Jhonlin Group Builds Cooking Oil Factory With Capacity Of 160 Tons Per Day

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – PT Jhonlin Group through the business unit PT Jhonlin Agro Raya (JAR) to build cooking oil factory with a capacity of 160 tons per day in Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan.

Director of PT JAR Zafrinal said, the factory cooking oil owned by a subsidiary of the Jhonlin Group, will produce premium cooking oil in 1 liter and 2 liter packages at affordable prices for the wider community.

Zafrinal said that currently the development project absorbs a workforce of up to 250 local residents, and later when it operates, the factory with a digital operating system will absorb 60 operational personnel.

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In addition to creating new jobs, Zafrinal said the construction of this cooking oil factory is also a form of the company’s concern for the current shortage of cooking oil.

“Cooking oil factory This is a fractionation from a refinery factory which will process 250 tons of raw materials per day and be able to produce 160 tons of cooking oil per day,” he said in a written statement, Saturday (5/3/2022).

The existence of a cooking oil factory in South Kalimantan is expected to help improve the economy from upstream to downstream in the palm oil agro-industry, considering that the cooking oil market is very potential where demand continues to increase every year.

In addition, he said, the community also needs quality cooking oil at competitive prices.

“JAR’s long-term target is to fulfill capacity and expand production capacity, as well as downstream CPO products with quality products. The hope is to produce quality cooking oil products that are affordable by the community,” he said.

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According to Zafrinal, the construction of the factory being carried out by PT Wijaya Karya Rekayasa Konstruksi has begun on July 29, 2021 and is targeted to be completed on July 29 this year.

Meanwhile, General Manager of PT JAR Mathirlan Romadhoni said the new factory’s production target would be realized in stages, starting at 50 tons per day until later it reached a maximum capacity of 160 tons per day.

“The packaging produced is 0.5 liter, 1 liter and 2 liter packages to meet people’s purchasing power, considering the 0.5 liter, 1 liter and 2 liter markets are quite large,” he said.

According to him, the marketing area in the early stages was prioritized for the needs of the people of South Kalimantan, although it did not rule out the possibility that it would expand to other provinces on the island of Kalimantan.

“The advantage of JAR’s cooking oil is that it is processed from its own palm oil plantations and has premium quality so that the price will be competitive and affordable,” he said.

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