• Which palm tree is used to make palm oil?
  • The closely related American oil palm E. oleifera and a more distantly related palm, Attalea maripa, are also used to produce palm oil. E. guineensis was domesticated in West Africa along the south-facing Atlantic coast.
  • Who owns Hargy oil palms?
  • Hargy Oil Palms Limited (HOPL) was incorporated in 1976 and is wholly owned by SIPEF, a Belgium company headquartered at Kasteel Calesberg, Calesbergdreef 5, Schoten. HOPL is a major grower and producer of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in Papua New Guinea.
  • What are the different types of palm oil?
  • E.?madagascariensis(Jum. & H.Perrier) Becc. E.?melanococca Gaertn. E.?nigrescens(A.Chev.) Prain (nom. inval.) Palma oleosa Mill. Elaeis guineensis is a species of palm commonly just called oil palm but also sometimes African oil palm or macaw-fat. [ 3 ] It is the principal source of palm oil.
  • Which country produces the most palm oil in the world?
  • In 1995, Malaysia was the world’s largest producer, with a 51% of world share, but since 2007, Indonesia has been the world’s largest producer, supplying approximately 50% of world palm oil volume.
  • How many hectares of palm oil are produced a year?
  • For each hectare of oil palm, which is harvested year-round, the annual production averages 20?tonnes [citation needed] of fruit yielding 4,000 kg of palm oil and 750 kg[citation needed] of seed kernels yielding 500 kg of high-quality palm kernel oil, as well as 600 kg of kernel meal. Kernel meal is processed for use as livestock feed. [ 10 ]
  • What are Hargy oil palms’ values?
  • Common values are embraced and shared by all at Hargy Oil Palms Limited (HOPL). These values focus on the responsibility to company stakeholders and to each other. It is the positive attitude in the workplace which demonstrates employees¡¯ commitment to these values and acceptance of the responsibilities.