Tag: PORIM PUBLICATIONS
Environmental Management for the Palm Oil Industry
Over the last three decades, the Malaysian palm oil industry has grown to become a very important agriculture-based industry. Currently, there are more than 2.6 million hectares under oil palm and 290 palm oil mills to produce crude palm oil and palm kernel for further processing by refineries, palm kernel crushers and oleochemical companies. In […]
PALMOILIS – Your Information Partner in the Palm Oil Business
With the advent of the Internet resulting in an information overload amongst the researchers and knowledge workers of PORIM, there is an increasing need by the Palm Information Centre of the Institute to enhance its database service PALMOILIS launched in 1993 to be more user-friendly, more interactive by allowing users to interact online, more responsive […]
Highlights of Research on Food uses of Palm Oil and Its Products
Palm oil products are becoming important as raw materials in food products. This is due to their unique fatty acid and triglyceride composition and thermal properties. It is important to note that 80% of the palm oil products and its fractions are being used in food formulations. While a great deal of information is available […]
Nutrition Research on Palm oil and its Components: The PORIM Experience
Scientific understanding of the nutritional properties of palm oil and its components has been one of the several areas of research focus at PORIM. This research was initiated at the PORIM laboratories in 1983 using an animal model to understand palm oil’s effects on cholesterol and plasma lipoproteins.
SMI-Soap Production
Soap is an essential cleaning agent in our daily life. Besides its cleaning property, it is also a carrier for numerous skin-care agents and perfumes. In today’s market, consumers demand a wide range of soap products catering for the various therapeutic needs of the skin. For a soap to carry the various additives successfully, it […]
A Revised Long-Term Forecast on World Palm Oil Production and Consumption
In this paper, with more recent data and new assumptions, revised projections for future CPO production in the major producing countries, especially Malaysia and Indonesia, are made. Revision of the Malaysian projections mainly stemmed from the availability of more recent data and correction of an under-estimated crop area in East Malaysia. The estimates of world […]
Palm Oil in the Next Millenium
This paper provides a status report on the Malaysian palm oil industry, which among others will include the area planted, production and exports of Malaysian palm oil products. Some new research developments will also be highlighted.