• palm cooking oil refinery machine oil in Cameroon
  • palm cooking oil refinery machine oil in Cameroon
  • palm cooking oil refinery machine oil in Cameroon
  • palm cooking oil refinery machine oil in Cameroon
  • Will four palm oil refiners join Cameroon edible oil industry?
  • CAMEROON – Four palm oil refiners are set to join the Cameroon edible oil industry marking a significant step forward in harnessing local resources for agricultural growth, according to the Oilseeds Refiners Association (ASROC).
  • How is palm oil produced in Cameroon?
  • Production of palm oil in Cameroon is distributed across three plantation types or scales: The Government of Cameroon’s Rural Sector Development Plan proposes an increase in palm oil production to 300,000 tons in 2015 and 450,000 tons in 2020.
  • How many oil palm plantations are there in Cameroon?
  • In Cameroon, oil palm plantations cover more than 170,000 ha of national land, including 70,000 ha of industrial plantations and 100,000 ha of village plantations.
  • How much palm oil does SORAC import a year?
  • According to Business Cameroon, SORAC, which is controlled by businessman Nassourou Alhadji Issa aims to market 100,000 tons of refined oil yearly. According to actors in the palm oil industry, in the first half of 2023 alone, refiners imported around 150,000 tons of palm oil, equivalent to the total volume imported in 2022.
  • Does Cameroon need RSPO certification?
  • This strategy is quite advanced and now only needs Government approval,” says Emmanuel Ngom. With regard to advocating to the agro-industries, SOCAPALM and SAFACAM, subsidiaries of the SOCFIN group, are responsible for more than 50% of Cameroon’s palm oil production and are seeking RSPO certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.
  • How much palm oil is imported in 2023?
  • According to actors in the palm oil industry, in the first half of 2023 alone, refiners imported around 150,000 tons of palm oil, equivalent to the total volume imported in 2022. According to the ASROC, the yearly crude palm oil demand from industrial crude palm oil processing units, whose number is growing, now exceeds a million tons.