Trans-Oil Group of Companies
Trans-Oil Group is a vertically integrated agro-industrial holding operating oilseed crushing, grain storage and trading, and export terminal logistics across Moldova, Romania, and Serbia, supplying commodity buyers, food-industry customers, and government tenders in 20+ countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1996
- HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Trans-Oil Group of Companies does
Trans-Oil Group of Companies is a vertically integrated agro-industrial holding, ultimately controlled through Aragvi Holding International Limited (Romania-based, Fitch-rated B+/Stable) and headquartered in Geneva via TOI Commodities SA, with primary operating headquarters in Chisinau, Moldova. Founded in the mid-1990s, the Group operates across three core business segments: Crushing and Refining (five oilseed crushing facilities — three in Moldova, one in Romania, one in Serbia — producing bulk vegetable oil, meal, and branded bottled oils under the FLORIS, ISKON, Privole, Aroma Soarelui and Mister Cook trademarks); Grains and Trading (49 storage facilities across Moldova, Romania and Serbia with over 1M MT capacity, origination and wholesale commodity trading); and Export Terminals (six terminals at Reni/Ukraine, Giurgiulesti/Moldova, Pancevo & Backa Palanka/Serbia with combined throughput over 6M MT per year, anchored by Trans Cargo Terminal at Giurgiulesti — the only Moldovan port on the maritime Danube — loading over 1,000 tons/hour). The Group employs approximately 2,800 people and exports to 20+ countries across Europe, MENA, and Asia.
Revenue is generated through transactional commodity trading on global grain/oilseed benchmarks, market-priced wholesale and retail sales of branded bottled oils, and per-tonne storage and transshipment fees. Key customers include international commodity buyers, food-industry processors, retail consumers via the FLORIS/ISKON brands, and institutional/government tenders (notably a USD 25M annual FLORIS contract with the Ministry of Trade of Iraq). Origination is supported by the proprietary e-trade platform transoilmarket.com, connecting Moldovan farmers to 15 grain elevators, and by an owned fleet of 100 grain hopper wagons linking Reni, Giurgiulesti, Kazakhstan and Russia.
The business is financed primarily through syndicated borrowing-base facilities and development bank loans (IFC, FMO, DEG, EBRD, BSTDB, Société Générale, ING Bank, UniCredit, Erste), with the 2025 USD 325M PXF facility recognized by TXF as Best Borrowing Base of 2025. The Group is privately held by founder/CEO Vaja Jhashi and is, as of October 2025, considering an IPO on the Bucharest Stock Exchange that could be the largest in Romanian exchange history.
Trans-Oil Group of Companies firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Trans-Oil Group of Companies
- Legal name
- Trans-Oil Group of Companies
- Website
- https://transoilcorp.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1996
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Trans-Oil Group is a vertically integrated agro-industrial holding operating oilseed crushing, grain storage and trading, and export terminal logistics across Moldova, Romania, and Serbia, supplying commodity buyers, food-industry customers, and government tenders in 20+ countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Trans-Oil Group of Companies industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Agro-industrial commodities and vegetable oil
- NAICS
- Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (424710), Petroleum Refineries (32411), Petroleum Refineries (324110), Crude Petroleum Extraction (21112)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations) (5172), Fats & Oils (2070)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Grain & Oilseed Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAA)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Vegetable Oil Crushing & Refining (Soy, Canola/Rapeseed, Sunflower, Corn, Cottonseed) (AFAKAEAA)
Keywords
Where Trans-Oil Group of Companies is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Geneva
- HQ country
- Switzerland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices10 records
Markets served
Trans-Oil Group of Companies business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- International commodity trading of grains and oilseeds: Origination and wholesale trade of grain and sunflower seeds from Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine and neighboring markets, exported to 20+ countries across Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, MENA and Asia; supported by USD 325M PXF Borrowing Base Facility for TOI Commodities SA and seasonal working-capital lines. Revenue recognized on transactional/trading basis.
- Vegetable oil production and branded bottled oil sales: Crushing of oilseeds (sunflower, plus new soybean and rapeseed capacity in Romania) into bulk vegetable oil for the food industry and meal for animal feed; downstream branded bottled sunflower oil sold under FLORIS, ISKON, Privole, Aroma Soarelui and Mister Cook labels domestically and internationally. ~90% of oil produced in Moldova is exported.
