Musim Mas expands oleochemical project<\/p>\n
PT Musim Mas, an integrated palm oil producer, has embarked on an
\nexpansion of its oleochemical plant near the North Sumatra port
\nof Belawan that will increase its annual production capacity to
\n357,000 metric tons of fatty alcohol, medium-chain triglycerides,
\noleic acid, glycerine, fatty acids and high-quality soap.<\/p>\n
The expansion, which will make the Musim Mas oleochemical
\nplant the second largest in the world after a plant in Malaysia
\nowned by Sime Darby, is scheduled to be commissioned in 2007,
\naccording to Musim Mas Managing Director Surja.<\/p>\n
\"We are highly confident about our competitive advantages as
\nthe Musim Mas group is an integrated industry that includes
\nplantations, palm oil mills, refineries, fractionation and palm
\nkernel crushing plants, and margarine, soap, specialty fats and
\noleochemical plants,\" Surja added.<\/p>\n
Musim Mas, one of the largest palm oil exporters in Indonesia,
\nis the only firm in the country that has won for five successive
\nyears the Primanyarta award for distinguished export performance
\nand the only winner so far of the Primanyarta gold award given by
\nthe government, Surja said.<\/p>\n
It export to Europe, the U.S., China, Japan and other Asian
\ncountries.<\/p>\n
Surja said as the world demand for oleochemical products has
\nsteadily been increasing, Musim Mas plans to build a third-stage
\nexpansion of its oleochemical operations to further diversify its
\nproducts into biodiesel, esters and amines. -- JP<\/p>",
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