufacturer of plant-based fats and oils headquartered in Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia. The company traces its origins to 1887, when it was founded in Neuss as Ölmühle N. Simons Söhne by Nathan Simons, who had started his first mill at the Obertor in 1861. After a fire at the Neuss oil mill, production was relocated between 1909 and 1911 to the newly developed harbour area. In 1929 the Walter Rau Lebensmittelwerke acquired the business to secure a new raw-material base for margarine production. It was renamed Walter Rau Neusser Ölwerke AG in 1933 and Walter Rau Neusser Öl und Fett AG in 1979. In 1999 the Rau family (heirs of Walter Rau) sold a majority stake to the Hamburg-based Peter Cremer Holding GmbH & Co. KG. In June 2012 the oil mill that had been operating since 1911 to produce crude rapeseed oil from rapeseed was shut down, and the seed storage building was demolished in 2015. As of 1 October 2016, the Bunge Group acquired 62.81% of the shares. The company's shares are not traded on a stock exchange; there are three shareholders: Bunge Deutschland GmbH (62.81%), Christian Carls (30.19%) and the Walter Rau Wohlfahrtsstiftung (7.00%). The firm operates an edible oil and fat refinery in Neuss. The plant site covers approximately 42,000 m² and is located at Hafenbecken 2 of the Neuss harbour. The complete refining process is carried out there, supported by degumming and deacidification units, bleaching units and deodorisation columns. For speciality fat production, the site has facilities for fat hardening, chemical interesterification and enzymatic interesterification. Several packaging lines handle various packaging types with fill volumes from 5 to 1000 litres. Walter Rau produces plant-based fats and oils. Around 50 different raw materials are processed into some 400 different products, including frying fats and speciality fats for the bakery, confectionery and dairy industries. The Walter Rau AG is a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

The company was founded in Neuss in 1887 as Ölmühle N. Simons Söhne. Nathan Simons had started his first mill at the Obertor in 1861 and soon afterwards built a larger steam-powered roller mill. After a fire at the Neuss oil mill, the production facilities were relocated between 1909 and 1911 to the newly created harbour area. In 1929 the Walter Rau Lebensmittelwerke bought the company in order to open up a new raw-material base for margarine production. It was renamed Walter Rau Neusser Ölwerke AG in 1933 and Walter Rau Neusser Öl und Fett AG in 1979. In 1999 the Rau family (heirs of Walter Rau) sold a majority of shares to the Hamburg-based Peter Cremer Holding GmbH & Co. KG. In June 2012 the oil mill that had been in operation since 1911 for producing crude rapeseed oil from rapeseed was shut down. The seed storage building was demolished in 2015. As of 1 October 2016, the Bunge Group took over 62.81% of the shares. The company's shares are not traded on a stock exchange; there are three shareholders: Bunge Deutschland GmbH (62.81%), Christian Carls (30.19%) and the Walter Rau Wohlfahrtsstiftung (7.00%). The firm operates an edible oil and fat refinery in Neuss on a site of approximately 42,000 m² at Hafenbecken 2 of the Neuss harbour, where the complete refining process is carried out.

• 2016

  Bunge Group acquires 62.81% of shares as of 1 October.

• 2015

  Seed storage building demolished.

• 2012

  Oil mill for crude rapeseed oil production shut down in June.

• 1999

  Rau family sells a majority stake to Peter Cremer Holding GmbH & Co. KG.

• 1979

  Renamed Walter Rau Neusser Öl und Fett AG.

• 1933

  Renamed Walter Rau Neusser Ölwerke AG.

• 1929

  Walter Rau Lebensmittelwerke acquires the company to secure a raw-material base for margarine production.

• 1909

  After a fire at the Neuss oil mill, production facilities begin relocation to the new harbour area (completed 1911).

• 1887

  Company founded in Neuss as Ölmühle N. Simons Söhne.

• 1861

  Nathan Simons starts his first mill at the Obertor in Neuss.

B2B supplier of plant-based fats and oils for the food industry, with a focus on speciality fats for bakery, confectionery and dairy applications.

• Plant-based fats and oils

• Frying fats

• Speciality fats for bakery industry

• Speciality fats for confectionery industry

• Speciality fats for dairy industry

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2. 2Milled Productsbunge.com
3. 3Walter Rau Neusser Öl und Fett AGwikidata.org
4. 4Walter Rau Neusser Öl und Fett AGde.wikipedia.org