Bunge helps doctors, fighting COVID-19, by personnel protective equipment purchasing with a cost of more than UAH 1 million
Bunge Ukraine announced a donation of more than one million hryvnas for the purchase of personnel protective equipment for the medical personnel in Odesa, Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovograd regions. The donation is part of the company’s global commitment to support health and hunger causes related to COVID-19 in the communities in which Bunge operates. The first consignment of personnel protective equipment including respirators of FFP 2 type, medical masks, protective glasses, disposal gloves, surgical boots, disposal caps in amount of more than 54 thousand pieces has already been delivered to local hospitals and ambulances. «During the global pandemic, our company continues to perform an important social role to ensure continuous supply of food and feed products. At the same time, we believe that the main heroes of today are doctors who selflessly and tirelessly fight COVID-19. With a great respect and gratitude, we would like to join to this collective fight by providing proper protection to the medical staff, which is one of the important factors in successful fight against the disease.» — said Bunge’s Vice President, Ukraine and Black Sea Andrzej Rozycki. In Ukraine and around the world, Bunge continues to take proactive steps to protect the health and safety of its employees, their families and the communities in which it operates. Bunge is a critical part of the global food infrastructure, and the team remains dedicated to ensuring that key feed and food ingredients are getting from farmers to consumers in a safe and sustainable way.
About Bunge Limited Bunge is a world leader in sourcing, processing and supplying oilseed and grain products and ingredients. Founded in 1818, Bunge’s expansive network feeds and fuels a growing world, creating sustainable products and opportunities for more than 70,000 farmers and the consumers they serve across the globe. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and has almost 25,000 employees worldwide who stand behind more than 350 port terminals, oilseed processing plants, grain facilities, and food and ingredient production and packaging facilities around the world.
In Ukraine, Bunge operates in the agricultural sector being one of the major exporters of grain, producers of sunflower oil, including TM «Oleina». Bunge invested $280MM in construction of oil extraction plant and grain terminal in Mykolaiv Sea Port.
