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All about the emulsifier market: EFKO seminar

31.10.2023
All about the emulsifier market: EFKO seminar
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The Russian food industry is actively engaged in import substitution. And while imports of ingredients for the deep processing of grains and oilseeds have been replaced, the emulsifier segment is still dependent. At the EFKO Group seminar, industry experts and technologists discussed how to change this situation and what ingredient producers can offer the domestic market.

 

Emulsifiers are used in the production of chocolate, baked goods, creams, spreads and margarines. This component solves many technological tasks — from improving the texture of the final product to high quality frying. The main emulsifiers used in the food industry are lecithin, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, PGPR, sorbitan monostearate and many others.


Today, the Russian food ingredients market accounts for about 10% of the global market and is estimated at $3 billion with an annual growth rate of about 6%. The leading players in the global market are transnational giants: Cargill, Kerry Group and Danisco.

"Emulsifiers are most often used in the confectionery industry — it accounts for 49% of consumption. 35% — for the production of bakery products, 16% in total — for the production of margarines and spreads," says Nadezhda Kornienko, Chief Analyst in the Oils and Fats Division of the EFKO Group. — The main problem of the domestic market of food ingredients is dependence on imports. Manufacturers are forced to import 80-90% of basic ingredients such as flavorings, stabilizers, coloring agents from abroad. The volume of the emulsifiers market in Russia today is 34,300 tons".

The main suppliers of emulsifiers to Russia in 2021 were the European Union, Malaysia and Indonesia. After the sanctions were imposed, the situation changed and many countries refused to cooperate.

"At the moment, the trend is towards China, India and Malaysia. As a producer, we see only one way out — to focus on our own products, which will be able to replace all kinds of foreign analogs," says Alexey Dikarev, Deputy Director of the Dairy Department in the Oils and Fats Division.

The EFKO Group offers producers all the main emulsifiers that were previously supplied from abroad: saturated monoglycerides, PGPR, PGE, sorbitan tristearate and sorbitan monostearate. According to Alexey Shestopalov, the company's chief technologist, "the latter makes it possible to achieve a homogeneous plastic consistency of spreads. PGPR is used in low-fat spreads, it helps to stabilize the finished products and eliminates delamination of both the initial emulsion and the finished product. PGPR is recommended for the confectionery industry — it regulates the viscosity in compounds. Then there is sorbitan tristearate, which stabilizes the crystal structure of cocoa butter and cocoa butter equivalents”.

The prospect of using EFKO emulsifiers has already been highly appreciated by industry practitioners. Elvira Pichueva, a technologist at Khlebprom, notes that emulsifiers are an integral part of a number of products. "For example, in biscuits, the component helps to slow down staling and extend the shelf life of the product”.

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In the Alekseevskaya Sloboda of the Belgorod province, where in the late 1820s, sunflower oil was produced for the first time in the Russian Empire, and the first oil mill in Russia was built.

During the years of the First World War, and then the Civil War, production was completely stopped. The restoration of the plant began only in 1923. The main focus of its work remained the processing of coriander and anise. In 1936, the second oil extraction plant in all of Russia was built in Alekseevka. Later, both enterprises were merged into one of the largest essential oil extraction complexes in the Soviet Union.

During the Great Patriotic War, the complex was almost destroyed. Restoration work, which began in 1943, continued until the end of 1948. In the post-war period, comprehensive reconstruction was carried out on many sections using the latest technological advancements. By the 1970s, the Alekseevsky essential oil extraction complex produced up to 80% of the world's coriander oil. For its achievements in production development, the development and implementation of advanced technology, by decree of August 14, 1972, the Supreme Soviet of the USSR awarded the plant the Order of the Badge of Honor.

Unfortunately, in the 1990s, the enterprise that brought fame and wealth to the people of Alekseevka fell into decline and practically collapsed. The revival of the enterprise began in 1994 with the arrival of a new team and the creation of the EFCO Group.

The enterprise underwent large-scale modernization of production and established a new management system. The company decided to return to its roots and resume the production of sunflower oil. Later, EFCO expanded the range and volume of products.

In 2002, a new business direction was opened, and the most modern plant for the production of specialized fats and margarines for the food industry, EFCO Food Ingredients, was launched in the city of Alekseevka, Belgorod region. A scientific and production laboratory was established at the plant, equipped to control product quality at all stages of production and conduct in-depth scientific research.

In 2002–2003, EFCO technologists mastered the most environmentally friendly process of vegetable oil processing – the 'dry' fractionation method, applied the technology of physical refining of oils and fats, and managed to create Russia's first cocoa butter substitute 'Ecolad,' milk fat substitute 'Ecolact,' solid confectionery fat 'Ekond,' soft confectionery fat 'Ekonfe,' universal margarines 'Ecouniversal,' frying shortenings 'Ecofri,' and the first domestic fats with minimal trans-isomers content – confectionery fats 'Econat.'

In 2005, the R&D center of the fats and oils division was created based on EFCO Food Ingredients, consisting of the Applied Research Center and the Pilot Plant Department. The center’s specialists are engaged in developing and testing fat products for healthy eating lines and innovative recipes, taking into account the needs of manufacturers.

In 2006, the company was the first in Russia to successfully pass an audit for compliance with the quality and safety requirements of the BRC (Global Standard for Food Safety) and the International Food Standard (IFS). Is this information relevant?

In 2008, the second plant for the production of specialized fats and margarines was launched in the port of Taman in the Krasnodar Territory, and the only deep-water sea terminal for food cargo in Russia was built.

The following year, the plant successfully passed certification for compliance with the quality and safety requirements of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the International Food Standard (IFS). International auditors awarded the company the highest compliance level – Grade AA. Is this information relevant?

In 2014, the company’s technologists created the first domestic equivalent of cocoa butter.

In 2015, the EFCO Group launched a project to create a unique fats and oils cluster in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Thanks to production modernization and the transfer of global technologies, the production of specialized fats and margarines meeting the highest international standards was established in a short time.

In 2016, EFCO opened its fourth site for the production of specialized fats and margarines at the Evdakovsky fats and oils plant in the Voronezh region.

In 2021, production capacity at the Taman port facility was increased – launching the world's first 'million-ton plant' for the production of specialized fats and margarines. Do we need this?

In 2023, the company launched the only shea nut processing plant in Russia.

Thanks to R&D and significant investments by domestic producers in developing their own infrastructure, primarily by EFCO, the share of imported producers in the Russian food ingredients market has decreased from 49% to 9% over the past 15 years and continues to decline.

Almost 200 years later, Alekseevka remains the largest center for vegetable oil processing in the country.

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