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Goldstar oil Kilkenny Ireland

RAPE SEED OIL

Rape seed is grown in many regions of the world as it can withstand colder climates. compared to soya beans. The seed is harvested and delivered to the crushing plant whereby it is crushed to produce crude rape oil. The rape oil is refined by alkali refining and as part of the process, a soapstock is manufactured and subsequently split to produce rape acid oil which is used as a raw material in Goldstar Oils vegetable blends.

soya oil from goldstar oils Kilkenny

SOYA OIL

Soya beans are predominantly grown in both North & South America in more temperate and warmer climates. The beans are harvested and delivered to the crush plant for crushing with the subsequent crude soya oil extracted, which can be used directly for animal feed with its high linoleic acid content or refined by means of physical or alkali refining. As part of the refinery process, soya acid oil is produced and is used as a raw material in Goldstar Vegetable Oil Blends.

PALM OIL FROM GOLDSTAR OIL KILKENNY

PALM OIL

Palm is produced from Palm fruit as opposed to many other oils which are derived from seed. Fruit bunches are delivered to the palm mill where they are sterilised, stripped and crushed to extract the crude palm oil. Crude palm can be refined and fractionated for various applications. As part of the process, palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) is produced which is used as a raw material in Goldstar Oils vegetable blends.

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SUNFLOWER OIL

Sunflower seed is grown in large areas in southern parts of Europe which are not drought prone. It is also grown in Ukraine, Russia and South America and the oil generally carries a premium due to its excellent quality characteristics for certain food applications. The seed is harvested and delivered to the crush plant whereby the oil is extracted and refined and can also undergo an interestification step which maintains the oil in a liquid state when exposed to temperatures below freezing. As part of the refining process, sunflower acid oil is produced and is used as a raw material in Goldstar Vegetable Oil blends.

Goldstar oil Kilkenny Ireland

RAPE SEED OIL

Rape seed is grown in many regions of the world as it can withstand colder climates. compared to soya beans. The seed is harvested and delivered to the crushing plant whereby it is crushed to produce crude rape oil. The rape oil is refined by alkali refining and as part of the process, a soapstock is manufactured and subsequently split to produce rape acid oil which is used as a raw material in Goldstar Oils vegetable blends.

soya oil from goldstar oils Kilkenny

SOYA OIL

Soya beans are predominantly grown in both North & South America in more temperate and warmer climates. The beans are harvested and delivered to the crush plant for crushing with the subsequent crude soya oil extracted, which can be used directly for animal feed with its high linoleic acid content or refined by means of physical or alkali refining. As part of the refinery process, soya acid oil is produced and is used as a raw material in Goldstar Vegetable Oil Blends.

PALM OIL FROM GOLDSTAR OIL KILKENNY

PALM OIL

Palm is produced from Palm fruit as opposed to many other oils which are derived from seed. Fruit bunches are delivered to the palm mill where they are sterilised, stripped and crushed to extract the crude palm oil. Crude palm can be refined and fractionated for various applications. As part of the process, palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) is produced which is used as a raw material in Goldstar Oils vegetable blends.

Sunflower oil from Goldstar oil Kilkenny

SUNFLOWER OIL

Sunflower seed is grown in large areas in southern parts of Europe which are not drought prone. It is also grown in Ukraine, Russia and South America and the oil generally carries a premium due to its excellent quality characteristics for certain food applications. The seed is harvested and delivered to the crush plant whereby the oil is extracted and refined and can also undergo an interestification step which maintains the oil in a liquid state when exposed to temperatures below freezing. As part of the refining process, sunflower acid oil is produced and is used as a raw material in Goldstar Vegetable Oil blends.

STORAGE

Goldstar Oils operates its own tank farm for the specific purpose of storing and handling its own raw materials and finished product. The tank farm does not operate third party storage only handling and processing oils which are of vegetable origin. The tank farm is custom built with fully insulated and cladded stainless steel tanks connected by a stainless steel pipeline system. All blending is carried out in a dedicated blending tank on load cells to provide greater accuracy in the blending process, producing a consistent quality finished vegetable oil blend. The facility is fully secured by security fencing, night lights, recording cameras and electronic entrance gates. This provides the bio security necessary for products stored on this site. Goldstar Oils also operates a fleet of ISO tankers dedicated to collecting only Goldstar Oils products direct from refinery and delivered direct to Goldstar Oils tank farm. This eliminates risk from contamination via third party tanks.

LABORATORY

Goldstar Oils operates a state of the art in-house laboratory facility dedicated to testing vegetable oils which includes incoming raw material oils and outgoing vegetable oil blends. Standard tests carried out in the laboratory include;

  • Moisture
  • Fatty Acid Profile
  • Mineral Oil Contamination
  • Impurities
  • Non-Dioxin Like PCB’s
  • FFA
  • Theobromine

The laboratory staff are fully qualified in analytical testing and have a number of years experience working in the field of vegetable oil analysis. As part of Goldstar Oils commitment to protecting the environment the laboratory carries out in-house testing of all surface water and boiler tests to ensure compliance with environmental regulatory requirements and as part of our good manufacturing practice (GMP) to monitor and manage any pollution risk.

RENEWABLE ENERGY

The company is committed to sourcing energy products which are sustainable and also do not compete with scarce land resources for food acreage. Goldstar Oils as part of its products portfolio supplies the following energy markets:

  • Biofuel For Steam Boilers
  • Feedstock For Biodiesel Production
  • Pure Plant Oil For Diesel Engines

 

QUALITY ASSURANCE

All products are fully traceable and approved.
Goldstar Oils is fully registered and approved by the ‘Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’ as an importer, feed storekeeper and manufacturer of compound feed for sale. The company is a FEMAS certified company for the past 10 years in the handling, storage and blending of vegetable oil blends for sale in animal feed. The tank farm is also bonded for storage of crude palm oil and licensed under end use authorisation to incorporate crude palm oil into animal feed. As part of our quality assurance the site is subject to regular visits to ensure compliance with standards. This provides confidence to our customers as to the quality, integrity and traceability of the products supplied.

 

Services provided

Going the extra mile to meet customer requirements.

Goldstar oils provides a comprehensive back-up service to its customer base including;

  • Global market information
  • Pricing strategy
  • Spot & contract pricing available
  • Feed formulation advice
  • Technical information on handling and storage of vegetable oils
  • Advice on sourcing of equipment for handling & storage of vegetable oils in feed mills

 

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