Oleochemical industries integrated within the agrobased chemical industry have an important role in supplying the basic community needs such as cosmetics, pharmaceutical products and other consumer products. Up till now, several CPO based chemicals products are still completely dependent on imports, such as isopropyl palmitate products, isopropyl miristate, palmitate acid, and oleat acid. The development [...]
Palm oil has been recognized and applied as cooking oils in West African countries. European merchants came to West Africa sometimes purchased palm oil to be used in Europe. However, palm oil remained a rare commodity outside of West Africa due to its bulky and price. In the times of Britain’s Industrial Revolution, palm oil [...]
In 1960 Asia’s oil and fat production was 7.5 million tons or 24.12% of the world’s production of oil and fat. However, in 1980 the number leaped to 8.4 million tons or 20.95% of the total world production. The massive economic growth in China and India has become one of the reasons of there is [...]
Palm oil’s ability to be separated into extensive range of different oils has enabled it to substitute various products which used to contain animal or other vegetable oils. CPO processed products can be grouped into two, namely food products and non food. As food products palm oil is well known in regions where it’s produced. [...]