150mt cotton seed sunflower oil production line in cape town

   
150mt cotton seed sunflower oil production line in cape town
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • 150mt cotton seed sunflower oil production line in cape town
  • Where are the sunflower refineries located in South Africa?
  • Most of the large refineries are situated in Gauteng and Kwazulu Natal. The greatest importance of sunflower production is the extraction of oil from the seed. Figure 4 below shows the domestic producer sales and exports of sunflower seed from 2009 to 2018 marketing season.
  • Where are sunflower seeds produced in South Africa?
  • The figure shows that the Free State and North West provinces are the major producers of sunflower seed with a share of 55% and 35% of the total production respectively, followed by Limpopo province. Very small quantities of sunflower seed were produced in the Western, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Eastern and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa.
  • 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 are the uses of sunflower seeds in South Africa?
  • The seeds are used for oil, bird seed and human consumption. Sunflower oil is used in food preparation, for biofuel, cosmetics and skin care products. The meal and cake are used for animal feed. Production is suitable for many South African climatic conditions as the plants are drought tolerant.