— A pilot plant is to be built to
treat the liquid residue left over
from the olive-pressing process.
The $711,000 USD plant is being
funded by the European Union.
It will be built at either the Ikeider
holding area or the Jordan University
of Science and Technology.
The plant is expected to start
operations within four to six
months, according to Adnan
Khdair, the director of integrated
waste management at the Olive
Oil Pressing Industries Program.
Jordan's 105 olive mills produce
200,000 cubic meters of olive vegetable waste annually, Khdair said.
The waste contains organic matter,
solid material and oil that are hard to
treat...
Jordan: Olive Water Plant to Be Built
9 Jul 2007 by Local Press Report
AMMAN, Jordan
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