Elmina Estate
| Industry | Agriculture |
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| Headquarters | Malaysia |
Elmina Estate (Ladang Elmina in the Malaysian language) is an oil palm plantation in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is currently owned and operated by Sime Darby Berhad.
History[edit]
Established in 1917 shortly after the nearby Tennamaram Estate, Elmina Estate is the second-oldest oil palm plantation in Malaysia.[1] The Selangor Oil Palm Company Ltd. of Edinburgh, Scotland purchased the 3,407 acres (13,790,000 m2) estate in 1923 and opened a new oil palm factory there in 1927.[2][3][4] Beginning in the 1930s, it was a site for oil palm breeding experiments that contributed significantly to the selection of modern planting material.[5][6] Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad owned the estate as of 2006,[7] just prior to their 2007 merger with Sime Darby. Inside the estate is also the crash site of a Japanese Airlines (JAL) flight that was arriving into Subang Airport.
References[edit]
- ^ Bunting, Benjamin (1966). The oil palm in Malaya. Ministry of Agriculture. p. 4.
- ^ "Selangor Oil Palm". The Straits Times. 18 May 1925. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Fraser's Weekly Report". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 20 October 1927. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Oil Palm Factory Opened". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 24 October 1927. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Susan M. Martin (1 January 2005). The Up Saga. NIAS Press. pp. 144, 147. ISBN 978-87-91114-51-9. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ R. H. V. Corley; P. B. H. Tinker (15 April 2008). The Oil Palm. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 136–137. ISBN 978-0-470-75036-0. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad (2006). Annual Report (PDF). p. 222.
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