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Representatives of the Brčko District Chamber of Commerce visited the Agro-industrial complex of STUDEN Holding in Brčko.

In an informal conversation with the President of the Management Board of STUDEN Holding, Ilija Studen, they spoke about the economic and political situation in the region and the Brčko District of BiH. Also, they discussed about the participation of the Holding’s member companies in the work of the Chamber of Commerce and other business organizations in the Brčko District of BiH, and about the vision of the Holding, as an investor, on how to improve the position of the economy in the Brčko District of BiH as a community.

After the meeting, the guests made a tour through the Agro-industrial complex, and visited the BIMAL edible oil factory, STUDEN AGRANA Sugar Refinery and other companies of the group.

Mutual satisfaction was expressed with the organized visit, and the intention was shown for further dedicated cooperation between Brčko business owners and members of the Brčko District Chamber of Commerce.

At the ceremony “100 The Biggest in B&H”, BIMAL Brčko was among the 2.3% of B&H companies with above-average business results.

At the 37th “100 The Biggest in B&H” ceremony, BIMAL Brčko received the first place award for revenue in the branch of “Production of food products”. According to the business results from 2023, in the category of large companies, BIMAL Brčko is in 28th place for export and 48th place for revenue.

Mr. Ševal Suljkanović, executive director of the company BIMAL for economic affairs, accepted the award on behalf of the company at the award ceremony.

“Our company, like all large companies that do serious business in Bosnia and Herzegovina, constantly faces challenges but also works to overcome them. We are aware that the development of domestic industry is crucial for our economy, especially in a turbulent time, such as today, in which global circumstances are not favorable to small countries with weak economies. This recognition means a lot to us: the 2023 business year was not easy for the food or other industries. We continue to work on being the first in our field and to send the best from Bosnia and Herzegovina to foreign markets as well as our own. We would like to thank the organizers of this project, which gives additional motivation to BH businessmen not to give up and to push forward the development of the country,” said Mr. Suljkanović.

The traditional recognition event for the “100 The Biggest in Bosnia and Herzegovina” was held on September 26, 2024 in Sarajevo. This most respectable business event in Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the 37th time in a row, was organized by Poslovne novine, in partnership with the Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Business newspapers ranked companies in small, medium, and large categories based on revenue, exports, profit, and number of employees. Only 2.3% of the total number of companies in BiH, or 929 of them, were ranked among the 100 largest in BiH, with above-average business results. The rankings were made based on the final accounts for the year 2023, which the companies submitted to the competent agencies in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Srpska, and the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The awarding evening was preceded by the “ESG IMPULS 2024” conference, which gathered more than 400 participants.

BIMAL Brčko, the only edible oil factory in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is a member of the BIMAL Group, a leading producer of edible oils in the Western Balkans region and a leader among exporters of refined oils from the region of Southeast Europe.

BIMAL Brčko and BIMAL Jedinstvo will sign a new sponsorship contract

Brčko, 7 August 2024. The women’s volleyball club Jedinstvo from Brcko will bear the name of BMICAL from Brcko for the next competitive season. This was decided after a meeting held at the premises of the BIMAL Brčko company, which was attended by the president of the ŽOK BIMAL Jedinstvo Esad Omerhodžić and the club director Saša Grekulović, on the one hand, and the director of Corporate Communications of STUDEN Holding, Nataša Pucar, on the other.

“There is no future of sports in our city without healthy, sporty, young people, and BIMAL Jedinstvo cares for all age categories – from female pioneers to senior women. That is why, for successful sports results and healthy youth, continuous support for sports and this club is necessary. In order for them to be able to devote themselves to training, preparations, matches and essential sports, and not to existential issues, we have decided to be the general sponsor of BIMAL Unity this year as well. This cooperation has been going on since the 2013/2014 competition. year and for more than 10 seasons we are the proud champions of volleyball in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” said Nataša Pucar, Director of Corporate Communications.

Senior team ŽOK BIMAL Unity competition 2023/2024. she finished the year in second place in the table of the BiH Championship. They were vice-champions in the Cup of Republika Srpska and in the Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Last season, the juniors finished third in the Republika Srpska and sixth at the BiH level. The female cadets reached the finals of the Republika Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina championships, while the female pioneers played the first matches in the Republika Srpska championship in their age category.

“Sports in the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been in a difficult situation for several years. We felt it strongly on our skin. We were also in a really difficult financial situation, but thanks to persistence, as well as our general sponsor, we managed to overcome this crisis period. Unfortunately, that cost us the title of champion of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We are the only club in the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina that paid taxes at a time when many clubs shut down or withdrew from the Premier League competitions. This season, we will again focus on returning the title of BiH champion to Brčko, and the extension of the sponsorship contract with the BIMAL company will certainly contribute to that,” said Esad Omerhodžić, President of the Management Board of ŽOK BIMAL Jedinstvo Brčko.

ŽOK BIMAL Jedinstvo currently has 154 registered players in all categories, and the club’s intention is to bring reinforcements before the start of the new competitive season, which the public will be informed about later.

The Federal Minister of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry, Mr. Kemal Hrnjić, with his colleagues, as part of his today’s visit to the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also visited the only domestic edible oil factory – BIMAL Brčko.

The general director of the BIMAL Brčko company, Mr. Ilija Studen, and the executive director for economic affairs, Mr. Ševal Suljkanović, spoke with Minister Hrnjić about the current situation on the oilseed market, with an emphasis on those that are processed in the only edible oil factory in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the rapeseed harvest has just been completed, with a high-quality yield, and this year’s yields of soybeans and
sunflowers will be good.

At the meeting, it was pointed out that BIMAL Brčko, as a proud domestic producer, fully meets the needs of the domestic market, and that it has been a leader in the oil industry in the region for years. The importance of domestic production, which is most recognized in crises, was also emphasized. This was seen during the period of COVID and the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, when the world was left without basic food products, and only those who had their own domestic production, including our country, were safe. That is why BIMAL always focuses on supplying the domestic market first, and only then the export market.

They also discussed the good cooperation that BIMAL has with domestic farmers, primarily through the Institute for the Improvement and Development of Oilseeds (IRUP). Incentive measures in agriculture were also praised, and the good relations that the company has with the expert services of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry were highlighted. The ministry’s work on activities aimed at increasing the area under agricultural crops was also praised.

Minister Hrnjić, accompanied by Mr. Studen and Mr. Suljkanović, also visited the plants in the Agro-Industrial Complex of STUDEN&Co Holding in Brčko – from the silos and reception of oilseeds to the oil bottling plant, expressing his satisfaction with what he saw.