Complete projects (EPC)

AVOCO Hama Oil Mill, Syria

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Construction of a turn-key oil mill to process seeds and oils including bottling/canning and production of ghee

Customer
 AL-AHLIAH VEGETABLE OIL CY - Hama - Syria
General contractor
 iAG Holdings - Engineers & Contractors
Scope of works
 Complete factory design, supply, construction, installation and commissioning.
Industrial operation
 2001
Main sub-contractors involved
 iAG Holdings - Group
Plant capacity
 200 MTPD cotton and sunflower seeds

Processing units :
- Seed storage and
- dehulling section
- Cottonseed delinting section
- Full pressing and oil
- recovery plant
- Meal grinding and
- bagging section
- Cotton hulls
- bagging equipment
Refinery plant :
- continuous
- bleaching
- and filtering
- physical refining
- and deodorising
- oil/fat hydrogenation
- semi-continuous
- post bleaching
- batch soapstock
- saponification
Utilities :
- Steam generating plant
- Compressed air unit
- Water cooling system
- Effluent treatment
- Emergency power generator
- Fire detection and
- fighting systems
Auxiliaries :
- Electricity distribution
- Steel structure and buildings
- Workshop equipment
- Laboratory equipment
- Truck weigh bridge