- Port, storage and transshipment services: Provision of grain, oilseed and vegetable oil handling, storage and transshipment services through six terminals in Reni (Ukraine), Giurgiulesti (Moldova), Pancevo and Backa Palanka (Serbia) with combined throughput capacity over 6 million MT per year; 49 storage facilities across Moldova, Romania and Serbia with over 1 million MT of storage. Revenue from third-party storage and transshipment as well as captive use.
- Government and institutional supply contracts: Won and executes tender-based supply contracts for bottled refined sunflower oil (FLORIS brand) — example: USD 25 million annual contract with the Ministry of Trade of Iraq for refined bottled FLORIS oil. Revenue recognized under multi-period supply contracts.
- Flour production and grain handling: Production of flour as part of the Group's diverse agro-industrial activities alongside oilseeds crushing and grain handling, contributing to revenue from food-industry customers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Market-quoted grain/oilseed procurement prices published via transoilmarket.com (wheat, barley, peas, rapeseed, sunflower seed) and the Ministry of Agriculture. |
| Other | Other | Bottled sunflower oil (FLORIS, ISKON, Privole, Aroma Soarelui, Mister Cook) sold at market prices domestically and on international tenders. |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Port transshipment and storage fees charged per tonne handled/stored at Reni, Giurgiulesti, Pancevo and Backa Palanka. |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels7 records
Trans-Oil Group of Companies product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Trans-Oil Group is a vertically integrated agro-industrial holding that owns and operates oilseed crushing plants (five facilities across Moldova, Romania and Serbia), grain storage and handling infrastructure (49 facilities with over 1 million MT capacity), and export terminals (six terminals with over 6 million MT throughput per year). The Group produces and trades bulk and bottled vegetable oil under brands including FLORIS and ISKON, meal for animal feed, flour, and exports grains and oilseeds to 20+ countries through its Swiss trading arm TOI Commodities SA and Romanian arm Global Grain International SRL.
Product overview
Trans-Oil Group of Companies (operated under Aragvi Holding International Limited) is a vertically integrated agro-industrial holding — a platform-plus-segments architecture spanning oilseed crushing and refining, grains and trading, and export terminals — rather than a single unified product. Its three core business segments are supported by: (1) five oilseed crushing facilities (three in Moldova — IM Trans-Oil Refinery SRL, Floarea Soarelui SA, and Danube Oil Company SRL — plus Floarea Soarelui International SRL in Romania and a fifth in Serbia) producing bulk and bottled vegetable oils under the FLORIS, ISKON, Privole, Aroma Soarelui and Mister Cook brands; (2) the Grains and Trading segment operating 49 storage facilities across Moldova, Romania and Serbia with over 1 million MT capacity; and (3) six Export Terminals at Reni (Ukraine), Giurgiulesti (Moldova), Pancevo and Backa Palanka (Serbia) with total throughput capacity of over 6 million MT per year. Group-wide entities include TOI Commodities SA (Swiss commodities trading arm), Global Grain International SRL (Romania), and Victoria Oil (Serbia). The TransOilMarket e-trade platform at transoilmarket.com is a digital add-on that connects agricultural producers and logistics providers directly to the Group's procurement network.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- FLORIS: Sunflower oil brand produced by Floarea Soarelui SA, market leader in local markets and expanding internationally in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
- ISKON
- Privole
- Aroma Soarelui
- Mister Cook
- transoilmarket.com
Products and services
- FLORIS Sunflower Oil Branded bottled sunflower oil produced by Floarea Soarelui SA; market leader in Moldova and expanding internationally across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Won a USD 25 million annual contract with the Iraq Ministry of Trade for refined bottled FLORIS oil.
- ISKON Sunflower Oil Branded bottled sunflower oil under the Trans-Oil Group; one of the Group's flagship consumer brands together with FLORIS.
- Privole Sunflower Oil Sunflower oil brand produced by Floarea Soarelui SA within the Trans-Oil Group; exported widely.
