World of Cashew Intero October 2016 PDF

THE WORLD OF CASHEW
OLTREMARE S.r.l
Via dellIndustria, 17/19 Zona Ind. Bargellino
40012 CALDERARA DI RENO (BO)
Tel.: +39-051-2988311
Fax: +39-051-2988333
WEB: www.oltremare.biz
E-mail: info@oltremare.biz
The World of Cashew - Oltremare Oct. 2016
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The Italian private company OLTREMARE S.r.l. was founded in 1960 and ever since it
has entirely devoted its activity to the cashew industry. The company started its activity in
processing cashew nuts in its premises of Zola Predosa Bologna Italy with the first
mechanical cashew processing plant ever built since then. OLTREMARE is now known as the
world-leading manufacturer of cashew nut processing plants and service provider for the
cashew business. Its keen and global knowledge of the cashew business is also an advantage
for the customers. OLTREMARE is opinion leader in cashew processing technology and in this
respect it has introduced many new original and effective techniques and solutions.
Over the years, in addition to plant production, OLTREMARE has broadened its
activities with the ultimate aim of promoting the potential wealth produced by cashew nuts.
Presently its activities are:
production, installation and commissioning of mechanical cashew processing plants
and related technical assistance;
feasibility studies (agricultural and industrial);
establishment and management of cashew plantations;
technical assistance and training in cashew cultivation.
On top of this OLTREMARE has added to its primary activity two more machinery lines
which complement and at the same time widen the scope of business:
engineering, production and installation of electronic colour sorting machines
engineering, production and installation of vacuum packing machines for bulk
commodities.
Since 1960 OLTREMARE has installed its plants in the following countries: BENIN,
IVORY COAST, TOGO, NIGERIA, KENYA, TANZANIA, MOZAMBIQUE, GUINEA BISSAU,
MADAGASCAR, BRAZIL and VENEZUELA. More recently OLTREMARE has taken up projects in
Asia and in particular VIETNAM, INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PEOPLES
REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THAILAND and INDIA.
OLTREMARE implemented some project with the financing of international institutions

such as ADB (African Development Bank), WB-IDA (World Bank International Development
Association), EDF (European Development Fund), IFC (International Finance Corporation), CDC
(Commonwealth Development Corporation), EIB (European Investment Bank), and with the
General Directorate of Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Other customers
are private companies whose projects have been financed through loans by international
commercial banks.
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INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS
1964 TANITA 1976 SOUTHERN TANZANIA PROJECT - MASASI

Country : Tanzania Country : Tanzania
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with
12,000 tons/year capacity 10,000 tons/year capacity
Customer : TANITA LTD. Customer : CATA (Cashew nut Authority of
Tanzania)
1966 MOCITA
Country : Mozambique 1977 SOUTHERN TANZANIA PROJECT - NEWALA
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with Country : Tanzania
12,000 tons/year capacity Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with
Customer : INDUSTRIAS DE CAJU MOCITA S.A.R.L. 10,000 tons/year capacity
Customer : CATA (Cashew nut Authority of
Tanzania)
1969 MONAPO
Country : Mozambique
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with 1977 KORHOGO
15,000 tons/year capacity Country : Ivory Coast
Customer : COMPANHIA DO CAJU DO MONAPO Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with
S.A.R.L. 1,500 tons/year capacity
Customer : A.I.C.I. (Anacarde - Industrie - Cte -
dIvoire)
1971 ANTENES
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with 1978 SOUTHERN TANZANIA PROJECT -
15,000 tons/year capacity NACHINGWEA
Customer : INDUSTRIAS DE CAJU ANTENES S.A.R.L. Country : Tanzania
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with
5,000 tons/year capacity
1973 KILIFI Customer : CATA (Cashew nut Authority of
Country : Kenya Tanzania)
Customer : KENYA CASHEW NUTS LIMITED 1978 PARIAGUAN
Country : Venezuela
1973 PARAKOU Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with
Country : Benin 10,000 tons/year capacity
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with Customer : CAIMECA (Complejo Agro-Industrial de
1,500 tons/year capacity Merey CA)
Customer : SOCIT NATIONALE FORESTIRE
(S.NA.FOR.)
1980 TUNDURU
Country : Tanzania
1974 TANITA II Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with
Country : Tanzania 10,000 tons/year capacity
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with Customer : CATA (Cashew nut Authority of
12,000 tons/year capacity Tanzania)
Customer : TANITA LTD.
1981 LAMA-KARA
1976 SOUTHERN TANZANIA PROJECT - LINDI Country : Togo
Country : Tanzania Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with 1,500 tons/year capacity
12,000 tons/year capacity Customer : TOGOFRUIT
Tanzania)
1984 UVINZA
Country : Tanzania
1976 SOUTHERN TANZANIA PROJECT - MTAMA Supply : Salt processing factory with 60,000
Country : Tanzania tons/year capacity
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with Customer : NYANZA SALT MINES
Tanzania)
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1986 TANITA I & TANITA II 1992 KORHOGO

Country : Tanzania Country : Ivory Coast
Supply : Rehabilitation of cashew nut processing Supply : Rehabilitation of a cashew nut
factories previously supplied. processing factory with 1,500
Assembling and technical assistance. tons/year capacity.
Customer : TANITA LTD. Customer : ANACARDE INDUSTRIE
1986 KILIFI 1993 NACALA

Country : Kenya Country : Mozambique
Supply : Rehabilitation of a cashew nut Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with a
processing factory previously supplied. capacity of 6,000 tons/year
Assembling and technical assistance. Customer : COMPANHIA DO CAJU DE NACALA
Customer : KENYA CASHEW NUTS LIMITED
1994 UJUNG PANDANG

