• Can you set up a palm oil milling plant in Indonesia?
  • Setting up a palm oil milling plant in Indonesia can be a lucrative venture, considering the country’s status as the largest palm oil producer in the world. However, embarking on such a palm oil processing project requires careful planning and a thorough understanding of the costs involved.
  • When did Cargill invest in Indonesia oil palm plantations?
  • Cargill first invested in Indonesia oil palm plantations in 1996 when we acquired PT Hindoli in South Sumatra. PT Hindoli¡¯s operations currently comprise about 21,000 ha of oil palm plantation producing fresh fruit bunches that we process at four company¨Cowned mills into high-quality crude palm oil and palm kernel.
  • How much palm kernel oil is produced in Indonesia?
  • A total of 3.9 million tonnes of palm kernel oil (PKO) was produced during the same corresponding period. In the case of Indonesia, the industry has grown rapidly with the oil palm plantation expanding at an annual rate of more than 12% from 1990 to 2005.
  • How much does a palm oil processing plant cost in Indonesia?
  • The first critical step in establishing a palm oil processing plant is to obtain suitable land, the cost of which varies according to location, soil quality and accessibility. In general, prime agricultural land suitable for palm oil cultivation may cost between US$2,000 and US$5,000 per hectare in Indonesia.
  • What is the process of palm oil milling?
  • The FFB are transported to palm oil mills that are usually located within the oil palm plantation for processing. The harvested FFB need to be processed immediately to minimize the rise of free fatty acids (FFA) that determine palm oil quality. The basic oil palm milling process has remained relatively unchanged for many years.
  • What is the ‘crude palm oil production’ sector?
  • This study performed sectoral disaggregation to obtain the new commodity sector for PO and PKO, which we referred to as the ¡°crude palm oil production¡± sector from crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities. In addition, a hybrid (quantitative and monetary) model based on the WIOD was also compiled.