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TROPIQEM

Our origin

Much more than oil comes from Colombian palm.

The starting point of our chemistry: a raw material we know well, with an industry of real scale behind it.

Hands working on a freshly harvested palm fruit bunch.A grower's hands holding freshly harvested palm fruit.

In figures

Colombia is one of Latin America's major palm producers.

An established agricultural and industrial chain, with decades of knowledge built around this raw material.

1.93M t
produced in 2025
583,000 t
exported in 2025
99%
of planted area reported deforestation-free

Source: Fedepalma. Figures for 2025.

A field team with harvesting tools and a palm fruit bunch.
  • A plantation worker carrying a fruit bunch on one shoulder between the palms.
  • A palm grower beside two freshly harvested fruit bunches.
  • A family of palm growers gathered in the plantation.
  • A palm grower standing in the plantation.

Fedepalma

An industry backed by knowledge and organisation.

Fedepalma brings together Colombia's palm sector and works on research, sustainability and the development of the value chain.

About Fedepalma

What comes next

From a Colombian origin to ingredients for the world.

Oil is only part of it. We work with its derivatives to take a Colombian raw material into solutions for global markets.

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Laboratory beakers with yellow liquids on a workbench.