1987 MAJUNGA Country : Indonesia
Country : Madagascar Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with
Supply : Turn-key cashew nut processing factory 2,800 tons/year capacity
with 3,850 tons/year capacity. Customer : P.T. SETIA JITA PRATAMA
Technical assistance and training.
Customer : FA.MA.MA.
1995 NANSHA
Country : P.R. of China
1987 IBADAN Supply : Machinery for cashew nut processing.
Country : Nigeria Capacity 2,000 tons/year
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with Customer : U.T.C. HOLDINGS (H.K.) CO. LTD.
780 tons/year capacity. Frying, salting
and packing unit. Technical assistance.
Customer : TRANS INVESTMENTS COMPANY LTD. 1995 LUMBO
1989 BISSAU 1,500 tons/year capacity
Country : Guinea Bissau Customer : INDUCAJU S.A.R.L.
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with a
capacity of 1,500 tons/year. Technical
assistance. 1995 KWALE
Customer : GETA BISSAU Country : Kenya
1990 SURABAYA Customer : KWALE CASHEW PROCESSORS LIMITED
Country : Indonesia
2,350 tons/year capacity. Marketing 1996 XAI-XAI
and technical assistance. Country : Mozambique
Customer : P.T. INPANIDA CEMERLANG Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with a
capacity of 8,500 tons/year
Customer : ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION OF
1991 CUCHI DISTRICT SOUTH AFRICA LTD.- MOCITA
Country : Vietnam
1,500 tons/year capacity. Technical and 1999 TERESINA
marketing assistance. Country : Brazil
Customer : INEXIM Supply : Cashew kernels processing plant with
350 cases per day capacity
Customer : EUROPA INDUSTRIA DE CASTANHA
1991 HO CHI MINH CITY LTDA
Country : Vietnam
Supply : Cashew nut processing basic machinery
with 400 tons/year capacity. Local 2000 FORTALEZA
personnel training. Country : Brazil
Customer : F.A.O. and Ministry of Forestry of the Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
S.R. Vietnam Customer : RESIBRAS
1992 UJUNG PANDANG 2001 FORTALEZA

Country : Indonesia Country : Brazil
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with
4,200 tons/year capacity. Training, 1000 cases per day capacity
marketing and technical assistance. Customer : USIBRAS
Customer : P.T. CITRA SEKARWANGI AGRO
PERSADA
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2001 QUILON 2004 FORTALEZA

Country : India Country : Brazil
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Customer : OLAM EXPORT INDIA LTD Customer : CAJU GOMES
2001 FORTALEZA 2005 FORTALEZA

Country : Brazil Country : Brazil
Customer : IRMAOS FONTENELE SA Customer : AMENDOAS DO BRASIL

Customer : CIONE Customer : RESIBRAS
2001 QUILON 2005 FORTALEZA

Country : India Country : Brazil
Customer : WESTERN INDIA CASHEWS LTD Customer : UNICA

Customer : IRACEMA IDUSTRIA DE CAJU (KRAFT Customer : USIBRAS
FOODS)
2005 DAR ES SALAAM

2001 FORTALEZA Country : Tanzania
Country : Brazil Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : OLAM TANZANIA LTD.
Customer : EMPESCA ALIMENTOS SA
2006 FORTALEZA
2001 CASCAVEL Country : Brazil
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : OLAM DO BRASIL LTDA
Customer : CASCAJU AGROINDUSTRIAL SA
2006 FORTALEZA
2001 MOSSORO Country : Brazil
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : RESIBRAS
Customer : A.FERREIRA
2006 FORTALEZA
2002 QUILON Country : Brazil
Country : India Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : RESIBRAS
Customer : QUILON FOODS
2006 FORTALEZA
2003 LAM DONG PROVINCE Country : Brazil
Country : Vietnam Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Supply : Cashew kernel processing plant Customer : IRACEMA
Customer : CAI LAN OILS & FATS INDUSTRY CO.
LTD.
2006 FORTALEZA
Country : Brazil
2004 TERESINA Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Country : Brazil Customer : USIBRAS
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Customer : FONCAPI
2006 DAR ES SALAAM
Country : Tanzania
2004 FORTALEZA Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Country : Brazil Customer : OLAM TANZANIA LTD.
Customer : UNICA
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2006 HO CHI MINH CITY 2007 THU DAU MOT TOWN

Country : Vietnam Country : Vietnam
Customer : OLAM VIETNAM LTD. Customer : HAI LONG CO.
2007 MACIA 2007 SUOI CAT COMMUNE

Country : Mozambique Country : Vietnam
Customer : MACIA CASTANHA DE MOCAMBIQUE Customer : XUAN LOC PHAT
2007 INHAMBANE 2007 PHUOC BIN TOWN

Customer : ANACARDIA LDA Customer : TRINH THI KIN NGUYET
2007 DAR ES SALAAM 2007 TUY HOA CITY

Country : Tanzania Country : Vietnam
Customer : BUCO INVESTMENT HOLDINGS Customer : PYGEMACO LTD.
TANZANIA
2007
2007 FORTALEZA Country : Vietnam
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : LANDOAN CO. LTD.
Customer : RESIBRAS
2007 CAMLAM TOWN

2007 TAN PHUOC VILLAGE Country : Vietnam
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : HOAPHAT CO. LTD.
Customer : NAM LONG COMPANY LTD
2007 MINHHUNG COMMUNE

2007 HO CHI MINH CITY Country : Vietnam
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : MAI HUONG CO. LTD.
Customer : SAIGON CASHEWS
2007 TUYAN DISTRICT

