Castor bean is a kind of soft oilseeds with high oil content. Extraction of oil from castor seeds is similar to sesame, rapeseeds, cotton seeds, sunflower seeds and other seeds. Traditional screw pressing process can be adopted for industrial oil production. The following two common kinds of castor oil extraction process. 01. Twice pressing process
Who makes Castrol lubricants?
Castrol Limited is a British oil company that markets industrial and automotive lubricants, offering a wide range of oil, greases and similar products for most lubrication applications.
How to start castor oil business?
If you plan to start castor oil business for medicinal application, it is better to adopt cold pressing method. Cold pressed oil has low acid value (<1.5) and light color (Y10, R1). It can meet the international medical standard (PP grade).
Which countries produce castor seeds?
The major producers of castor seeds are India, Brazil, China, Thailand, the Philippines, Pakistan and the former Soviet Union. The production of these countries account for more than 96.2% of total global production. Castor bean is high oil content oilseed. It has a worldwide demand that is rising 3%~5% per annum.