Palm oil is one of the world's most produced and consumed oils. This cheap, production-efficient and highly stable oil is used in a wide variety of food, cosmetic and hygiene products, and can be used as source for bio-fuel or biodiesel.
Get PriceMost palm oil is currently produced in South East Asia, even though the oil palm is originally an African crop, which was introduced to South East Asia in the 19th century. The two largest producers are Malaysia and Indonesia, who together
Get PriceThe African oil palm was introduced to Latin America as early as the 1920s as an alternative cash crop to diversify the dominant banana industry []. With the spread of Fusarium wilt in the first half of the 20th century, the
Get PriceBroadly speaking, high quality palm oils are used in the edible oil industry while lower quality oils are used in the non-edible industry for biofuels, candles, cosmetics and soap . Good quality oil contains more than 95% neutral
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Get PricePalm oil is a small ingredient in the U.S. diet, but more than half of all packaged products Americans consume contain palm oil—it's found in lipstick, soaps, detergents and even ice cream. Grown only in the tropics, the oil palm tree produces h
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