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United Refineries Limited
United Refineries is a leading, innovative producer of brands in personal care, hygiene and value added agro products categories. We have a rich history that spans over eight decades of touching people’s lives through quality, innovative and relevant brands. Over the years we have grown to be one of Zimbabwe’s leading consumer brands manufacturers and we are looking forward to the next 80 years of …
Profile
- Industry
- Biorefining, Cosmetics, Feed
- Topics
- Sugar, palm oil & agri-commodity processing
- Role
- Producer — “…) is a prominent Zimbabwean manufacturer specializing in personal care, hygiene, and value-added agro-products…”
- Parent / group
- Grindrod Limited (subsidiary status noted as of 2013)
- Why it is bioeconomy
- United Refineries Limited is a Zimbabwean agro-processing company that manufactures edible oils, soaps, and stock feeds, which falls under the bioeconomy category of food biotech and industrial processing of agricultural products.
- Found via
- [Rubric] Zimbabwe · lipase-oils
Bio-solutions it supplies 0
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What they offer
Subsidiaries: UR Agri Ventures · UR Soft Oils · UR Foods · UR Soaps · UR Manufacturing · UR Packaging · UR Feeds · UR North Properties
News & status 6
- 2026-03-23 United Refineries staffer forges 12 payslips for ghost worksers,dupes two firms of US$186k in loans | Humanitarian PostA United Refineries Limited employee, Shingai Takunda Mabena, was jailed for 3 years (after suspensions) for creating fake payslips for 12 ghost workers and defrauding two microfinance lenders of about US$186,000, highlighting significant internal-controls and …
- 2025-03-20 URL applauds Government’s initiatives to reduce business costs – heraldUnited Refineries Limited (URL) is praised for benefiting from government policies that reduce the cost of doing business, including stabilizing exchange rates and access to targeted financing. The company highlights improvements in operation viability and …
- 2025-05-15 GHOST WORKERS SCANDAL! United Refineries Limited boss milks US$16k from company - heraldUnited Refineries Limited is implicated in a ghost-worker fraud case, where a former HR manager allegedly created 11 fake employees to steal about US$16,587, exposed by an internal audit after a micro-finance loan was approved using bogus pay slips.
- 2025-03-24 Oil firm to introduce oil dispensers in place of plastic packaging. - Free Online LibraryUnited Refineries Limited is pursuing a sustainability-driven shift away from single-use plastic by introducing oil dispensers that let customers refill their own containers. The initiative aims to eliminate about 45 tonnes of plastic monthly, while the …
- 2026-07-30 United Refineries eyes farming partnership - Bulawayo24 NewsUnited Refineries Limited (URL) is seeking strategic joint-venture partnerships to own and jointly manage oilseed farms (notably soya), aiming to secure raw materials, reduce import dependency, and revive local production amid declining domestic oilseed output …
- 2025-09-11 We are thrilled to announce an exciting addition to the United Refineries Limited family! Introducing Unity Parboiled Rice, high quality rice that is perfect for every meal. | United Refineries LimitedUnited Refineries Limited is expanding its product portfolio with a new Unity Parboiled Rice line, signaling a focus on nutritious, high-quality, user-friendly staples for households. The post emphasizes growth, quality, and accessibility, inviting customers …
Network: owners, partners, peers
Ownership & investors 9
| parent | Grindrod Limited |
| subsidiary | UR Agri Ventures |
| subsidiary | UR Soft Oils |
| subsidiary | UR Foods |
| subsidiary | UR Soaps |
| subsidiary | UR Manufacturing |
| subsidiary | UR Packaging |
| subsidiary | UR Feeds |
| subsidiary | UR North Properties |
Partners & deals 2
| counterparty | Grindrod |
| joint venture | As of 2026 …or soaps and stock feeds. As of 2026, the company remains active and is pursuing a joint venture model to secure raw material supplies through farm acquisitions, aiming to reduce relianc… |
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