2007 BIEN HOA CITY Country : Vietnam
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : THIEN TAN JOINT STOCK CO.
Customer : DONAFOODS
2007 BINHDUONG PROVINCE

2007 AN BAI COMMUNE Country : Vietnam
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : TIN DAT CO.
Customer : THAI BIN INVESTMENT
2007 CAIRO
2007 HOA LOI TOWN Country : Egypt
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : EL WATANY GROUP FOR FOOD
Customer : NHAT HUY INDUSTRY
2007 TAN AN TOWN 2007 A. PLUEKDANG RAYONG

Country : Vietnam Country : Thailand
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with
Customer : TANIMEX 2.332 tons per year capacity
Customer : THAI KO FOODS CO. LTD.
2007 PHAN RANG PR-TC

Country : Vietnam 2007 NAMPULA
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Country : Mozambique
Customer : NITAGREX Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Customer : CONDOR LIMITADA
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2007 NAMPULA 2008 TUTICORIN 1

Country : Mozambique Country : India
Customer : CONDORNUTS INDUSTRIA 100 tons per day capacity
PROCESSAMENTO DE CAJU LTDA Customer : RAJKUMAR IMPEX PVT LTD.
2007 TCHAOUROU 2008 TUTICORIN 2

Country : Benin Country : India
Customer : WHITE BIRD INTERNATIONAL 100 tons per day capacity
Customer : RAJKUMAR IMPEX PVT LTD.
2007 DAR ES SALAAM

Country : Tanzania 2008 TANAN TOWN
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Country : Vietnam
Customer : OLAM TANZANIA LTD. Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Customer : LAFOOCO JOINT STOCK CO.
2007 FORTALEZA
Country : Brazil 2008 BIEN HOA CITY
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Country : Vietnam
Customer : CIONE COMPANHIA INDUSTRIAL DE Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
OLEOS DO NORDESTE Customer : DONAFOODS
2007 FORTALEZA 2008 SONGIANG COMMUNE

Country : Brazil Country : Vietnam
Customer : CASCAJU AGROINDUSTRIAL S.A. Customer : SON LONG
2007 HO CHI MINH CITY 2008 SUOI CAT COMMUNE

Customer : RALS INTERNATIONAL VIETNAM CO. Customer : XUAN LOC PHAT
LTD.
2008 BINHDUONG PROVINCE

2007 DONGHOA DISTRICT Country : Vietnam
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : TIN DAT CO.
Customer : DUY TAN CO. LTD.
2008 DAR ES SALAAM

2007 EAKNOP TOWN Country : Tanzania
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : AGRO FOCUS T. LTD.
Customer : HUYPHUC CO. LTD.
2008 TCHAOUROU
2007 DALAT CITY Country : Benin
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : WHITE BIRD INTERNATIONAL
Customer : LADOFOODS
2008 MANJACAZE
2007 HO CHI MINH CITY Country : Mozambique
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : MADECAJU LDA
Customer : DUYTHAO
2008 BANFORA
2007 HO CHI MINH CITY Country : Burkina Faso
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : SOTRIA B SARL
Customer : OLAM VIETNAM LTD.
2008 MAPUTO
2007 HO CHI MINH CITY Country : Mozambique
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : GLOBAL TRADING AND AGENCY BV
Customer : RALS INTERNATIONAL VIETNAM CO.
LTD.
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2008 MAPUTO 2009 BENCAT DISTRICT

Customer : CETA CONSTRUO E SERVIOS SARL Customer : THIEN AN THINH PHAT CO. LTD.
2008 TAN THANH A 2009 TAN THANH DISTRICT

Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with 50 Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
tons per day capacity Customer : NAM LONG CO. LTD.
Customer : RALS INTERNATIONAL SINGAPORE
2009 TUTICORIN 2
2008 MAPUTO Country : India
Country : Mozambique Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : RAJKUMAR IMPEX PVT. LTD.
Customer : GLOBAL TRADING AND AGENCY BV
2009 MIM, BRONG AHAFO

2008 HO CHI MINH CITY Country : Ghana
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Customer : MIM CASHEW AND AGRICULTURAL
Customer : OLAM VIETNAM LTD. PRODUCTS

Customer : USIBRAS Customer : RESIBRAS
2008 KOLLAM 2009 TAYNINH TOWN

Country : India Country : Vietnam
Customer : ASIATIC EXPORT ENTERPRISES Customer : TAN VIET THAN CO. LTD
2008 PHAN RANG 2009 HO CHI MINH CITY

Customer : NITAGREX Customer : OLAM VIETNAM CO. LTD
2008 VISHAKHAPATNAM 2009 KOLLAM

Country : India Country : India
Customer : OLAM EXPORTS (INDIA) LTD. Customer : WESTERN INDIA CASHEW CO. LTD.
2008 NAMPULA 2009 KERALA

Country : Mozambique Country : India
Customer : INDO AFRICA IMPORT EXPORT Customer : KERALA NUT FOOD INDIA
2008 THU DAU MOT TOWN 2009 BOUAKE

Country : Vietnam Country : Ivory Coast
Customer : TTP TRAN THIEN PHUC CO. LTD. 100 tons per day capacity
Customer : OLAM IVOIRE SARL
2009 FORTALEZA
Country : Brazil 2010 ILORIN
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Country : Nigeria
Customer : CIONE COMPANHIA INDUSTRIAL DE Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with
OLEOS DO NORDESTE 100 tons per day capacity
Customer : OLAM INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD
2009 VISHAKHAPATNAM
Country : India 2010 GURGAON
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Country : India
Customer : OLAM EXPORTS (INDIA) LTD. Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Customer : OLAM AGRO INDIA LTD.
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2010 HO CHI MINH CITY 2011 HO CHI MINH CITY

