crude groundnut oil refinery plant in cape town

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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The Astron Energy Refinery

  • Production capacity: 100% cooking oil extractors
  • Model number: Qie
  • Voltage: 220V/380V/440V
  • Power (W): Depends on its capacity
  • Dimension (L*W* H): Depends on your capacity
  • Weight: Depends on your capacity
  • Certification: CE/BV/ISO9001
  • Raw material: Vegetable seed
  • Name: cooking oil extractors
  • Application: Second press for cooking seeds
  • Common capacity: 1-2000TPD
  • Warranty: 1 year
  • Character: semi-automatic, automatic
  • After-sales service: installation, debugging, training years of service
  • Certificate: CE/BV/ISO9001
  • Advantage: energy saving/high oil yield
  • Function: pressing Sunflower

We have implemented an energy efficiency program to reduce the energy requirements at our refinery by between 10-20% by 2023. Water is essential to our operations and we are committed to the responsible use and conservation of water. 80% of the water needed for our refinery process comes from recycled water from a local treatment plant.

 
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Astron Energy in final stages of South African refinery

  • Production capacity: High
  • Voltage: 380V/50HZ
  • Dimension (L*W*H): 2900*1850* 3640 mm
  • Weight: 5500 KG
  • Main components: Others
  • Type of oil: Cooking oil
  • Advantage: The finishes are tastier and purer
  • Color: Different as per requirement
  • Machine Material: Carbon Steel/Stainless Steel
  • Raw Material: Sunflower
  • Function: Edible oil manufacturing
  • Application: Edible oil production line
  • Product name: Screw Oil Expeller Press
  • Name: Machine oil extraction
  • Material: Stainless steel / carbon steel

CAPE TOWN, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Glencore (GLEN.L) unit Astron Energy is in the final stages of fully restarting production at its 100,000 barrel per day South African refinery, the company said on ...

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About Astron Energy - An Organisation Driven By Energy

  • Production capacity: 40-50Kg/h
  • Voltage: 380V/50HZ
  • Dimension (L*W*H): 880*440*770 mm
  • Weight: 140 KG
  • Main components: Motor
  • Oil type: cooking oil
  • Product name: oil pressing machine Latest design screw
  • Color: green or according to customer request
  • Spindle speed: 30-40(min)
  • Operation manual book: English and Chinese
  • Delivery: 15 days after payment
  • Material: carbon steel or stainless steel
  • Price: high quality with factory price
  • Residual oil rate: 8%
  • Item: screw oil press machine

We own and operate the country’s third-largest crude oil refinery in Cape Town, which has a daily nameplate crude processing capacity of 100,000 barrels and a lubricant manufacturing plant in Durban. Part of South Africa’s history for over 100 years

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SA's refinery capacity may be at risk, says Astron, as it

  • Voltage: up to specificationPower (W): up to specification
  • Dimension (L*W*H): 1360*950*1170mm
  • Weight: according to specificationsCertification: ISO9001
  • Function: cooking oil factory equipmentModel capacity: 20T/D --- -1000T/D (daily processing capacity)
  • Suitable material: Sunflower
  • Patented product: YesPatent No.: ISO9001
  • Fully automatic: Yes
  • Technology: top technology in ChinaTechnology support: lifetime
  • Warranty: one year
  • After-sales service: offers installation and debugging

Astron has expressed concern its crude oil refinery in Cape Town could ultimately be pushed out of the market by imports. This would potentially leave SA with only one operational plant and none on the coast, potentially putting the economy at greater risk of damage from global disruptions and price volatility.

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Faults and negligence: Inquest finds Astron refinery blast

  • Production capacity: 200 KG/H
  • Voltage: 380 V
  • Dimension (L*W*H): 2160*525*780 mm</li
  • Weight: 500 kg
  • Main components: motor, pressure vessel, pump, PLC, gear, bearing, motor, gearbox
  • Application: oil pressing machine
  • Capacity: 200KG/H oil press
  • Main power: 7.5 kW
  • Low oil residue on cake: less than 7%
  • Matching machines: roaster, filtering machine, conveyor, etc.
  • working manual: we can supply
  • Advantage: energy saving
  • Company type: factory and manufacturing

An inquest into the deaths of two young engineers in an explosion at an Astron Energy crude oil refinery in Cape Town in July 2020 found that eight out of10 gas valves were incorrectly left open and a shift leader lit a furnace pilot light without following proper procedure.

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  • Why is South Africa's oldest crude oil refinery being converted?
  • Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. South Africa's oldest crude oil refinery, the 120,000 barrel per day plant operated by Engen (Enref), will be converted into a new storage facility because the refinery is no longer sustainable in the long term, the company said on Friday.
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  • Will Glencore reopen its Cape Town oil refinery?
  • Global commodities trader Glencore will restart its Cape Town oil refinery in the fourth quarter this year, more than two years after a deadly explosion shuttered the plant, Chief Executive Gary Nagle said during an earnings call on Thursday. The 100 000 bl/d refinery is run by Astron Energy, which is majority owned by Switzerland-based Glencore.