This paper points out the key areas to be analysed before approval for expansion is granted as indiscriminate expansion can cause (a) delivery of bad quality fresh fruit bunches (FFB) to the mill, (b) unhealthy competition for FFB, (c) poor mill extraction efficiency and (d) poor quality of oil produced. This survey and analysis will […]

This paper proposes the incorporation of oil losses into the OER equation to complement the existing method of assessing estate and mill performances. Once the fresh fruit bunches (FFB) are weighed in, the mill must be held responsible for all oil losses within the perimeters of the mill. The estate, on the other hand, takes […]