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Sawit Seberang Factory Railway
Sawit Seberang Factory Railway - also referred to as Sawit Sebrang - is the name of palm oil factory Pabrik Kelapa Sawit (PKS) Sawit Seberang located at Sawit Sebrang Districts of Indonesia, district (kecamatan) in Langkat Regency (), the northernmost Regencies of Indonesia, regency of North Sumatra. Bear its name according to a little village that also has same name, village Sawit Seberang. Infrastructure The factory is located near the north-east border of the village Sawit Seberang, north of Medan, about 30 km northwest of the town Stabat - nowadays the seat of Langkat - and north of the city Binjai, formerly also written as ''Bindjai''. At present it is one of more than two dozens locations of the PT. Perkebunan Nusantara II company. PTPN II was formed in March 1996 and is congregated of agriculture industry enterprises, which produce palm oil, sugar, rubber and tobacco on an area of 117.169,47 ha in North Sumatra. The headquarter is in Tanjung Morawa about 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palm Oil
Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of oil palms. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 36% of global oils produced from oil crops in 2014. Palm oils are easier to stabilize and maintain quality of flavor and consistency in ultra-processed foods, so they are frequently favored by food manufacturers. Globally, humans consumed an average of of palm oil per person in 2015. Demand has also increased for other uses, such as cosmetics and biofuels, encouraging the growth of palm oil plantations in tropical countries. The mass production of palm oil in the tropics has attracted the concern of environmental and human rights groups. The palm oil industry is a significant contributor to deforestation in the tropics where palms are grown and has been cited as a factor in social problems due to allegations of human rights violations among growers. In 2018, a repor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
