Castor - tree "poverty alleviation" Highlands

Godmother" of the movement to develop on lands Castor Highlands Gia Lai in general and in particular the biological Limited Company closed leg Minh Hoang Gia Lai province. The company has links to support seeds, fertilizers and technical guidance planting and caring for people with investment rate 29 million / ha during the first 4 years, and consume products according to the market price of 2,000 VND / kg dry county. Company Minh Hoang has also started construction of the plant extraction presses, biodiesel processing castor beans bio diesel with a capacity of 30,000 tonnes / year in Tra Da Industrial Zone, Pleiku City. This is the first plant in the Central Highlands pressed extraction and processing of biofuel raw materials on the spot under the scheme, the Government's policies to encourage all economic sectors in this field. Tran Thi Tuyet Mai said, at present, the company has formed the material in 3 provinces of Gia Lai, Dak Lak and Dak Nong than 3,000 hectares of castor bean plant and is expected in the coming years will expand the area up to 10,000 hectares ensuring raw material for the plant operates at full capacity.

Going forward, the company has invested 150 billion to build the plant (phase 1) striving to put into use at the end of this year, with a capacity of 8,000 tonnes of biodiesel / year. According to the project plan, after three years the company will continue to invest in building a complete plant to raise production capacity to 30,000 tons / year with a capital of 500 billion VND. Through years of research, understanding of scientific and technical applications from castor seed extraction presses, produces biodiesel and has been tested at the National Measurement Bureau, along with the standard QCVN01-2009 / BKHCN 30/9/2009 has successfully defended the project and Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee granted an investment certificate. Closed production processes also produce other byproducts are bio-fertilizers and pesticides have been licensed plant office number 38/2013 / TT-BNN dated 09/08/2013.