• What is the process of coconut oil production?
  • The process of coconut oil production is not complicated. There two traditional processing method of coconut oil: dry processing (make oil from copra) and we processing (make oil from fresh coconut). The followings are some photos about a 20 TPD oil pressing and 10 TPD refining plant we built before in the Philippines.
  • What is coconut oil expeller machine?
  • Coconut oil expeller machine is the screw type oil press machine that is suitable for oil extraction or oil pre-pressing. For small or medium size coconut oil mill plant, the screw coconut oil expeller is the cost effective machinery in the from these aspects, including oil yield, investment cost, operation and maintenance.
  • How much coconut oil does the Philippines produce a year?
  • The oil has an approximate of $1 billion gross income per year to the country. Philippines government as taken as action towards coconut oil production. In 2007 the government set a goal to raise output to 3.0 million metric tons of coconut oil. In 2009 the coconut oil production was at 1.4 million metric tons.
  • What is a medium scale copra oil mill?
  • This is one of our project in Philippine ¨C a medium scale copra oil mill, including 20TPD oil extraction line and 10TPD oil refinery line. The daily capacity is processing 20 tons of copra (desiccated coconut) and get 10 tons of refined coconut oil. It is designed for manufacturing edible coconut oil from desiccated coconut (copra).
  • How is coconut oil extracted?
  • (Read more: Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) Extraction Plant Process) Extracted from dried coconut meat ¨C Copra. The coconut is dried in the sun or in a drier before pressing the oil. The copra is then sent to a coconut extracting machine to obtain crude oil. (Read more: Copra Oil Mill Plant Process)
  • Can you use a copra oil pressing machine for coconut oil?
  • You may use the machine to process both copra and virgin coconut. It is also suitable for making oil from other seeds or nuts, e.g. peanut, sesame seeds, soybean, etc. This is a common use screw type oil pressing machines which is designed for expelling oil from oil seeds and nuts.