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 Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL)?
the strategic and domestic fuel requirements of the country. The Refinery has a capacity of processing Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a Public Limited Company in May 1960 and is quoted on the Pakistan Stock Exchange. The Refinery is situated on the coastal belt of Karachi, Pakistan
Is there oil in a palm plantation in Sindh?
An oil palm from Sindh’s plantation in Thatta on July 24, 2020. The oil content of the plantation’s palm fruit is 2 percent higher than the world average. (Photo courtesy: Sindh’s Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development)
Where is a pilot oil palm plantation in Sindh?
The site of a pilot oil palm plantation in Sindh’s Thatta district on July 24, 2020. (Photo courtesy: Sindh’s Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development) Oil content of palm fruit from Sindh’s plantation in Thatta is 2 percent higher than the world average
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.
What are Oleo chemical products produced from palm oil?
Oleo chemical products produced from palm oil include methyl ester, fatty acid cuts, fatty alcohol cuts and glycerin. They are used in making soaps, cosmetics, candles, biofuels and others, as well as in lubricating greases, processing tinplate and coating iron plates.