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Gokul Refinary
Gokul Refinary
Gokul Refinary
Introduction:
The company made a shooting start in the year 1993. Its history is related to innovation and adventure of
risks and bold decisions made. The company is mainly engaged in the business of refining vegetable oil including seed procurement, processing, solvent extraction and marketing of edible oil. The present operation of the company broadly categorized under three heads. Trading Manufacturing Marketing
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GRSL has a well established distribution network spread across 19 states, comprising 18 C&F agents, and their 802 distributors, 3 depots, 15 brokers 295 resellers, distributing its products through a total of 1,133 bulk points of presence.
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Corporate office: Ahmedabad International trade: Mumbai Business type: Exporter , Manufacturer , Importer ,
Supplier. Export : 35% (Sales) Import : 80% (Crude Oils) Export Markets: Europe, USA, Far East countries Import Markets: South America, Malaysia and Indonesia. Its an ISO 9001:2000 certified company
Manufacturing Capacity:
At Sidhpur refinery: Solvent plant Oil Crushing Packing Warehouse Seed storage
At Surat refinery : Refinery -1 Packaging
: 100 MT : 50 MT
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Soybean, Cottonseed Oil, Palm Oil, Groundnut Oil, Corn, Mustard, Sunflower & Vegetable are sold
Competitors:
Companies
Adani wilmar Ruchi soya Parekh food Bunge N K proteins Amrit Bansal
Brands:
Fortune Soyam Gemini Chambal Tirupati Ginni
Paras Industries
Cargill
Mahakosh
Nature fresh
Core Processes:
New product development
Customer relations
For meeting customer requirements it follows: Selection of better quality raw materials Good laboratory practices Selection of qualified staff Training programme to improve the skills of employees Good Manufacturing Practices Strictly follows quality monitoring systems Customer feed back Finding solutions
Supplier relations
Order fulfillment
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Competitive priorities:
Cost Low cost operations
Quality Consistent & Top quality Time Delivery speed, On time delivery Flexibility Variety
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Competitive advantage:
Location
Favorable labor climate Proximity to markets Quality of life Proximity to suppliers Proximity to parent companys facilities Tax benefits
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Continuous monitoring
Equipments for monitoring the quality
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Inventory management
Raw Materials
Crude palm oil(CPO) Malaysia & Indonesia Degummed soybean oil America & Brazil Cotton seed oil (CSO) Local suppliers Lead time for materials- 15 days/30 days for imports and
Minimum level of crude oil in tanks 500 tons. Raw materials taken from the port as per requirement
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Chemicals used:
STORAGE TANK
OTHERS
NEUTRALIZATION
BLEACHING
BLEACHING
DEODURIZATION
DEODURIZATION
FRACTANATION
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HYDROGENATION
REFINED OIL
DISPATCH
PACKING SECTION
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PRODUCTION PROCESS:
Crude Oil includes various impurities like Free Fatty Acids, Pigments, Phospholipids compound, etc.
Stage 1 : Neutralization
Saponification process : 70 80 degree Celsius Caustic Soda reacts to remove Free Fatty Acids Phosphoric Acid reacts to remove phosphorous lipids
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Outcome :
Neutral Oil
Sodium Soap
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Stage 2: Bleaching
Bleaching earth used 110 degree celcius 30 Minutes
BLEACHING EARTH
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industries.
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Stage 3: Deodorization
Final Stage and the most complicated stage Temperature starts from 260 degree Celsius which gradually comes down to 40 50 degree Celsius in six stages. Distilled fatty acid is produced as a by-product
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Fractionation :
Palm Oil is passed through chilling pipe coils Then oil passes through the filter press and pure liquid
of Palm Olene is obtained and Palm Sterene Cake is retained in filter press.
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Hydrogenation:
Molecular structure of fat is altered so that fat
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Ready to Cook
Refined Oil
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Final Dispatch :
Loose oil in tankers Packed oil in tins , pouches & plastic bottles.
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Learning outcomes:
Type of process CONTINUOUS PROCESS
Type of product STANDARDIZED Production strategy MAKE TO STOCK Inventory review CONTINUOUS Demand forecasting EVEN DEMAND PUSH MODEL for production Machinery used SPECIALIZED MACHINERY Resources are organized around process
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