The Glycerin Purification plant capacity is about 16 thousand tons per year. Glycerin Purification is a by-product of biodiesel, fatty acid and soap production units with a purity of about 70-80 percent after extraction. In order to use glycerin in various industries including food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and chemicals, a purification process is required. Optimal Company has decided to implement a Glycerin Purification plant with the aim of producing pharmaceutical grade glycerin and meet the domestic requirements and to supply the Turkey’s market demand.
The license and Know-How contract of Glycerin Purification plant is conducted with CMB an Italian company with the nominal production capacity of about of 2 t/h and the Basic Engineering Package is in progress. The Key Equipment will be exported to Istanbul till March 2020 and other equipment supply contract will be conducted from January 2020.