KARACHI: Pakistan’s southeastern Sindh province has successfully completed a pilot oil palm cultivation and extraction project, putting the country on the list of palm oil producers. An oil extraction facility at the site of the pilot oil palm plantation in the province’s southern Thatta district produced its first oil last week.
What is palm oil processing project?
Asunción, Paraguay. PALM OIL PROCESSING PROJECT PROPOSAL OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT: Palm Oil is a product extracted from Palm fruit which is the main raw material used. Palm oil processing in a small scale mills involves a point where harvested bunches of palm fruits are received at the mill.
How much palm oil does Pakistan import?
Imports In 2021, Pakistan imported $3.36B in Palm Oil, becoming the 3rd largest importer of Palm Oil in the world. At the same year, Palm Oil was the 4th most imported product in Pakistan. Pakistan imports Palm Oil primarily from: Indonesia ($2.84B), Malaysia ($518M), United Arab Emirates ($1.05M), Singapore ($359k), and Thailand ($264k).
Is palm oil extraction a good idea in Sindh?
“The palm oil extraction is being done as a test run at the moment and the results are wonderful and very encouraging,” Muhammad Aslam Ghouri, secretary of Sindh’s Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development which is running the project, told Arab News on Friday.
How to set up a palm oil processing plant?
Setting up the palm oil processing plant and purchasing equipment requires funds. It also takes into consideration wages and salaries to be paid to employees. Available funds determine the size of the plant and amount of palm oil produced. Economic stability and profitability of palm processing need to be analyzed.
Where is palm oil produced?
Palm oil is extensively produced also in Central and South America as well as in East Asia (Sharmila et al., 2014). Palm oil and palm kernel oil are the two main marketable products obtained from African oil palm, representing 22% and 4%–6% of the fresh-fruit bunch weight, respectively (Boateng et al., 2008).