PRIMOFINA - The Philippines


Customer : PRIMOFINA OLEOCHEMICALS INC. San José Panganiban - Legaspi District - The Philippines.

General contractor : De Smet Engineers and Contractors.

Scope of works : Detailed design, engineering, supply and commissioning of the equipment for the process units.

Industrial operation : February 1998

De Smet Companies involved : De Smet Malaysia, De Smet Singapore.

Plant capacity :
- 250 MTPD bleaching
- 165 MTPD fat hydrolysis and fatty acid fractionation
- 21 MTPD glycerin refining
- 100 MTPD fatty alcohols
Processing units :
- Pretreatment and bleaching
- Neutralizing and deodorizing
- Fat hydrolysis and sweet water evaporation
- Glycerin refining
- On/off-line fatty acid fractionation
- Complete fatty alcohol line as follows :
- Esterification, Hydrogen production,
- Hydrogenation equipment,
- Alcohol refining.

 Utilities :
- Thermal oil boiler plant
- Flaking and bagging units
- Spare parts
 Auxiliaries :
- Laboratory
- Workshop
- Spare parts
- Steel structures