- Aroma Soarelui Sunflower Oil Sunflower oil brand produced by Floarea Soarelui SA within Trans-Oil Group.
- Mister Cook Sunflower Oil Sunflower oil brand produced by Floarea Soarelui SA within Trans-Oil Group.
- Bulk Vegetable Oil Bulk refined and crude vegetable oil (primarily sunflower, with new soybean and rapeseed capacity in Romania) produced at the Group's five crushing facilities and sold wholesale to food industry customers and international commodity buyers.
- Oilseed Meal (Animal Feed) Meal produced as a by-product of oilseed crushing at the Group's five oilseed crushing facilities, sold to the animal feed industry.
Quantifiable outcome
- Loads over 1,000 tons of grain per hour — fastest loading rate of any grain terminal in the Black Sea/Danube region
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Trans-Oil Group of Companies
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Trans-Oil Group of Companies technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Trans-Oil Group of Companies partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- AgriPortal Romania (EuroGrain Exchange)minorGlobal Grain International SRL (part of Trans-Oil Group) sponsored the 4th edition of EuroGrain Exchange Bucharest on 23–24 April 2026, gathering 400+ companies from 30+ countries; third consecutive year of sponsorship.
- United Nations Global CompactcoreAragvi Holding International Ltd (Trans-Oil Group) joined the UN Global Compact in March 2026, aligning operations and business strategy with the Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption; commits to annual Communication on Progress.
- Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova (CCI RM)minorUnder patronage of the Government of the Republic of Moldova, CCI RM organizes the annual "Made in Moldova" national exhibition where Trans-Oil Group (via Floarea Soarelui and FLORIS brand) participates — 23rd edition in February 2026 brought ~400 participants and B2B access via Enterprise Europe Network.
- SGScoreGlobally recognized testing, inspection and certification company that conducted independent audits awarding ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications to all three Moldovan crushing plants (IM Trans-Oil Refinery SRL, Floarea Soarelui SA, Danube Oil Company SRL) in February 2026.
- Frial Terminal (Port of Constanța, Romania)coreTrans-Oil Group announced the acquisition of Frial Terminal at the Port of Constanța, Romania in late October 2024; deal expands terminal storage and transshipment capacity, with final clearance pending regulatory approval.
- APK-Inform (analytical news agency)minorTrans-Oil Group of Companies served as general sponsor and host of the inaugural "Dnieper-Danube-Black Sea" agro-logistics forum organized by APK-Inform in Chisinau on 18-19 October 2017.
- International Sunflower Oil Association (ISOA)minorFloarea Soarelui SA (Trans-Oil Group) participated in the II International Sunflower Oil Summit organized by ISOA and APK-Inform in Odessa, July 2017, receiving the "Quality of Sunflower Oil" distinction; ISOA was founded in 2015 in Rome.
- Danube Logistics SRL (operator of Giurgiulesti International Free Port)coreOperator of the Giurgiulesti International Free Port where Trans Cargo Terminal SRL (Trans-Oil subsidiary) expanded its grain export terminal in November 2016; collaboration enables the Group's flagship transshipment capacity.
- International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)minorFloarea Soarelui SA qualified in April 2013 as the first "First Gathering Point" — the most stringent level — under the ISCC system, certifying sustainable and carbon-certified supply chains.
Scale indicators22 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Trans-Oil Group of Companies competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Kernel Holding S.A. Ukraine- and Black Sea-focused agro-industrial holding with oilseed crushing, grain origination, export terminals and storage. Closest direct peer to Trans-Oil in geography (Black Sea/Danube), product mix (sunflower oil and grains) and vertically integrated origination-to-export model.
Broad incumbents
- Bunge Limited: Global oilseed processor and grain merchandiser with crushing, storage and export terminal infrastructure. Overlaps with Trans-Oil across oilseed crushing, grain origination and Black Sea/EU export flows, but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
- COFCO International: State-backed global agribusiness trader with growing Black Sea exposure in grains and oilseeds. Comparable to Trans-Oil in origination, crushing, port logistics and export flows to MENA and Asia.
