Essential oil extraction unit using advanced supercritical CO₂ technology

Project description

Supercritical CO2 extraction technology is an innovative method that uses carbon dioxide (CO2) in a supercritical state to extract essential oils and other volatile compounds. Supercritical CO2 exists at temperature and pressure conditions that give it properties intermediate between those of a gas and a liquid, making it particularly effective for separating active plant compounds.

Extraction Process: Material preparation, conditioning, extraction, separation and CO2 recovery.

Applications: Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals, Food. Capacity: 10 tons/year of pure essential oils

Business sector

Chemical industry

Buildings / Land

Land area: 7,000 to 40,000 m²
Buildings: 2,500 to 7,000 m²

Investment amount

30-80 Million DHS

Revenue

50 – 150 Million DHS

Gross Margin

80%

Number of jobs

20-40 direct jobs

Key investment advantages

Subsidies

Industrial Development and Investment Fund (FDI)

ISTITMAR program for SMEs or very small businesses, depending on turnover

Investment Charter Main Mechanism

Training assistance

"IDMAJ" Program«
"TAEHIL" Program«

The market and the clientele

Walk : (Local: 30% / Export: 70%)

 

Target clientele:

Perfumers, pharmaceutical laboratories, local and export cosmetics companies

 

Essential oils are used in several fields: Pharmaceutical use – Cosmetic use – Phytosanitary use – Industrial use

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