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  • Who is involved in oil palm fuel production in Africa?
  • BOX 1.- French Group Bolloré, Grupo Atlântica (Portugal), ENI (Italy), and Petrobras (Brazil) are some of the corporations involved in the production of oil palm fuel in African countries. In Benin, there are unspecified groups from Malaysia and South Africa. In Angola, the corporations are from Portugal, Italy, and Brazil.
  • Is there small-scale palm oil processing in Africa?
  • There are publications related to small-scale palm oil processing in Africa. For instance, Poku (2002) and Prasertsan & Prasertsan (2012) have written about this topic.
  • Is Africa the next growth spot for palm oil production?
  • As demand grows, Africa is the next growth spot for palm oil production. Dominic Waughray, Head of Public-Private Partnerships at the World Economic Forum, said that the declaration shows how the commitments made by global businesses to remove deforestation from palm oil supply chains are changing the global market.
  • How much palm oil is produced in Africa?
  • The palm oil production amounted to 2.4M tonnes in 2018, approximately equating the previous year. From 2007 to 2018, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Mozambique. In 2018, the palm oil imports in Africa stood at 7.1M tonnes, surging by 5.1% against the previous year.
  • What will a palm oil refinery do?
  • The refinery will also be commissioned to refine crude palm oil into various products and to package the products for sale to retail customers. The completed plant will have a 500 t/ day refinery, a 500 t/day fractionator and a 6 800 m2 warehouse.
  • Why is Wilmar processing South Africa completing Phase 1?
  • Theiva Muthu, Wilmar Processing South Africa’s General Manager, explained that the port’s capacity to handle large vessels was a critical factor in the decision. The completion of Phase 1 includes four tanks with a 40,000-ton capacity for crude palm oil and a 2.6 km pipeline from the port to the tank farm.