Kenya setup big type peanut copra oil refinery plant

Eni launches the first production of vegetable oil for biorefining in Kenya

  • Kenya setup big type peanut copra oil refinery plant
  • Kenya setup big type peanut copra oil refinery plant
  • Kenya setup big type peanut copra oil refinery plant
  • Kenya setup big type peanut copra oil refinery plant

Eni starts up production of vegetable-oil biorefinery feedstock in Kenya

Kenya leads the charge to biorefining in Africa

Eni and the Government of Kenya to promote

Breaking Down the Basics of Copra Oil Processing

  • Is Eni launching a bio-refinery in Kenya?
  • NAIROBI, Kenya July 18 – Italian multinational oil and gas company, Eni has commenced production of the first Kenyan vegetable oil for bio-refineries at its oilseed collection and pressing plant in Makueni. The agrihub will have an installed capacity of 15,000 tons with an expected production of 2,500 tons in 2022.
  • Can Mombasa refinery be converted into a bio-refinery?
  • The parties will also assess the opportunity of converting Mombasa refinery into a bio-refinery, as well as the construction of a new plant for second-generation bio-ethanol from waste biomass, leveraging on Eni technologies Ecofining™ e Proesa®.
  • How is copra oil made?
  • Copra oil is pressed from dried coconut meat. Harvesting coconuts for copra is a labor-intensive process. Farmers and plantation workers manually remove the fibrous outer husk, then split open the coconut shell to drain the liquid.
  • What does Kenya's bio-refinery initiative mean for Africa?
  • The initiative in Kenya represents the first integrated project in the world to bring Africa into the vertical bio-refinery supply chain by providing income opportunities and market access to thousands of farmers in degraded areas.

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