Poster in Feb 19, 2022 09:30:45

All you need to do is start a small scale oil mill business

All you need to do is start a small scale oil mill business

Edible oil is an essential food for human beings. This is why it is widely used by people. As a result, the demand for different types of oil is increasing day by day. At present the business of extracting oil from seeds is becoming very popular and successful in our country. You can start this business if you want. You can make a lot of money from it. If you are a farmer and cultivate different types of seeds like mustard, sunflower, sesame, black cumin, groundnut etc. on your own land then this business will be more profitable. It can also be used extensively commercially. In an oil mill, oil seeds are crushed, oil is extracted from them, then the oil is packaged in bottles and sold. But, before starting a mill, you have to buy many kinds of machines. But you have to decide in advance which oil mill you want to start, such as mustard oil, olive oil, sesame oil, black cumin oil, groundnut, coconut oil etc.

Types of edible oils:

Many types of edible oil are used in Indian subcontinent including Bangladesh and they are:

·         * Mustard oil.

·         * Soybean oil.

·         * Olive oil.

·         * Groundnut

·         * Refined oil.

·        * Sesame oil.

·         * Black cumin oil

So, you have many options for opening different types of oil mills.

Oil Mill Business:

You can start this business in small scale, medium scale industry and large scale industry. As mentioned here, setting up a small scale oil mill is a minimum cost calculation.

·         * Small scale industry - 5 to 10 metric tons of oil is extracted every day in oil extracting mills.

·        * Medium scale industry: 10 to 50 metric tons of oil is extracted every day in oil extracting mills.

·         * Large scale industry: More than 50 metric tons of oil is extracted every day in oil extracting mills.

Potential minimum cost to open a mustard oil mill:

·         * 15KW/20 HP motor -  BDT 46,000

·         * Oil extraction machine -  BDT 1,15000 

·         * Empty tins and bottles -  BDT 11,500

·         * Power connection ( 3 phase ) -  BDT 23,000

It can cost you around BDT 2,00000 to open a small scale oil mill, in which there will be wages of labor.

Oil Mill Raw Materials:

·       * Oilseeds are the raw material of oil mill. You can get seeds by planting your own plants like mustard, sunflower, sesame, soybean etc. However, it may take some time for the seed to grow on its own.

·       * You can buy seeds from the market in addition to your own seeds. Or you can buy oilseeds directly from the farmer. You can even crush someone else's seed.

·        * Empty tins and bottles.

Necessary machineries of oil mill:

Oil can be extracted from seeds after various processes. And different machines are used during each process. Which are:

·         * Screw expeller.

·         * Cooker and filter press with plunger pump and filter cloth.

·         * Storage tank for oil.

·         * Weighing scale (Electronic).

·         * Sealing machine.

·         * Box stamping.

At the same time, you can use a fully automated machine to run your oil extraction business, or you can also extract oil through a semi-automatic machine.

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