visiting RBD oil factory

Palm Oil is very precious plant in Malaysia where Malaysia is the largest exporter of Refining, bleaching, deodorizing (RBD) oil in the world. Due to it's fraction 50 saturated (stearin) and 50 unsaturated (olein), it is the most stable oil in the world and very suitable for deep frying.

Just came back from north port for having visited to Sime Darby Jomalina Sdn. Bhd. at north port, Port Klang....after one hour and 15minutes traveled by bus guided by me (no one know to reached there include Dr. Azis because the factory is new set up and everybody was first time been there), we arrived there...The factory still under construction. The refining place and half of administration building is already set up but not completely furnished.

Then we having a talked by the staffs about safety during visiting later on, building, all about tanks, valve, the process- refining, bleaching, deodorizing, pre-stipping and etc, and cost to established the factory. We also were not allowed to took a picture and used cellular phone during the visit. Then, we have a break with curry puff and pulut panggang...

After having a meal, we chose provided shoes suited with our feet and take safety helmet for our safety. We start our journey from initial place where the tanker (lorry) that bring Crude Palm Oil (CPO) from crushing palm oil factory being weight their capacity. At this point, the tanker will be weigh and collect sample from their tank to ensure the quality of the product. Then went to sum tank where all CPO will be collect before transfer to CPO tank.This to ensure moisture content of CPO is followed the SOP.

After that, we see boiler house where the boilers are placed. Three certified boiler man are in-charge. They used Diesel (forget already what type of diesel) instead of gases. The boilers will provide steam for all process in the factory. A lot of steam will be used to heat up the temperature during the process in the HUGE factory with a HUGE tank!!

Then, we walked and climbed a stairs to control room. All the process is fully automatic. They control the process by using computer and only four person maximum per shift will in-charge. There, we were explained by the personal in-charge there about the process.

Finally, we see very high deodorizer tank about six story house, the Niagara tank during filtration process and fractionation machine. This fractionation machine can alter the fraction between olein and stearin depend on what we desire. If we want to make the palm oil is similar to soft oil-olive oil, sunflower oil, canola oil which has 20 saturated and 80 unsaturated, you can make it by changing the oil fraction. see, how's good was palm oil!!

Next week, we will visit CPO factory at Dengkil....