2 tons per day sunflower seed oil refinery in durban

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Which companies crush sunflower seed in South Africa?
  • In South Africa, the main crushers of sunflower seed are Nola Industries, Epic and Epko. Pressing plants with relatively smaller crushing capacity in the country are Sealake Industries, Elangeni Oil & cake Mills and Capital Oil Mills.
  • What is sunflower used for in South Africa?
  • In South Africa sunflower is well adapted in both hot and dry climate. The seed can be consumed after the hull has been removed as a snack or used for production of different oils. Most of the seed produced is marketed locally to expressers, animal feed manufacturers and for seed.
  • How is sunflower oil extracted?
  • The seed is mechanically pressed to extract approximately half to three quarters of the available oil. This is typical for seeds containing more than 20% oil. Africa Sun Oil crushes 400 tons of sunflower seed a day. Extracted sunflower oil must be further processed to make an edible product.
  • How much sunflower seed is produced in South Africa?
  • For the period between 2011 and 2020, an average of about 760.6 thousand tons sunflower seed were produced per annum while the gross value was approximated at 3.6 billion Rand per annum. The gross value of sunflower seed produced in South Africa has been relatively volatile for the past ten years.
  • Why is Gauteng a major exporter of sunflower oil?
  • Gauteng Province, in spite of not being a major producer of sunflower seed is an exporter of sunflower oil because of larger number of traders who are situated in the province as well as the availability of Randfontein Grain Market in the Province.
  • Is sunflower oil edible?
  • This is typical for seeds containing more than 20% oil. Africa Sun Oil crushes 400 tons of sunflower seed a day. Extracted sunflower oil must be further processed to make an edible product. Edible oils are refined to improve the flavour, odour, colour and stability using processes that degum, neutralise, bleach and deodorise the oil.