[1] The initial installation produced vegetable oil from palm kernels, seeds, nuts and fruits with press cakes as a byproduct, all sold as animal feed.

In 1942, the oil mill was bombed by the Royal Air Force, when a plane got lost and spotted a target of opportunity in the Port of Aarhus.

The pilot attempted to drop five 500 kilogram bombs on German ships, but he missed and the mill suffered extensive damage.

[1] Aarhus Olie produced vegetable oil and press cakes for agricultural consumption, with large export markets in Russia.

[1][4] While the company had started with a focus on the processing of palm kernels, it later added the production of specialty fats for chocolates.