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  • What is the palm oil refining industry?
  • The palm oil refining industry is one of the most important manufacturing sectors in the world. Palm oil has become an increasingly important vegetable oil in the world market and currently, Indonesia & Malaysia are the largest producer and exporting company of Crude Palm oil.
  • Which Argentine refinery has built a new crude distiller column?
  • Raízen Argentina’s refinery in Buenos Aires, working with SC&T and more than 25 Argentine companies, has built and erected a new crude distiller column in November 2021. By Shell Catalysts & Technologies on Dec 16, 2021
  • Will sunflower oil revive the sunflower oil industry in Argentina?
  • In Argentina, sunflowers are sown from north to south, as soil temperatures increase. Though Palm Oil holds the larger market share in Europe which is experiencing weak demand due to the poor standard of production, could revive the Sunflower Oil industry in Argentina in the near future.
  • What is Razen Argentina's New crude distiller?
  • Thisallows Raízen Argentina to optimise its crude diet from a strategy and economic standpoint. The unit aims to process maximum throughput of light-API (American Petroleum Institute) shale oil while maintaining the capability of processing mid-API crude oil as well. “The new crude distiller column will be able to process lighter crude oil.
  • What is the most popular oil brand in Argentina?
  • Sojola, Natura, Copisi and others are few popular edible oil brands of the company. Molinos Río de la Plata is Argentina's largest branded food products company. The company is a large exporter of sunflower processed oil and is one of Argentina's main exporters of bottled oil.
  • Why did Argentina lose the sunflower crop?
  • The sunflower was a major export crop for Argentina till 2002 and the country was responsible for about 18% of production to the world. Argentina lost the momentum and slipped to 7% as government policies and market condition pushed farmers towards the soybean crop because of its competitiveness.