It's easy to grab plaudits by boycotting palm oil or buying it from a country not associated with the problems. But don't forget that if you shun Malaysia and Indonesia, you turn your back on the orang-utan, the rain forests and the people whose lives depend on palm oil. Malaysia and Indonesia rely on the palm oil industry to provide a living for more than a million people. And the plantations are not all run by profit-driven corporations - between 40 and 45% are smallholdings producing oil that is never exported. (Build a pollution free palm oil production plant>>)
Palm oil production takes place mostly in Indonesia and Malaysia. It's an oil that is reddish in color and used in a lot of southeast Asian and tropical African cooking. Because of its low price and availability, it's starting to be shipped all over the world, which is increasing the production. (Canola oil production line>>)
The oil comes from the fruit of the oil palm and harvesting it can be problematic due to human rights violations and environmental damage. Producing this oil causes severe deforestation, habitat destruction for endangered and other species, and is a contributor to increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
There has been a history of oil harvesters being treated poorly and given inadequate wages as well, and surrounding communities suffer from the pollution and destruction that growing and harvesting these trees can cause. That's why it's so important that this oil be produced sustainably.
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, a group founded specifically for the sake of more sustainable oil production, has put together a list of rules and regulations to help improve the situation. They're a coalition of local concerned communities, non government organizations, human rights groups, and others who want to
improve the situation.
This group is looking for more transparency in the work done harvesting oil, and creating systems of production that have long term economic and environmental viability. Growers and millers must be fair and practice only sustainable methods of production, following all laws and regulations that have been set down
for a better system. They must also be environmentally responsible and practice conservation around their plants.
Sustainable palm oil production must also take into consideration the rights and needs of workers and other human beings impacted by the presence of production plants. New trees must continually be planted so as to reduce the effects of deforestation and to provide a sustainable business. And most importantly, everyone
who is involved with the oil production must always been on the lookout for ways to improve harvesting and methods of producing the oil.
Solvent Extraction Plant:This method is utilized in extractiom of palm oil whereby a hydrocarbon-containing substance is usually used as a solvent.
Screw Pressing Plant:.This method is also used to get palm oil from their attachment areas.lndustries prefer this
method of extraction since since it is cheap and ecomical.