Customer : OLAM VIETNAM CO. LTD. Customer : RALS INTERNATIONAL VIETNAM CO.
LTD.
2010 TAN THANH B

Country : Vietnam 2011 KOLLAM
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with 50 Country : India
tons per day capacity Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Customer : RALS INTERNATIONAL VIETNAM CO. Customer : KERALA NUT FOOD CO.
LTD.
2011 MIM, BRONG AHAFO

2010 TECHIMAN Country : Ghana
Country : Ghana Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with Customer : MIM CASHEW AND AGRICULTURAL
37,5 tons per day capacity PRODUCTS
Customer : RAJKUMAR IMPEX GHANA LTD.
2012 DIMBOKRO
2010 SHANDONG PROVINCE Country : Ivory Coast
Country : Peoples Republic of China Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery with Customer : OLAM IVOIRE SA
60 tons per day capacity
Customer : WASDON AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY
PARK CO. LTD. 2012 ALGIERS
Country : Algeria
2011 ANDRA PRADESH A 1500 tons per year capacity
Country : India Customer : SARL SOTRANOC
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with 50
tons per day capacity
Customer : RAJKUMAR IMPEX PVT. LTD. 2012 BANFORA
Country : Burkina Faso
2011 LONG AN Customer : SOTRIA B SARL
Country : Vietnam
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with 50
tons per day capacity 2013 GURGAON
Customer : RALS INTERNATIONAL VIETNAM CO. Country : India
LTD. Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Customer : OLAM AGRO INDIA
2011 ANDRA PRADESH B

Country : India 2013 JALNA
Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with 25 Country : India
tons per day capacity Supply : Cashew nut processing factory with
Customer : RAJKUMAR IMPEX PVT. LTD. 9000 tons per year capacity
Customer : RUKMANI IMPEX PVT LTD
2011 KOLLAM
Country : India 2014 MIM, BRONG AHAFO
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery Country : Ghana
Customer : WESTERN INDIA CASHEW CO. LTD. Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Customer : MIM CASHEW AND AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS
2011 ABIDJAN
Country : Ivory Coast
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery 2015 NAIROBI
Customer : AM EXPORT Country : Kenya
Customer : KENYA NUT COMPANY
2011 MAPUTO AND NACALA
Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery 2015 ALGIERS
Customer : INTRACO SPA (Commodity Aid of the Country : Algeria
Italian Government to Mozambique) Supply : Cashew nut processing machinery
Customer : SARL SOTRANOC
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2015 ABIDJAN
30000 tons per year capacity
Customer : SOMMOLAGO
2016 ABIDJAN
Supply : Cashew nut processing machineries
Customer : SOMMOLAGO
2016 ALGIERS
Country : Algeria
Customer : SARL SOTRANOC
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PROJECTS - STUDIES SURVEYS
Country : CAMEROUN Country : SENEGAL

Year : 1976 Year : 1983
Title : Preliminary mission and study for the Title : Projet de dveloppement de la culture
establishment of 100 ha pilot danacardiers en Moyenne Casamance
plantations Authority Ministre de la Protection de la Nature,
Authority : Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department Dakar - AGRICONSULTING, Rome, Italy
for Development Cooperation - Rome,
Italy - Ministry of Agriculture, Yaound
Country : MOZAMBIQUE
Year : 1984
Country : TOGO Title : Pilot project for cashew cultivation
Year : 1976 development with intercropping in
Title : Rapport sur les plantations Macomia District - Cabo Delgado
danacardiers au Togo Province
Customer : TOGOFRUIT - Lom Authority : Segretaria de Estado do Caju, Maputo -
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department
for Development Cooperation - Rome ,
Country : SENEGAL Italy
Year : 1977
Title : valuation de ltat actuel des
plantations danacardiers Country : NIGERIA
Authority : Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department Year : 1988
for Development Cooperation - Rome, Title : Oyo State cashew farms survey
Italy Customer : Cashew Nut Processing Industries PLC,
Ibadan
Country : KENYA
Year : 1980 Country : NIGERIA
Title : Preliminary study on the present and Year : 1989
potential conditions of cashew Title : Republic of Nigeria - Imo-State cashew-
cultivation in the Coastal Region of farms survey
Kenya Customer : Zogis Industries - Ibadan
Authority : National Cereal and Produce Board,
Nairobi
Country : PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Year : 1989
Country : MOZAMBIQUE Title : Feasibility study on cashew cultivation
Year : 1981 and processing in the island of Hainan
Title : Preliminary study for a feasibility Authority : Sino-Italian Cashew Development
project on present and potential Corporation -Hong Kong
condition of cashew cultivation in Cabo
Delgado Province
Authority : Ministry of Agriculture, Maputo Country : VIET NAM
Year : 1991
Title : Report on cashew industry in Viet Nam
Country : KENYA - Agricultural, Processing, Marketing
Year : 1982 Authority : Ministry of Agriculture - Hanoi
Title : Feasibility study for the development
of cashew nut production in the Coast
Region of Kenya Country : MOZAMBIQUE
Authority : Ministry of Agriculture, Nairobi - Year : 1994
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department Title : Mozambique: Cashew Nut Project
for Development Cooperation - Rome, Authority : I.F.C. International Finance
Italy Corporation, Washington D.C. - U.S.A.
Country : MADAGASCAR Country : INDONESIA

