Crude Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil

C rude Palm Oil ( CPO ) and Palm Kernel Oil ( PKO ). The Company’s own plantations provide approximately 20% of the fruit processed by three...

Biodiesel Facts

"We turned our kitchen into a sort of illicit still and made a hell of a mess in there brewing biodiesel fuel out of about 60 litres ...

Palm Oil Plantation Project

M illions of hectares of forest on Borneo are at risk if the government proceeds with a plan to open the world's largest palm oil planta...

Palm Oil Effects

E nvironmental group Greenpeace has echoed calls by consumer goods giant Unilever to impose a moratorium on deforestation in Indonesia in su...

History of Margarine

History of Margarine Although it has been around for over a century, margarine was not always the preferred tablespread in the U.S. In 1...

Biofuels and bioproducts

Biofuels and bioproducts Palm oil , like other vegetable oils, can be used to create biodiesel for internal combustion engines. Biodiese...

Palm Oil Food Product

About 90% of the palm oil produced finds its way into food products, with industrial uses accounting for the remaining 10%. Palm oils are u...

Harvest, Postharvest Handling Oil Palm

HARVEST, POSTHARVEST HANDLING Maturity As fruit ripen, they change from black (or green in virescens types) to orange, but have varying d...

General Culture Oil Palm

GENERAL CULTURE Soils and Climate Soil - wide range of soil types, provided good drainage and pH between 4 and 7; tolerates periodic floo...

African oil palm

TAXONOMY The African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis Jacq., is placed in the Arecaceae family along with coconut and date palms. Cultivars ...