• How much palm oil does Kenya export?
  • Exports In 2022, Kenya exported $149M in Palm Oil, making it the 24th largest exporter of Palm Oil in the world. At the same year, Palm Oil was the 7th most exported product in Kenya. The main destination of Palm Oil exports from Kenya are: Uganda ($79.9M), Rwanda ($25.9M), Ethiopia ($12.4M), Djibouti ($11.1M), and Somalia ($4.72M).
  • What is palm oil refining industry?
  • The palm oil refining industry has witnessed a commendable growth in recent decades and thus, has emerged as one of the vital manufacturing sectors in the world. Further, it has gradually become the most abundant traded vegetable oil in the world, owing to the growing demand.
  • Does palm oil need a refining process?
  • However, the crude palm oil that has been extracted contains unwanted impurities and requires a refining process to partially or eliminate them to produce edible oil. In the current scenario, palm oil is widely used in tropical countries in South East Asia, Africa, and parts of Brazil for cooking purposes.
  • Is deodorization required for palm oil refining?
  • Although deodorization is required for both types of refining, the working principle of the deodorizer is different for both processes. In physical refining, the FFA is removed at the Deo section. Further, as palm oil is a hard oil, physical refining is necessary as it has high FFA content.
  • What are the different methods of palm oil processing?
  • They are the traditional methods, small-scale mechanical units, medium-scale mills and large industrial mills (Poku, 2002). The basic unit operations associated with palm oil processing include fruit sterilization, fruit loosening/stripping, digestion, oil extraction and clarification.
  • Which country produces the most crude palm oil in the world?
  • Malaysia is the largest exporter and producer of crude palm oil in the world. The crude palm oil is gathered from the mesocarp of the palm oil. However, the crude palm oil that has been extracted contains unwanted impurities and requires a refining process to partially or eliminate them to produce edible oil.