Castor Oil Unit
This project profile outlines the establishment of a castor oil extraction plant. The unit processes dried castor seeds to produce pure castor oil and byproduct cake, serving pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and industrial lubrication markets.
- 9 jobs
- 30 KW power
- ₹13.89L project cost
Project cost & finance
Cost of Project
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Building & Civil Work | 4 |
| Plant & Machinery | 5 |
| Furniture & Fixtures | 1 |
| Working Capital | 3.89 |
| Total | 13.89 |
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Means of Finance
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Own Contribution | 1.39 |
| Term Loan | 9 |
| Working Capital Loan | 3.5 |
| Total | 13.89 |
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Raw materials & machinery
- Raw Material Castor beans or seedsBuy on Amazon ↗
Basic raw material for oil extraction
- Machinery Heavy duty Oil ExpellerBuy on Amazon ↗
Chamber size 24"x4" crushing capacity up to 130-150 kg/hr with oil collection tank
- Machinery Filter PressBuy on Amazon ↗
16"x16" - 16 taps with filter cloth, SS oil collection tray and galvanized tray
- Machinery Electric motorBuy on Amazon ↗
3 phase 10HP with L&T starter
- Machinery Baby BoilerBuy on Amazon ↗
With chimney, spark box, water feed pump and 1 HP motor
- Machinery Oil decorticatorBuy on Amazon ↗
With 2HP electric motor
Manufacturing process
- Clean, cook, and dry harvested and dried castor seeds.
- Feed seeds into the decorticator and oil expeller for high-pressure continuous screw pressing.
- Extract and filter the crude castor oil through the filter press.
- Separate excess wax and conduct distillation stages to obtain pure castor oil, while collecting residual cake as byproduct.
Market
India accounts for 85 percent of the global castor seed output, serving as a primary exporter. Castor oil and its derivatives have steady demand across global markets for cosmetics, biodiesel, medicinal uses, and industrial lubricants.