Coconut oil can also be further refined into oleochemicals and specialty fats to produce a broad range of products. This includes coconut-based surfactants for use in shampoos, and MCT oils, a health food most commonly taken as a supplement. These are processed at Musim Mas’ refineries in Sumatra and Surabaya.
How do you make copra from coconuts?
Once the coconuts reach maturity, the farmers harvest them. After that, they’re de-husked manually using spear-like tools. After de-husking, the fruits are split open. This exposes the white flesh of the fruit. The white flesh is then dried either in the sun or using mechanical dryers, thus producing copra.
How do you extract oil from copra?
The copra is then crushed using mechanized crushers at the plant. This process increases their surface material, making it easier to extract oil in the next stage. The oil is extracted by the expeller pressing method. This method involves using an expeller press or screw press to extract the oil from the crushed copra mechanically.
How do smallholders harvest coconuts?
Most of these smallholders work independently. Once the coconuts reach maturity, the farmers harvest them. After that, they’re de-husked manually using spear-like tools. After de-husking, the fruits are split open. This exposes the white flesh of the fruit.
Does Musim Mas make coconut oil?
In addition to being a vertically integrated palm oil major, Musim Mas also produces coconut oil and derivatives that go into a broad range of food and industrial applications. Coconut oil is extracted from copra, which is the dried white flesh of coconuts. All of the copra sourced by Musim Mas originates from smallholder farmers.