The 9th International Research and Technology Conference “North European Olive Oil – Rapeseed” was organized by the Faculty of Chemistry of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.
This scientific conference was managed by Prof. dr hab. Edward Szłyk and Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Krygier and devoted to new analytical and technological challenges in rapeseed oil production. It is a known fact that rapeseed and its products are a rich source of natural antioxidants; hence there is a growing interest to improve the rapeseed oil manufacturing process in order to increase the release of such ingredients.
The conference presented the most recent research into healthy, technological and analytical aspects of natural antioxidants. As the conference brought together representatives of both science and industry, the issues and conclusions discussed there have a good chance of being successfully implemented. Consequently, the conference can contribute to a better image of rapeseed products, and thus of rapeseed oil.

The conference is actually a part of broader Polish and international efforts to streamline the use of plant raw materials. The meeting gathered more than 80 participants from Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary and Lithuania, and they were hosted by our company. Co-organizing the conference were ZT “Kruszwica”, together with the Toruń Branch of the Polish Chemical Society (PTC) and the Polish Food Technologists Society (PTTŻ).