https://pod.mpob.gov.my Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) Sat, 28 Mar 2020 06:15:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://pod.mpob.gov.my/development-of-oleochemicals-in-china/ Sat, 28 Mar 2020 06:15:16 +0000 http://palmoilis.mpob.gov.my/POD/index.php/2020/03/28/development-of-oleochemicals-in-china/ The oleochemical industry in China has grown rapidly in the last few years. The growth was attributed to the growing demand of the oleochemical derivatives by the many industries in China. The main driving force for this growth is the increase in disposable income of the population and the strong economic growth in China for the past two decades. Production of basic oleochemicals totaled more than 1.6 million tonnes in 2010 and imports from Malaysia was more than 300 000 t in 2011. The industry is moving from producing basic oleochemicals to producing derivatives that have broad usage, excellent product performance, value-added, safe for human use, environmentally compatible and biodegradable.

]]> https://pod.mpob.gov.my/how-a-leading-noodle-producer-can-add-value-to-soap-marketers-in-meeting-the-challenges-of-soap-trends/ Sat, 28 Mar 2020 06:14:32 +0000 http://palmoilis.mpob.gov.my/POD/index.php/2020/03/28/how-a-leading-noodle-producer-can-add-value-to-soap-marketers-in-meeting-the-challenges-of-soap-trends/ The Asian bar soap market is expected to grow at a very healthy rate of 5%-6% over the next five years. In comparison, in Europe, there is negative growth and the bar soap market has been on the decline. Hence, the Asian bar soap business is a very interesting market for current and new entrants with a market size of 1 700 000 t of toilet soap or 17 billion pieces of toilet bar soap of 100 g.

]]> https://pod.mpob.gov.my/the-future-of-palm-based-soap-in-asia-pacific/ Sat, 28 Mar 2020 06:14:32 +0000 http://palmoilis.mpob.gov.my/POD/index.php/2020/03/28/the-future-of-palm-based-soap-in-asia-pacific/ The development of the oleochemical industry in Malaysia in early 1980s also marked the fast take-off of the soap making industry in this country. This was inevitable because soap is the most immediate downstream product and the most widely used body cleanser today since its production dated back to 2500 BC. In spite of the challenges from other non-soap personal cleansers such as facial, shower, bath and other liquid preparations, the sales of soap in the world, as a whole, is still increasing. On price and performance basis, a soap bar costs less per unit weight, has more surfactant content and longer shelf-life compared to the liquid preparations. It is easily transported with minimal damage and it occupies very little shelf-space, an advantage in competing for display in valuable supermarket shelf-space. With increasing consumer demand, soaps are becoming more personalized than ever before. Manufacturers today have to create all kinds of soaps with different concepts, properties, functions and variations to satisfy this great demand.

]]> https://pod.mpob.gov.my/palm-based-surfactants-synergy-in-soap-applications/ Sat, 28 Mar 2020 06:14:32 +0000 http://palmoilis.mpob.gov.my/POD/index.php/2020/03/28/palm-based-surfactants-synergy-in-soap-applications/ The α-SME is an alternative anionic surfactant to linear alkyl benzene sulphonates (LAS), fatty alcohol sulphates (FAS) and (the now maligned) branched alkyl sulphates (BAS). Historically, LAS and BAS were the workhorse surfactants for many detergent formulations. But BAS has now been banned from use by many countries due to its low biodegradation quality, leaving only LAS as the mainstay for many formulations. In Malaysia, there is an abundance of fatty methyl esters primarily from the oleochemical companies as well as from the manufacturers of vitamin E and carotenes from palm oil. In view of this, there was an incentive to produce α-SME from palm methyl esters. In addition, with the ban on BAS in Malaysia, LAS became the primary surfactant in detergent formulations. The cost of production for LAS is higher compared to BAS and this has enticed the Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia (PORIM), now known as the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), to investigate an alternative anionic surfactant to LAS. Here, α-SME can offer a price advantage, good detergency and tolerance towards water hardness. Soap is a common and traditional surfactant that can be obtained from palm oil. It is cheap and easy to manufacture. It has a particular disadvantage, being sensitive to hard water or to high levels of calcium and magnesium salts in water. In such event, the calcium and magnesium salts of the soap will precipitate out – foaming the scum and waxy cake that clogs drains and pipes. Malaysia is one of the worldís largest producers of soap noodles and it was felt that a positive synergy between α-SME and soap can enhance the use of soap. This study originated from the curiosity if there could be a synergy in detergency performance between α-SME and palm-based soap. The following question was posed: can the performance of soap be enhanced by the addition of α-SME?

]]> https://pod.mpob.gov.my/ethiopian-experience-in-the-use-of-distilled-palm-fatty-acid-and-distilled-palm-kernel-fatty-acid-from-malaysia-as-raw-materials-for-soap-making/ Sat, 28 Mar 2020 06:13:19 +0000 http://palmoilis.mpob.gov.my/POD/index.php/2020/03/28/ethiopian-experience-in-the-use-of-distilled-palm-fatty-acid-and-distilled-palm-kernel-fatty-acid-from-malaysia-as-raw-materials-for-soap-making/ This article records some of our experiences during the total substitution of distilled tallow fatty acid (DTFA) and coconut oil fatty acid, as raw materials for laundry and toilet soap, with distilled palm fatty acid (DPFA) and distilled palm kernel fatty acid (DPKFA) from Malaysia. This substitution was tried out because of rises in the prices of DTFA and coconut oil fatty acid, and in order to have alternatives whenever there are unprecedented price rises in future.

]]>