LTTS Drives CapEx Efficiency for a Greenfield Edible Oil Plant

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Project Success Story

LTTS logoClient Overview: One of the world’s top agribusiness and food companies selected L&T Technology Services (LTTS) as its strategic engineering partner to develop a major greenfield edible oil facility in Europe. LTTS was chosen for its proven expertise in delivering comprehensive, end-to-end solutions for large-scale industrial projects

LTTS’ Solutions for CapEx Optimization: LTTS applied its advanced plant engineering capabilities to maximize capital expenditure (CapEx) efficiency through digital transformation, value engineering, and integrated design. The team provided full-spectrum support—covering Front-end Engineering, Detailed Engineering, and Construction Management—while overcoming geographical challenges such as weak soil,  tight Environment Permit requirements etc. 

LTTS’ support ensured that the initial project scope aligns with budget constraints and sustainability goals.

  • Innovative design approaches enabled prefabrication and direct site erection, leading to substantial reductions in CapEx.

  • Advanced sourcing strategies and virtual plant walkthroughs accelerated project timelines and improved procurement outcomes. 

    Benefits and LTTS Edge: LTTS integrates carbon footprint reduction and waste-to-energy solutions directly into the greenfield design, a critical factor for the edible oil industry’s shift toward circular economy practices. Other salient points: 

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  • Integrated Digital Twins: LTTS creates digital plant replicas before construction, optimizing layouts and workflows to reduce material waste and eliminate expensive rework during building. By implementing "Factory of the Future" concepts—including 5G and AI-driven automation—LTTS ensured the new plant operates with high efficiency from Day 1, maximizing the return on capital investment.

  • Predictive Analytics for Asset Selection: Data-driven asset choices ensure high-reliability equipment that matches throughput requirements, extending asset lifespans and lowering initial equipment investment by up to 15 percent.

  • Value Engineering: LTTS focuses on product minimization and footprint reduction, designing lean facilities tailored to projected capacities and avoiding unnecessary over-engineering.

  • Geo-localization & Global Sourcing: By tapping into its global procurement network, LTTS helped the client source locally and efficiently, reducing logistics expenses and import duties that can inflate greenfield CapEx.

  • Achieved over €50 million in CapEx savings.

  • LTTS provides end-to-end EPCM expertise across process industries such as FMCG, Oil & Gas, and Chemicals.

  • Successfully managed and executed several interfaces between the Bunge Technology Team, licensor, authorities, vendors & contractors. This helped in avoiding reworks.

  • Construction proceeded uninterrupted with a Field Engineering team onsite comprising of engineers who had previously worked on designing this greenfield plant.

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