13 tonnes per day shea nuts oil refinery plant in zambia

   
13 tonnes per day shea nuts oil refinery plant in zambia
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • 13 tonnes per day shea nuts oil refinery plant in zambia
How much oil can be extracted from shea nuts?

Modern plants can extract 42-50% of oil from shea nuts. Upgrading existing plants may require heavy capital investments for equipment replacements. On the other hand, the cumulative production of about 40,000 t per annum from these plants is sufficient to feed a 50,000t/yr capacity refinery.

Could a refinery plant be a hub market for crude shea butter?

A refinery plant, set up in West Africa, would serve both as a hub market for the region¡¯s crude shea butter and as an industrial strategy to control production and marketing of shea and its derivatives on the world market.

How many raw shea nuts are produced in Africa?

According to the Institute of International Tropical Agriculture, Africa produces about 1,760,000 metric tonnes (t) of raw shea nuts annually (IITA, March 2002) from its wild trees mainly in the Savannah and Sahel regions.

Which country exports the most shea nuts?

Ghana produces about 55,000 t of shea nuts and exports about 40,000 t of nuts annually, making it the leading exporter in the sub-region. Most shea exports consist of crude butter, as virtually no significant refining (i.e., greater than 1,000 t /pa) occurs in West Africa.