- Viterra Limited (formerly Glencore Agriculture): Global grain and oilseed marketer and processor with significant port/terminal assets in the Black Sea and Mediterranean. Directly comparable to Trans-Oil in export terminal operations, grain origination and crush economics, but at a global scale.
- Wilmar International Limited: Asia-headquartered agribusiness group with major oilseed crushing, refining and packaged edible oil operations. Comparable to Trans-Oil in the vegetable oil value chain (crushing, refining, branded bottled oils), and increasingly relevant as Trans-Oil expands its FLORIS/ISKON brands into Asia.
- Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. Privately-held global merchandiser of grains, oilseeds and tropical commodities with a strong Black Sea and Mediterranean origination network. Overlaps with Trans-Oil in sunflower seed and grain origination, crushing, and export logistics from the Danube/Black Sea region.
- Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM): Global agribusiness major in oilseed crushing, grain trading and nutrition. Competes with Trans-Oil in sunflower seed origination in the Black Sea region and shares the same crush/refine/bottled value chain logic, but at global scale and with a more diversified commodity set.
- Cargill, Incorporated: World's largest agricultural commodity trader with deep presence in Black Sea grain and oilseed flows, port infrastructure and food/feed customers. Comparable to Trans-Oil in core product categories (grains, oilseeds, crush) and end markets, though far larger and more diversified.
Regional players
- Astarta Holding N.V. Ukraine-based vertically integrated agro-industrial group active in grain, oilseed crushing and farming. Regional peer to Trans-Oil with similar Black Sea product mix and export orientation, though it lacks Trans-Oil's terminal footprint in Moldova, Romania and Serbia.
Emerging players
- MHP SE (Mironivsky Hliboproduct): Ukrainian agribusiness primarily in poultry, with growing grain and oilseed operations. Adjacent comparable to Trans-Oil in Black Sea grain origination and oilseed processing, though its core is animal protein rather than crushing and export terminals.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat7 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Trans-Oil Group of Companies leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Trans-Oil Group of Companies subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries9 records
Trans-Oil Group of Companies funding detail
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Funding rounds5 records
Investors6 records
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Trans-Oil Group of Companies M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Trans-Oil Group of Companies
What does Trans-Oil Group of Companies do?
Trans-Oil Group is a vertically integrated agro-industrial holding that owns and operates oilseed crushing plants (five facilities across Moldova, Romania and Serbia), grain storage and handling infrastructure (49 facilities with over 1 million MT capacity), and export terminals (six terminals with over 6 million MT throughput per year). The Group produces and trades bulk and bottled vegetable oil under brands including FLORIS and ISKON, meal for animal feed, flour, and exports grains and oilseeds to 20+ countries through its Swiss trading arm TOI Commodities SA and Romanian arm Global Grain International SRL.
Is Trans-Oil Group of Companies a public or private company?
Trans-Oil Group of Companies is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Trans-Oil Group of Companies founded?
Trans-Oil Group of Companies was founded in 1996. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Trans-Oil Group of Companies based?
Trans-Oil Group of Companies is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, in the Europe region.
How does Trans-Oil Group of Companies make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. International commodity trading of grains and oilseeds are the primary driver. The others are vegetable oil production and branded bottled oil sales, port, storage and transshipment services, government and institutional supply contracts and flour production and grain handling.
Who are Trans-Oil Group of Companies's main competitors?
Kernel Holding S.A. is listed as a direct peer. Broad incumbents are Bunge Limited, COFCO International, Viterra Limited (formerly Glencore Agriculture), Wilmar International Limited, Louis Dreyfus Company B.V., Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and Cargill, Incorporated. Astarta Holding N.V. is listed as a regional player. MHP SE (Mironivsky Hliboproduct) is listed as an emerging player.
Does Trans-Oil Group of Companies have an API?
No public API is recorded for Trans-Oil Group of Companies.
What industry is Trans-Oil Group of Companies in?
Trans-Oil Group of Companies's product category is Agro-industrial commodities and vegetable oil. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAIAKAA, Grain & Oilseed Trading/Wholesale, with a secondary code of AFAKAEAA, Vegetable Oil Crushing & Refining (Soy, Canola/Rapeseed, Sunflower, Corn, Cottonseed). Its NAICS code is 424710 and its SIC code is 5172.