Wilmar launches Phase 1 of US$68M edible oils refining plant
- Production capacity: 50 TPD
- Voltage: 100 HP
- Dimension (L*W*H): 3505t1820t1981
- Weight: 12000 KG
- Main components warranty: 5 years
- Main components: motor, bearing, gearbox
- Oil type: oil kitchen
- Oilseed extraction: kitchen, cotton, sunflower, kitchen, kitchen, Sunflower
- Capacity: 50 Ton (24 Hours) in pre-pressing and 25 to 30 Ton in simple crushing and final
- Motor: 100 HP
- Cooking pot: Multistage
- Bearings: Heavy duty
- Chamber: Chamber made of steel
- Body: All-steel manufacturing
- Post-warranty service: Spare parts
- Certification: ISO 9001-2008
Theiva Muthu, Wilmar Processing South Africa’s General Manager, explained that the port’s capacity to handle large vessels was a critical factor in the decision. The completion of Phase 1 includes four tanks with a 40,000-ton capacity for crude palm oil and a 2.6 km pipeline from the port to the tank farm.
Wilmar Processing SA oil refinery nears completion
- Production capacity: 1-2000TPD
- Voltage: 220V/380V
- Power (W): 7.5kw
- Dimension (L* W*H): 1.5*2.6*3.6M
- Weight: 1000kg
- Raw material: Rice bran
- Application range: Petroleum-containing material
- Advantage: High efficiency
- Function: Oil production
- Section: Food extraction
Plans are under way to ensure land is acquired to involve local communities in the production of raw materials for the R1.5-billion Wilmar Processing SA palm oil refinery plant in the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) This is according to the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs.
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- Production capacity: 400-500kg/h
- Voltage: 380v 50Hz
- Dimension (L*W*H): 2200*1460*1750mm
- Weight: 1800kg
- Raw material: carbon steel or stainless steel
- Features 1: automatic feeding
- Features 2: can be offer conveyor and elevator
- Feature 3: Vacuum filter
- Screw diameter: 148 mm
- Bolt tightening speed: 36r/min
- Heater motor: 5KW
- cooking oil yield: 11-16%
- Dry cake residual oil rate: <6%
- Certification : CE ISO BV SGS
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- Production capacity:20-100TD
- Voltage:380V/50HZ
- Dimension (length x width x height): 20*10*7 m
- Weight: 30 tons
- Post-warranty service: video technical support, online support, spare parts, field repair and maintenance service
- Certification: CE, ISO, SGS
- main process: degumming, deacidification, discoloration, deodorization, dewaxing
- plant plate material: Q235 or SUS304
- accessory machines work: steam boiler, cooking water tower
- refining method: chemical or physical refining
- work project: Nigeria, Thailand, Congo, Cameroon, Ghana, Uganda
- Advantage: high refining rate, low loss consumption
- Function: process any type of cooking oil
- Quality: high quality crude oil fractionation machine
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Astron Energy in final stages of South African refinery
- Main components: 海福
- Voltage: 380 V
- Weight: 1500 KG
- Dimension (L*W*H): 2600 *1100*1600
- Raw material: biomass particles, wood chips, sawdust, shells, etc.
- Classification: 100,000 kcal, 600,000 kcal, 1 million kcal, etc.
- Keyword: Small biomass chip burner furnace
- Application: Industrial boilers
- Function: Home Savings on electricity bill
- Other name: Alternative energy generator
- Main functions: Provide fuel gas
Restarting the Cape Town refinery, the country's third largest and offline since an explosion in 2020 killed two workers, will help net importer South Africa secure petroleum supplies as several ...
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