Elmina Estate

Elmina Estate (Ladang Elmina in the Malaysian language) is an oil palm plantation near Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. It is currently owned and operated by Sime Darby Berhad.

History

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) that was arriving into Subang Airport.

References
  1. Bunting, Benjamin (1966). The oil palm in Malaya. Ministry of Agriculture. p. 4.
  2. "Selangor Oil Palm". The Straits Times. 18 May 1925. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  3. "Fraser's Weekly Report". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 20 October 1927. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. "Oil Palm Factory Opened". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 24 October 1927. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. Susan M. Martin (1 January 2005). The Up Saga. NIAS Press. pp. 144, 147. ISBN 978-87-91114-51-9. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. 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.
  7. Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad (2006). Annual Report (PDF). p. 222.
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