Abstract
In the tropics, the fruit of coconut palm is the most useful fruit. Coconut oil is produced from endosperm of the fruit and the production is a large quantities in Southeast Asia. 61% of the world production in 1996 was produced in Philippines and Indonesia and 87% of the world export in 1996 were exported from these countries. Also, the production capacity of alcohol from coconut oil is 99 thousand tons per annum in Philippines. A factory is using 60 thousand tons of coconut oil per annum for oleochemicals in Indonesia.
The future aspects of coconut oil about the increased yield through the plantation of the recommended hybrids, the development of wet method on oil separation process and the multiple utilization of the whole coconut fruit are described.
