| dc.description.abstract | Fatty acids are organic compounds derived from both plant and animal sources
and offer a wide range of benefits in industrial and health applications. Fatty
acids are extensively utilized in various industries, including the manufacture of
soaps, detergents, protective coatings, cosmetics, rubber products, textiles, and
pharmaceuticals. In addition, fatty acids have high economic value and serve as
fundamental raw materials for the oleochemical industry, such as soap, paint,
candle, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries.This pre-design study proposes a
fatty acid production plant using rubber seeds as raw material with a production
capacity of 6,500 tons per year, operating for 330 days annually. The production
process consists of eight stages: rubber seed crushing, separation of rubber seed
kernel and shell, rubber seed boiling, draining, pressing, centrifugation,
degumming, and hydrolysis. The plant is planned to be located in Perdagangan I,
Simalungun Regency, North Sumatra Province, with a total land area of 14,000
m². The required workforce is 140 employees, and the business entity is structured
as a Limited Liability Company (Perseroan Terbatas, PT) with a line-and-staff
organizational structure. The economic evaluation indicates a total capital
investment (CI) of Rp610,500,027,833, total production costs of
Rp425,085,348,989, and sales profit of Rp253,120,978,716, resulting in a net
profit of Rp197,434,363,399. The plant is projected to reach the break-even point
(BEP) at 41.1% of production capacity, with a pay-out time (POT) of 3 years and
1 month. Based on the economic analysis, this pre-designed plant is considered
feasible to be established. | en_US |