Year : 1982 Year : 1990s
Title : tude de faisabilit du complexe : Various surveys for private companies
industriel-anacardier de Majunga-
Ambilobe
Authority : Ministre du Dveloppement Rural et
de la Reforme Agraire - Antananarivo
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PUBLICATIONS
- "Cashew Cultivation" 1977
- "Abstracts on Cashew" 1986
- "The World Cashew Economy" 1987
- "Cashew Cultivation Handbook" 1990
- Publication of a booklet in Kiswahili

language to be spread among Tanzania
farmers 1991
- "The World Cashew Economy 1994 (second edition)
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OLTREMARE PROCESSING SYSTEEM
L TR E M AR E PR O CE SS IN G SYST M
OLTREMARE PRODUCTION PROCESS
As regards the processing stages, please also refer to the Process Flow Chart above.
The OLTREMARE mechanical processing of cashew nuts involves the following stages:
1- Cleaning and calibration
2- Washing and humidification
3- Roasting, centrifugation and cooling
4- Shelling and pneumatic separation of the shells
5- Drying
6- Peeling, grading and sorting
7- Packing
1 - Cleaning - Calibration
The bags are individually taken from the warehouse, then opened and emptied into the
feeding hopper. By means of a dosing feeder they reach the cleaning unit, pass on a vibrating
screen, and through an aspirator that removes dust and other foreign matters (leaves, twigs
etc.). The nuts pass then through an 8-size calibrator and are stocked by grade.
2 - Washing and Humidification

Before processing, the calibrated nuts go through the washing unit. After washing the
nuts are placed in the humidification area where they are regularly wet to obtain the required
moisture content before proceeding to the following roasting section.
3 - Roasting - Centrifugation - Cooling

The nuts are unloaded into the feeding hopper and carried by the bucket elevator into
the kiln hopper. There from, they are fed into the roasting kiln by a dosing feeder. The nuts
are conveyed to the bottom of the tank, where they expel the CNSL housed inside their shells,
thanks to the high temperature of the CNSL bath (190-200C). After crossing the bottom of the
roasting tank, the nuts get back to the surface and fall into the paddle elevator, which
discharges them into the centrifuges. While passing through the centrifuges, the CNSL is
drained from the nuts, and then the latter are conveyed through a cooling tunnel into hoppers
placed before the shelling lines.
4 - Shelling and Pneumatic Separation of Shells

The nuts are discharged from the conveyors onto the footbridge hoppers feeding the
automatic shelling machines. Inside the shelling machines, the shell is split into two halves
and partly separated from the kernel. Both kernels and shells fall into the vibrating screen
placed underneath. This screen allows the kernels to drop on a conveyor belt as the shells and
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unshelled nuts remain on the upper side until the end of the shelling line. The empty shells
are sucked by an aspirator; the unshelled nuts proceed to separation benches.
The kernels are then cleaned and passed through the supercalibrator where whole,
broken and rotten kernels are separated. Whole and broken kernels are stored into separate
containers to feed the dryer.
5 - Drying
This operation is done to reduce the kernel moisture up to 3.5-4% for the following
mechanical peeling operation. The working temperature is around 80-85C. The discharged
kernels are kept in a cooling room.
6 - Peeling Grading and Sorting

The whole kernels are passed through a rocket peeler which is a cylinder provided of a
central bar fitted with springs. The cylinder and the central bar rotate in opposite directions
thus facilitating the separation of the testa from the kernels. All the kernels pass through a
supercalibrator where they are divided into whole and broken kernels. Unpeeled kernels are
sent to the air peeler. After one passage into the air peeler, almost the total production is
completely peeled. The small fraction that is not peeled completely goes for a second passage
into the air peeler and eventually to the manual finishing. The broken kernels proceed to a
pneumatic blower for final cleaning before entering a grading cylinder. Whole, peeled kernels,
and graded peeled pieces are sent to the optical sorting for separation of scorched and
dessert from white ones.
7 - Packing
After the grading operations, the kernels are vacuum packed, by grade, into plastic
bags, and then put in 50-lb. carton boxes.
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SPECIFIC CALIBRATION SYSTEM

PERFORMANCES
HIGHER
PERCENTAGE OF
WHOLES
EASIER AND FASTER

PRECISE CALIBRATION KERNEL GRADING
PROCESSING IN
ACCORDANCE WITH
MARKET
REQUIREMENTS
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A SPECIFIC CALIBRATION
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Picture 1 Raw cashew nut calibrator
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ROASTER
1. Charging Hopper and Elevator

