Engineering & Projects

Engineered for performance. Proven in operations.

Engineering and project delivery across the full palm oil industrial chain, including greenfield developments, brownfield upgrades, plant expansions and integration of additional process units.

Palm oil mill design

What we do

• Palm oil mill design
• Upgrade and expansion of existing mills, including:
• Addition of new process stations
• Debottlenecking and capacity increase
• Integration of improved process equipment
• Refinery and fractionation plant design
• Upgrade and expansion of existing refineries and fractionation plants, including:
• Capacity upgrades
• Process optimisation and integration
• Addition of new refining or fractionation units
• Palm kernel crushing plant design and integration
• Tank farm and storage system design, including:
• Crude oil storage
• Refined product storage
• Intermediate tanks
• Heated tanks and circulation systems
• Nitrogen blanketing for product preservation
• Effluent and utility tanks
• Bottling, sacheting and cartoning line integration
• Feasibility studies and master planning
• Greenfield and brownfield development
• Debottlenecking, capacity upgrades and process integration
• Implementation and commissioning support

“Good engineering is about making things that work reliably.”
— Henry Petroski, 1992

Value proposition

Nextgen Palm designs plants based on a customised, performance-driven and
reliability-focused philosophy, adapted to each project while maintaining
standardisation at component level.

A strong focus is placed on upgrading and expanding existing installations, ensuring maximum value from existing assets.

Key design principles include:
• Customised plant design adapted to project requirements
• Use of standardised components and spare parts across the plant (chains,
bearings, pumps and critical equipment)
• Automation-driven operation with integrated control systems
• Selection of robust, low-maintenance equipment
• Simplified process and utility design
• Design for accessibility and maintainability
• Full integration with monitoring and ERP systems

All designs are developed based on practical operating experience, ensuring
systems are reliable and maintainable under real operating conditions.

Nextgen Palm designs, specifies and supports implementation of complete industrial systems, ensuring alignment between process, utilities, storage and downstream operations.

Palm oil mill design

Client benefit

• Upgrade and expansion of existing plants without full replacement
• Integration of new process units (kernel crushing, refining, storage systems)
• Increased plant capacity and flexibility
• Improved storage, logistics and tank farm performance
• Simplified spare parts management
• Reduced maintenance complexity and cost
• Increased reliability and uptime
• Stable and scalable plant performance

Nextgen Palm upgrades, expands and integrates industrial plants
to increase capacity, improve performance and extend operational life.

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