Enugu United Palm Products Begins Commercial Production with $2.2m Refinery Investment

Enugu United Palm Products Limited (UPPL), a public-private partnership between Pragmatic Palms Limited and the Enugu State Government, has started commercial production of palm oil for the Nigerian market. The company, led by Managing Director Prof George Nwangwu, has invested $2.2 million in a refinery to process Crude Palm Oil (CPO) into olein and stearin.

The refinery will also refine palm kernel oil. UPPL has restored its plantations in Ibite-Olo, Umulokpa, and Ugwu-Oba, replanting over 1,000 hectares of old palm trees, some of which are more than 50 years old.

The company is expanding beyond primary agricultural production by investing in processing and value addition. UPPL has installed mills to improve the quality and volume of palm oil production.