The hopper is placed below the ground level and it is made of electro-welded carbide
steel. A dosing vibrator for nut extraction is mounted at the bottom of the hopper. The dosing
unit is mounted on springs with oscillating blades and it is controlled by an electro-magnet.
The latter rests on a cast-iron support, which is bolted to a heavy cast constituting the base of
the dosing unit. The base and the springs on which the channel is mounted are engineered to
absorb the vibrations transmitted to the channel itself. The moisturized nuts are fed into the
kiln loading hopper by a bucket elevator whose structure consists of electro-welded steel
modules. The buckets are made of galvanized cast-iron, and are riveted to the PVC belt. The
driving head and the idle head are machine-tool manufactured steel-castings.
2. Continuous Roaster
A destoning device is placed at the entrance of the roaster for the extraction of stones
and other heavy foreign materials dangerous for the roaster operation. The system is
composed by a special feeding section made in carbide steel and a ventilation fan that lifts
the unit and lets the heavy foreign matter to fall into a collecting hopper. The lifting capacity
of the fan can be controlled by an inverter so to adapt the separation to the size of the nuts.
Another component is a roasting tank filled with CNSL, made of carbide steel, and duly
insulated to increase the efficiency. The tank can hold 5 m3 of CNSL maintained at a given
temperature by a heat exchanger placed at the bottom of the tank. The exchanger works with
diathermic oil heated by a shell burner. The CNSL inside the tank is stirred to increase the
thermal exchange.
A lath conveyor (catenary) feeds the nuts inside the tank, driven by a speed variator
determining the roasting time. The CNSL temperature inside the tank is maintained constant
by a diathermic oil flux regulator, which is controlled by a thermometer. The nuts are directly
unloaded into the centrifuges without the use of any elevator.
An overflow control device is placed on the tank side to keep the CNSL level constant,
and discharging the excess quantities into a decantation tank.
There is then a diathermic oil heating system composed by heat exchanger, circulation
pump, smoke extraction fan and valve, modular three-way valves, pressure switch, pressure
gauge on pipe coils, inlet and outlet, interception valve in stainless steel and pump protection
filter.
An aspiration hood collecting the roasting fumes is placed over the tank.
The roaster is provided also with an electric control panel with temperature control
and inverters.
Functioning data:
nut roasting capacity: 2500 kg/h

installed power: 10 kW
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diathermic oil flow rate: 50 m3/h

diathermic oil temperature: 300C
diathermic oil pressure: 500 mm/H2O.
3. Aspiration and Fumes Circulation in the Kiln

An electro-welded steel pipe is placed on top of the aspiration hood collecting the CNSL
fumes. The fumes are blasted by a fan at the end of the pipe. A unit to collect the condensed
hot smokes is mounted on the exit line for the fumes, which, thanks to an underground pipe,
are finally released outside the unit through a brick chimney.
CONTINUOUS CENTRIFUGE
The centrifuge is an extractor draining the CNSL from the roasted cashew nuts. The machine
is composed of:
a) main structure
b) differential unit
c) scroll for nuts and filter basket
a) Main Structure
This structure supports the differential unit and in the same time allows nuts and CNSL
canalization into two different discharge outlets. The basic frame of the machine is made of
electro-welded steel sections and, through appropriate vibration-damping devices, it supports
the bull ring of the main structure. The latter is built with welded steel, inside there is the
CNSL collector and outside, the hollow space let the drained nuts pass. Over said structure,
there are the nut collector and cover.
b) Differential Group
The group is composed of a hard alloy cast iron box Gh25, fastened to the a.m. main
structure. Inside the differential box primary and secondary shafts are assembled. They give
differential motion to the scroll and basket. They are made of alloy steel with inserts of AISI
304 steel. The gears are assembled on the shafts (made of alloy steels with nickel-chrome).
The gears are engaged with the planet wheels sustained by the two planet wheels carrying
plates. All gears are subject to case-hardening, hardening and grinding treatments. A pump
driven by the primary shaft ensures lubricating oil circulation, whose temperature is kept to
the desired level by a cooling group outside the machine. The motion is given to the group by
pulleys and V-belts.
c) Scroll for Nut and Filtering Basket

The main and secondary shafts carry, as previously said, the filtering basket. The scroll
allows in the axial area the passage of nuts coming from the roasting section, and raises them
outside, and so it drains them. This frame is made of alloy electro-welded steel, and it uses
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special wear-resistant steels and alloy steels. The filtering basket is made of galvanized
carbide steel.
Picture 2 Roaster
Picture 3 - Centrifuges
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AUTOMATIC SHELLING-SEPARATION
PERFORMANCES
HIGHER
PERCENTAGE
OF WHOLES
MORE BUTTS & SPLITS

LESS SMALL PIECES
SINGLE NUT KNIFE NO LOSSES OF

CUTTING SYSTEM PRODUCTION
NO CONTAMINATION
BY CNSL ON KERNELS
NO MANUAL LABOUR
REQUIRED
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AUTOMATIC CASHEW NUT SHELLING-SEPARATION SYSTEM
The automatic shelling line manufactured by OLTREMARE in an integrated system thoroughly

studied and realized to shell and separate calibrated nuts of different sizes (see OLTREMARE
Calibration System). The system processes any size of cashew nuts. After shelling, the
kernels are automatically separated from the shells, ready for drying and peeling section.
Picture 4 Automatic shelling machine
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SEPARATION OF SHELLS FROM KERNELS
CONVEYORS TO THE SEPARATION BENCHES

The S shaped bucket elevators carry the shelled nuts to the separation benches.
The supporting structure is made of electro-welded carbide steel. The chain consists of plastic
buckets suitable for food usage. The buckets are connected to the steel shaft. The conveyor
chain is made of nylon. Both driving and idle heads are aluminium castings, connected by
steel rods. The elevator is equipped at both ends with horizontal pieces to facilitate product
load and discharge. The pieces are made of steel, and are finished with a protection layer of
paint and lacquering coating.
SHELL-KERNEL SEPARATION BENCHES

