Most of the commercial corn oil is extracted from the germ and this is commonly known as ¡°corn germ oil.¡± The germ from wet-milling operations (see Chapter 18) is recovered with up to 50% oil, which must be quickly processed because of its low microbiological and chemical stability.
Why is Cargill Building a new palm oil refinery in Indonesia?
Cargill is building a new US$200 million (170 million) palm oil refinery in Indonesia. The new plant in Lampung will accelerate Cargill¡¯s efforts to develop a sustainable palm supply chain and provide verified deforestation free products to customers.
How will a new palm oil refinery benefit Indonesia?
With the new refinery, the firm will be able to meet customers¡¯ evolving expectations around sustainability and transparency by guaranteeing traceability to plantation and improved product quality standards. Palm oil has experienced strong demand in recent years, with Indonesia as the largest producer and exporter.
What will Indonesia’s new refinery do?
The new refinery will play a key role in connecting sustainable crude palm oil production in Indonesia to demands in North America and Europe through a fully integrated supply chain from plantation to customer.