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How to start Palm Kernel Shell Business in Nigeria
Palm kernel shell has become one of the valuable commodities in
palm oil industry, many usages or application has been
developed. Palm Kernel Shell is an ideal green fuel which
substitutes the conventional fossil fuels such as coal. It can
be used in:- Industrial Boilers, Furnace & Foundries, Brick
Kilns, Residential & Commercial Heating.
Palm kernel shells can be considered like a natural pellet and
an high grade solid renewable fuel for burning, as received both
in co firing with steam coal or burned at biomass power plants,
usually blended with other grades of biomass, like wood chips.
Palm kernel shells are versatile and have multiple uses; It can
be used in its natural form for fuel at power stations, as a
clean alternative to coal, to form activated carbon or to pave
roads. We’re reducing emissions of EU power stations by
encouraging them to burn biomass instead of coal, and also
promoting and enabling enterprise in developing countries where
we source our biomass from.”
Palm oil, a product gotten from the processing of fresh fruit
bunch {oil palm tree} forms an important part of the local diet
in Nigeria because animal fats such as milk and butter are
hardly consumed. It is used both as a cooking material and as an
ingredient in soups, sauces and a variety of local dishes.
Consequently, there had long been a thriving market for palm oil
both within the main areas of production in eastern and western
Nigeria and between these regions and the non-palm oil producing
northern region.
Other product gotten from oil palm tree includes palm kernel oil
and palm kernel cake can be gotten from the oil palm tree.
Palm kernel Shell {PKS} is gotten from the cracking of the palm
kernel shell to release the nut after the palm oil has been
extracted from fresh fruit bunch {FFB}.
Orders are usually from Local and overseas buyers that require
them as raw materials majorly in the production of biofuel and
road construction.
In the international trading of palm kernel shell {PKS}, the
specification is listed below.
Moisture: 1.7% max, Impurity: 2% max, Fiber: 5% max, Hard Shell:
90% minimum
Packaging is usually in 50 Kg PP bags for easy containerization.
To export palm kernel shell {pks}, the exporter would have to
register with Nigerian Export Promotion Council {NEPC} with
office in Lagos and other major cities in Nigeria.
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