
Country: Cameroon Raw Materials: Palm Fruit and Palm Kernel Oil Production Section: Palm Oil Processing; Palm Kernel Oil Extraction; CPO & KPO Refining; QIE Group provides highly efficient palm oil processing machines to support you start a profitable business in palm oil industry, starting from initial factory design to final installation and commissioning, we are always […]

Cameroon is the third-largest palm oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, it still faces an annual structural deficit of over 100,000 metric tons, which is currently filled by costly imports. Smallholder farmers and local small-scale artisanal and semi-mechanized mills account for more than 50% of the domestic production capacity. This layout makes a semi-automated, small-scale […]

A large-scale palm oil production line in Nigeria represents a high-yield, automated industrial solution designed to capitalize on a massive structural supply deficit in Africa’s largest consumer market. While national crude palm oil production rose to 1.57 million tonnes, domestic consumption demands over 2.5 million tonnes. This gap requires multi-billion naira annual imports and highlights […]

A 5TPH complete palm oil mill plant for Côte d’Ivoire is a fully continuous, small-to-medium scale processing line designed to process fresh palm fruit bunches (FFB) into crude palm oil (CPO). It is a popular turnkey solution for regional processors in West Africa, especially in Côte d’Ivoire, which has a large palm cultivation base. Capacity: […]

What is Palm Oil Refining? Palm Oil Refining is the industrial process of transforming Crude Palm Oil (CPO) into clean, safe, and stable edible oil. Crude palm oil naturally contains impurities like free fatty acids, gums, moisture, and dark pigments. The refining process removes these unwanted components. This improves the oil’s flavor, color, smell, and […]

Palm oil is a popular edible oil extracted from the fruit of oil palm trees. Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) is a plant native to west and central Africa that yields two types of oils – palm oil from the fruit and palm kernel oil from the seed. QIE Group is a professional manufacturer and supplier […]

Palm oil clarification is the essential purification stage in a palm oil mill where crude palm oil (CPO) is separated from its entrained impurities, water, and solid particles. Following the pressing stage, the resulting liquor is a complex mixture that requires clarification to ensure the final product meets high-quality standards. This process primarily utilizes gravity […]

Threshing is the pivotal mechanical stage in a palm oil mill where the Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) are separated into individual palm fruits and empty stalks. Occurring immediately after sterilization, this process utilizes high-speed mechanical agitation—typically within a rotating drum thresher—to strip the softened fruits from their bunches via centrifugal force and impact. By efficiently […]

Palm oil is a highly versatile and cost-effective edible vegetable oil extracted from the reddish fruit of the African oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis). It is unique among vegetable oils for its ability to produce two distinct types: crude palm oil, squeezed from the fleshy pulp, and palm kernel oil, obtained by crushing the stone […]

The palm oil chemical refining process, also known as alkali refining, removes free fatty acids (FFAs) from crude palm oil (CPO) by reacting them with a chemical base, typically caustic soda (NaOH). This method is the traditional standard and is particularly useful when handling crude oil with fluctuating quality or specific impurities like gossypol that […]