The shell-kernel separation unit includes:
a) grading sifters
b) shell-nut conveyors
c) pneumatic system for the transportation and recycling of unshelled product
d) percussion cyclones
e) shells aspiration
f) final cleaning of the kernels
Description:
a) Grading sifters
The three-size vibrating separators receive the kernels, and the nuts still not shelled
coming from the shelling and the recycling units. They sort shells and whole nuts from
kernels and small fragments. The movement of the sifters is controlled by levers and
eccentrics, which, in turn, are controlled by a pulley-belt system. At the end of the
separation benches the shells, the kernels, and the residuals fall respectively into the
shell-nut conveyors, the kernel conveyor, the small pieces conveyor. The unit is made
of electro welded steel.
b) Shell-nut conveying unit
The vibrating conveyors and the separation bench make up the main part of the unit.
The shells and the nuts advance through the vibrating channels. At the end of the line,
the heavy parts (nuts and possible shells and kernels still not properly divided up) fall
into the recycling line, while the shells are pneumatically eliminated. The construction
is made of electro-welded shaped steel. The movement is given to the conveyors
through eccentrics.
c) Pneumatic system for the transportation and recycling of unshelled product
The non shelled nuts and the possible shells or kernels still not completely separated
fall into the containers from where they are sucked by the air of the fans and then fed
into the percussion cyclones.
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d) Percussion cyclones
The kernels that are not completely shelled are pneumatically conveyed to the cyclones
where they bump into a wall so to complete shelling. The kernels and the shells then
fall again into the sifter placed underneath and go back to separation.
e) Aspiration of shells
At the end of the shell-nut conveyors are mounted several aspiration inlets through
which the empty shells are separated from the kernels to be conveyed to the separation
cyclones. The aspiration inlets may be adjusted by means of side deflectors. This
construction is made of electro-welded steel.
f) Final cleaning of the kernels
The kernels are fed from the conveyor belts into an open vibrating channel mounted
on levers and controlled by a tap and an eccentric. The movement is driven by an
electric motor and a pulley-belt transmission system. This unit also controls the
conveyors placed under the aspiration unit. The supporting structure is made of
electro-welded steel.
PNEUMATIC TRANSPORTATION OF SHELLS

The pneumatic transportation system connects the shelling unit to the exterior thus
enabling the automatic discharging of the shells. The first part of this unit includes acid
resistant pipes and PVC bends of medium thickness, collecting the shells falling from the
sifters. The shells are pneumatically conveyed into the separation cyclones connected the
bottom to one another by means of a flange with two discharge radial valves. The body of
these valves is a cast-iron mould housing a star-shaped rotor mounted on a steel shaft. The
valves evacuate the shells outside the factory through the discharge pipes.
DRYING
This operation can be done with a static or continuous dryer.

OLTREMARE cashew kernel continuous dryer consists of one or more standard modules,
assembled in series to attain the desired drying capacity. A final module is placed at the end
of the drying system, similar to the previous ones, but used to cool the kernels.
A single module has the dimensions of the drying room: 2x4 Mts., for total 8 m and it
consists of a kernel feeding hopper over a slotted belt allowing a hot air blast coming from
the bottom of the dryer.
The air is conveyed from the outside by an electric fan and sent to a thermal exchanger
which can be operated electrically or by steam or diathermic oil and it is then conveyed
through the product to be dried upstream the direction of the belt motion.
The parameters on which are based the choices of the regulation system are the following:
Air temperature
Air speed
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Product stay period inside the dryer.
The regulation devices are the following:

Thermal exchanger temperature regulation device
Adjustment of air inlet and outlet into the drying room
Conveyor run/stop device
Feeding hopper shutter regulation.
An aspirator is placed on the dryer upper hood to ease the hot air flux. In case a
cooling system is used, a hot air recycling device is also foreseen from the cooler to the first
module of the dryer, which can be used as a pre-heater.
The dryer is supplied with slotted belt cleaning device to keep the mesh system
constantly open and ease the air flux.
Picture 5 Continuous dryer
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MECHANICAL PEELING
1 Combined peeling machine

The new OLTREMARE combined mechanical peeling machine represents the latest
development of OLTREMARE technology for peeling cashew kernels.
The basic idea is to combine two mechanical principles in line so to have the maximum
peeling effect in only one pass through the machine.
Such a solution allows a better manipulation of the product reducing breakages and
improving hygienic conditions.
The peeling principles are the following ones:
Rotational drum: the kernels advance into the lower part of the cylinder and the
peeling springs, mounted in packs on an eccentric shaft, touch them gently
while rotating. This action is aimed at fracturing the testa that uniformly covers
the kernel, so to prepare it to the subsequent air compressed action. The
cylinder is made of slotted sheet metal. Sheet-metal slides facilitate the inlet
and outlet of the kernels, while a hopper discharges the detached peels.
From the above action the kernels pass immediately to an air compressed unit
that blows air at a pressure that removes the testa from the kernel.
Adjusting options: inlet flow, distance of springs on kernels, drum rpm, air pressure and belt
speed.
2 - Super-Calibrator
The super-calibrator includes a steel rotor provided with parallel, zinc-plated wires
carrying out a triple-grading of whole kernels and splits. The splits drop onto a conveyor for
split kernels. The whole kernels drop on the sorting bench where this operation is manually
completed. The rotor is mounted on stay rods supported by the main shaft. The rejected parts
pass through the string-rotor and the accepted parts are discharged through the front slide.
The continuous cleaning of the rotor is granted by cylindrical nylon brushes placed over it.
The main shaft is mounted on bearings. It is controlled by a pinion and transmission belt
system. The movement is driven by a reduction gear motor.
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Picture 6 - Combined peeling machine mod. COMBI 300
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OPTICAL SORTING AND GRADING
1 Cashew Kernel colour sorting machine
OLTREMARE is also the brand name of a new series of colour sorting machines suited
to process quite a lot of products, with a special attention to preservation of brittle.
With the aim of obtaining the highest purity and quality standards from products with more
than two colours, in the cashew industry OLTREMARE has successfully installed a double
system on the same machine. This system actually allows the separation among waste,
dessert, scorched and unpeeled kernels without handling the product, thus avoiding costly
breakage.
The OLTREMARE colour sorting machines take advantage of OLTREMARE long years of
experience in cashew processing: the machines are engineered with special devices to
preserve the brittleness of the kernels during the whole colour separation process.
2 OLTREMARE Whole Cashew Kernel Electronic Grading System
The system consists of a feed box (containing the product to be graded) and a vibrator
that conveys the single kernels on a double conveyor belt.
A vision system based on cameras measures each kernel. This information is sent to a
computer which elaborates the data. The kernel is thus classified according to predetermined
class standards (each class represents the cashew kernel international classification grades).
After classification, an air compressed flow separates the kernels which fall into
different boxes according to the grade.
The system is engineered in such a way as to avoid breakage.
This system is in condition to classify a huge quantity of kernels achieving a high-level
precision grading that is actually far more precise than manual grading. Power consumption is
very low. No labour is required, thus avoiding unhygienic handling of the kernels.
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Picture 7 Optical-electronic color sorting machine LUX series
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Picture 8 Grading process

