Palm oil, as one of the most productive vegetable oils in the world, its refining process directly determines the quality and commercial value of the oil. The price range of palm oil refining machine in the current market is large, ranging from tens of thousands of dollars to millions of dollars, and its pricing logic is closely related to the scale of equipment, technical configuration and production scenarios. The following three dimensions from the type of equipment, price range and market trends to analyze.
First, the type of equipment and price range
Small experimental equipment
is suitable for home workshops or laboratory scenarios, the price range is concentrated in 50,000-200,000 yuan. For example, Henan Kaichuang Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. launched a 6,000 yuan small-scale dephosphorization and dehydration oil refining machine, which can deal with raw materials such as tea seed oil, palm oil, etc., but the processing capacity is limited. This kind of equipment usually adopts single or double tank structure, and its function covers the basic processes such as degumming and deacidification, which is suitable for small-scale production or process validation.
Medium-sized industrial-grade equipment
price range of 200,000-1,000,000 yuan, suitable for small and medium-sized oil and grease processing plants. The 200,000 RMB frying oil fine filtration machine of Zhengzhou Zhiqian Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. can process peanut oil, rapeseed oil and palm oil, and supports degumming, decoloration, deodorization and other processes. The 190,000 yuan palm oil refining and processing equipment from Henan Yaokan Machinery Technology Co Ltd, on the other hand, adopts a complete set of pressing palm fruit production line, which is suitable for continuous production. This kind of equipment is usually equipped with automatic control system, which can improve the production efficiency.
The large fully automatic production line
price exceeds one million yuan, applicable to large-scale oil and grease enterprises. Henan Zhongrui Cereals and Oils Machinery’s 200 tons/day palm oil refining equipment, with a price tag of more than 1 million yuan, supports fully continuous automated production. This kind of equipment integrates dephosphorization, deacidification, fractionation and other modules, which can process high acid value oil and meet the standard of food-grade fats and oils.
Price Influencing Factors
Technical Configuration
High-end equipment adopts a combination of physical refining and chemical refining, such as Guorui Oils & Fats’ fully-continuous automated refining production line, which improves the stability of oils and fats through vacuum deodorization, molecular distillation and other technologies. This kind of equipment needs to be equipped with precision sensors and PLC control system, and the cost is high.
Materials and Processes
Food-grade 304 stainless steel can extend equipment life, but the cost is 30%-50% higher than ordinary carbon steel. For example, the 22,000 yuan two-tank refining unit displayed on the supplier network is clearly labeled with 304 stainless steel, which is suitable for high hygiene standard scenarios.
Brands and after-sales
Leading companies such as Henan Zhongrui Cereals and Oils Machinery offer equipment installation and commissioning, operation training and lifelong maintenance services, which are priced 15-20% higher than those of small and medium-sized vendors. For example, Zhongrui Machinery’s medium-sized equipment quotes 200,000-500,000 yuan, but includes process optimization and energy consumption optimization program.
Third, market trends and procurement advice
Price fluctuations and cost conduction
FOB quotes from Malaysian ports in June 2025 show that the price of 33 degrees of refined palm oil rose by $40/ton compared with the beginning of the year, and the raw material cost pressure pushes the demand for equipment purchases to shift to high-efficiency models. For example, the $167,000 refining equipment of Zhengzhou Zhongyin Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. has become a hot spot in the market as it reduces energy consumption by optimizing the heat exchange system.
Suggestions for purchasing strategy
Small and medium-sized enterprises: give priority to modular design equipment, such as Henan Yi Sun Machinery Co.’s 205,200 RMB three-tank refining machine, which can be flexibly expanded according to the demand for production capacity.
Large-scale enterprises: It is recommended to invest in fully automated production lines, such as Guorui Oil’s 1.68 million RMB 30t/d fractionation equipment, which can synchronize the production of palm oil products with different melting points and enhance added value.
Policy orientation: Pay attention to the national environmental protection subsidy policy for the oil and grease processing industry, for example, some regions give 10%-15% purchase subsidy for equipment using biomass energy heating system.
The price difference of palm oil refining machine is essentially a reflection of the value of technology, efficiency and service. Purchasers need to combine their own capacity planning, raw material characteristics and budget to choose the right equipment. For example, family workshops can give priority to small-scale equipment of 50,000-100,000 yuan for process validation, while enterprises with an annual processing capacity of more than 10,000 tons should invest in a million production line to achieve economies of scale. In the future, as the grease processing industry transforms into green and intelligent, equipment with energy-saving and flexible production capacity will become the mainstream of the market.
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Henan Zhongrui Grain is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the research, development, manufacture and sales of oil press equipment, and has been deeply engaged in the field of oil processing for more than ten years. The company integrates design, production and testing, and its products cover screw oil press, hydraulic oil press, automatic refining production line, etc., which are suitable for rapeseed, peanut, soybean, sesame and other oilseeds, and help customers to realize efficient, energy-saving and environmentally friendly oil and grease production.
