Our Operations

Palm Bay is a 34,398 hectare concession for the development of oil palms and was enacted into law for 50 years by the Parliament of Liberia in 2008. In 2011, the first new oil palms were planted and production of crude palm oil commenced from what is currently Liberia’s only commercial oil palm mill.

The establishment of nurseries and planting of new oil palms is part of the strategy to fully develop the concession.  With the management team and nurseries in place, the first 1,200 hectares of planting was undertaken for 2011, with a planned long term planting rate of up to 5,000 hectares per annum.

The Palm Bay processing mill can process up to 5 tonnes of oil palm fresh fruit bunches per hour which are harvested from existing oil palms on the estate. The mill is strategically important as a commercial facility to train and develop the workforce required for our expanding operations.

Palm Bay is 160 kilometres south east of the Liberian capital of Monrovia and only 25 kilometres from the port of Buchanan which has recommenced iron ore shipments as well as export of biomass and timber products. Historically rubber and palm oil were also shipped out of Buchanan and it is our intention to re-establish a tank farm and loading facility for the export of oil palm products.