Enugu United Palm Products Begins Commercial Palm Oil Production

Enugu United Palm Products, a public-private partnership between Pragmatic Palms Limited and Enugu government, has started commercial palm oil production in Nigeria. The company's managing director, George Nwangwu, said that since its inception two years ago, the firm has made significant progress and is now ready to expand into refined products.

Nwangwu also disclosed plans to establish a new industrial complex and invest $2.2 million in a refinery that will process crude palm oil into olein and stearin, as well as refine palm kernel oil. The company's product, Enugu Vegetable Oil Product (EVOP), is already available in open markets and supermarkets across Nigeria.

The EVOP name was chosen to connect the product with the region's agricultural and industrial heritage, particularly the former AVOP vegetable oil brand produced in Nachi, Udi council area. Nwangwu stated that the company's objective is to make the product accessible to households across Nigeria while maintaining strict standards of quality, natural production, and traceability.