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First Shipment of Cashew Milling Equipment
First Shipment of Cashew Milling Equipment.
About this update from Dekel Agri-vision Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 3184S\n Dekel Agri-Vision PLC\n 08 July 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dekel Agri-Vision Plc / Index: AIM / Epic: DKL / Sector: Food Producers\n \n \n \n \n \n 08 July 2020\n \n \n Dekel Agri-Vision Plc ('Dekel' or the 'Company')\n \n \n First Shipment of Cashew Milling Equipment\n \n \n \n \n \n Dekel Agri-Vision Plc, the West African focused agriculture company, is pleased to announce that it has been advised by Italian manufacturer, Oltremare Srl, that the first shipment of milling equipment for its large scale cashew processing project at Tiebissou in Côte d'Ivoire (the 'Project'), has departed Italy. The shipment is expected to arrive at the port of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire in approximately four weeks. \n \n \n \n \n \n The shipment, which is the first of four due to be despatched from Italy, comprises 12 containers and includes electrical, dryer, steam roasting and workshop equipment. The remaining three shipments of milling equipment are expected to be shipped and delivered to Côte d'Ivoire in the coming months. Further updates on all four shipments will be provided to the market in due course. \n \n \n \n \n \n As previously announced, a turnkey contract for the engineering, manufacture, delivery, installation and commissioning of the Project, together with the training of personnel, was awarded to UK-based engineering company Overseas Projects & Services Limited ('OPSL'), a related entity of Oltremare Srl. Under the terms of the turnkey contract, OPSL will deliver the plant, including storage and factory buildings, processing machinery and utilities once it has been fully tested and commissioned which is expected in Q2 2021. At this point Tiebissou will become Dekel's second producing project, alongside its well-established palm oil operation at Ayenouan in Côte d'Ivoire.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dekel Agri-Vision Executive Director Lincoln Moore said,\n \n \"The departure of the first shipment of milling hardware from Italy closely follows the arrival of infrastructure equipment at Abidjan from China. The development of our large-scale cashew processing project at Tiebissou is gaining momentum and remains on track to be commissioned in Q2 2021. I look forward to providing further updates on our progress as ...