flow chart
Picture 9 Automatic grading machine for cashew kernels FALKO series
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PACKING
1 Characteristics
Strong and compact construction in stainless steel (also available in painted carbon steel)
Vertical operation
Possibility to pack different sizes of packages from 10 to 35 kg
Semiautomatic machine in the sense that the pre-filled plastic moulds have to be placed
manually in the machine, but the cycle is automatically operated and controlled
Digital program control panel and visualization of processing parameters
Electronic card with microprocessor to control the working cycle
Possibility to program and memorize up to 10 working cycles according to the different
packing needs
Possibility to pack with different bag materials (suitable to retain the vacuum) thanks to
the sealing bar adjustable parameters
Sensor for pressure control inside the vacuum chamber
Double sealing bar
Sealing electronic control
Vacuum pump capacity = from 100 to 180 m/h
Installed power: from 2.2 to 5 KW electric motor
2 Working parameters
Setting of KPA residual pressure after vacuum cycle

Setting of KPA pressure after gas injection
Setting of rest time between gas injection and sealing to homogenize gas distribution
inside the package
Setting of sealing bar temperature
Setting of sealing time
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Picture 10 Vacuum packing machine OLPACK series
Picture 11 50 lb vacuum pack of cashew kernels
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OLTREMARE S.r.l.
Via dellIndustria, 17/19 Zona Ind. Bargellino
40012 CALDERARA DI RENO (BO)
Tel.: +39-051-2988311
Fax: +39-051-2988333
E-mail: info@oltremare.biz
WEB: www.oltremare.biz
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THE WORLD OF CASHEW

OLTREMARE implemented some project with the financing of international institutions

1964 TANITA 1976 SOUTHERN TANZANIA PROJECT - MASASI

1986 TANITA I & TANITA II 1992 KORHOGO

1986 KILIFI 1993 NACALA

1994 UJUNG PANDANG

1992 UJUNG PANDANG 2001 FORTALEZA

2001 QUILON 2004 FORTALEZA

2001 FORTALEZA 2005 FORTALEZA

2001 FORTALEZA 2005 FORTALEZA

2001 QUILON 2005 FORTALEZA

2001 FORTALEZA 2005 FORTALEZA

2005 DAR ES SALAAM

2006 HO CHI MINH CITY 2007 THU DAU MOT TOWN

2007 MACIA 2007 SUOI CAT COMMUNE

2007 INHAMBANE 2007 PHUOC BIN TOWN

2007 DAR ES SALAAM 2007 TUY HOA CITY

2007 CAMLAM TOWN

2007 MINHHUNG COMMUNE

2007 TUYAN DISTRICT

2007 BINHDUONG PROVINCE

2007 TAN AN TOWN 2007 A. PLUEKDANG RAYONG

2007 PHAN RANG PR-TC

2007 NAMPULA 2008 TUTICORIN 1

2007 TCHAOUROU 2008 TUTICORIN 2

2007 DAR ES SALAAM

2007 FORTALEZA 2008 SONGIANG COMMUNE

2007 HO CHI MINH CITY 2008 SUOI CAT COMMUNE

2008 BINHDUONG PROVINCE

2008 DAR ES SALAAM

2008 MAPUTO 2009 BENCAT DISTRICT

2008 TAN THANH A 2009 TAN THANH DISTRICT

2009 MIM, BRONG AHAFO

2008 FORTALEZA 2009 FORTALEZA

2008 KOLLAM 2009 TAYNINH TOWN

2008 PHAN RANG 2009 HO CHI MINH CITY

2008 VISHAKHAPATNAM 2009 KOLLAM

2008 NAMPULA 2009 KERALA

2008 THU DAU MOT TOWN 2009 BOUAKE

2010 HO CHI MINH CITY 2011 HO CHI MINH CITY

2010 TAN THANH B

2011 MIM, BRONG AHAFO

2011 ANDRA PRADESH B

PROJECTS - STUDIES SURVEYS

Country : CAMEROUN Country : SENEGAL

Country : MADAGASCAR Country : INDONESIA

- "Cashew Cultivation" 1977

- "Abstracts on Cashew" 1986

- "The World Cashew Economy" 1987

- "Cashew Cultivation Handbook" 1990

- Publication of a booklet in Kiswahili

- "The World Cashew Economy 1994 (second edition)

OLTREMARE PRODUCTION PROCESS

2 - Washing and Humidification

3 - Roasting - Centrifugation - Cooling

4 - Shelling and Pneumatic Separation of Shells

6 - Peeling Grading and Sorting

SPECIFIC CALIBRATION SYSTEM