Indonesia begins red cooking oil production with plant in North Sumatra

JAKARTA (Bernama): President Joko Widodo inaugurated Indonesia’s first red cooking oil production facility in North Sumatra this week, aiming to advance the country's palm oil industry and empower farmers.

The pilot plant, situated at Pagar Merbau in Deli Serdang, has a daily capacity to produce 10 tonnes of crude palm oil (CPO), resulting in approximately seven tonnes of red cooking oil per day, he said.