Ghana Oil Palm Development Company

What Ghana Oil Palm Development Company does

Ghana Oil Palm Development Company (GOPDC) is a Ghanaian integrated agro-industrial company founded in 1975 and headquartered at Kwae in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The company cultivates approximately 21,000 hectares of oil palm across its Kwae and Okumaning estates, of which around 13,000 ha are developed for roughly 7,000 contracted outgrower farmers, and operates 1.86 million-plus oil palm trees within a 30 km radius. Its processing assets include a 60 mt/h fresh fruit bunch palm oil mill, a 60 mt/day palm kernel mill, a 100 mt/day refinery and fractionation plant, a palm kernel cake pelletizing plant (the first in West Africa), and a large-scale anaerobic digestion / biomethanation plant that converts mill effluent into biogas and organic fertilizer. Storage capacity totals approximately 21,000 tonnes across Kwae and Tema harbour tank farms.

GOPDC produces a full palm oil product slate: crude palm oil (CPO), refined bleached deodorized palm oil (RBDO), RBD palm olein, crude palm kernel oil (CPKO), palm kernel oil (PKO), palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD), palm kernel cake (PKC), palm kernel cake pellets (PKCP), and the King's brand packaged olein vegetable oil in 5-litre and 25-litre jerrycans. Annual output exceeds 35,000 tons of palm oil and palm kernel oil. The company diversified into rubber cultivation in 2012 alongside its oil palm operations.

GOPDC generates revenue through B2B bulk sales of palm oil and palm kernel products to food industry manufacturers (bakery, margarine, soap, dairy) at the Tema tank farm, sales of palm kernel cake pellets as livestock feed, direct packaged sales of King's brand olein to mid-market customers, and procurement from outgrower farmers through 31 collection centres and 500 km of maintained company roads. The company employs approximately 3,000 workers in peak season and supports direct or indirect income for more than 50,000 people. It is certified under RSPO (including Refinery SCCS), HACCP, HALAL, and FSSC, and was wholly owned by Siat Group of Belgium until February 2026, when Presco Plc of Nigeria completed acquisition of the remaining 48% stake to take 100% ownership.

Name

Ghana Oil Palm Development Company

Legal name

Ghana Oil Palm Development Company Limited

Website

https://gopdc-ltd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Ghana Oil Palm Development Company (GOPDC) is an integrated Ghanaian agro-industrial company that cultivates 21,000 hectares of oil palm, operates milling, refining, and biogas facilities, and produces over 35,000 tons annually of palm oil, palm kernel oil, and palm kernel cake pellets for food manufacturers and livestock feed buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Palm Oil Products

NAICS

Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing (31122), Oilseed and Grain Farming (1111)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070), Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Palm Oil Milling, Refining & Fractionation (AFAKAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Oil & Wax Crop Farming (Castor, Jojoba, Oil Palm for industrial uses) (AFAGAGAL), Tropical Oils & Fractions (Palm, Palm Kernel, Coconut) (AFAJALAD)

Keywords

• Palm oil production
• Oil palm cultivation
• Palm kernel processing
• Edible oil refining
• Agro-industrial operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Kwae

HQ country

Ghana

HQ region

Africa

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Palm Oil Products: Production and sale of crude palm oil (CPO), refined bleached deodorized palm oil (RBDO), RBD palm olein, and palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD). Produces over 35,000 tons of palm oil per annum.
2. Palm Kernel Oil Products: Production and sale of crude palm kernel oil (CPKO) and palm kernel oil (PKO) from the 60 mt/day palm kernel mill
3. Palm Kernel Cake Pellets: Sale of palm kernel cake pellets (PKCP) as animal feed for livestock; first producer in West Africa with 2000 kg/hr capacity
4. King's Brand Vegetable Oil: Packaged refined palm olein sold under 'King's' brand in 5 litre and 25 litre jerrycans

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GOPDC cultivates oil palm across roughly 21,000 hectares of plantation in Ghana's Eastern Region, processes fresh fruit bunches at its palm oil and kernel mills, and refines the output into crude and refined palm oils plus downstream by-products such as palm kernel cake, pellets, and PFAD. It also markets a packaged consumer vegetable oil under the King's brand and runs a smallholder outgrower scheme that supplies additional fresh fruit bunches to its mills.

Product overview

GOPDC operates as an integrated agro-industrial company offering a portfolio of palm oil products spanning the full supply chain from cultivation to consumer packaging. The core product line includes Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and Crude Palm Kernel Oil (CPKO) extracted at the 60 MT/h palm oil mill and kernel crushing facilities. These are refined through the 100 MT/day refinery and fractionation plant into RBDO and RBD Palm Olein, with the King's brand representing the consumer-packaged product line. Value-added offerings include Palm Kernel Cake Pellets (PKCP), the first such product in West Africa, positioned for livestock feed. By-products include Palm Fatty Acid Distillate (PFAD) for industrial applications. Storage capacity of approximately 21,000 tons spans facilities at Kwae and Tema harbor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• King's: Brand name for GOPDC's olein vegetable oil packaged into 5 litre and 25 litre jerrycans.

Products and services

• Crude Palm Oil (CPO)

Quantifiable outcome

• 35,000+ tons of palm oil and palm kernel oil produced per annum
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Société d'Investissement pour l'Agriculture Tropicale (nv Siat sa)coreOthersBelgian parent company that wholly owns GOPDC (100% shareholding). Siat is an agro-industrial group specialized in establishment and management of industrial and smallholders' plantations and allied processing industries, with main focus on oil palms, rubber and cattle ranching. Provides management and engineering services to GOPDC.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SIFCA Group: West African (Ivory Coast-headquartered) agro-industrial group operating oil palm, rubber, and sugar plantations with integrated processing; a regional peer of comparable scale and vertical integration focused on West African markets.
• Presco Plc: Nigeria-listed integrated agro-industrial company and oil palm plantation operator; acquired full ownership of GOPDC in February 2026 and is the closest direct comparable in terms of integrated palm oil operations, scope of cultivation, processing, and refining in West Africa.
• Twifo Oil Palm Plantation (TOPP): Ghanaian oil palm plantation and processing company in the Central Region; comparable as a domestic palm oil peer with cultivation, milling, and outgrower operations competing for similar Ghanaian food industry customers.
• Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc: Nigeria-listed integrated oil palm plantation and processing company operating estates, a mill, and a refinery; directly comparable to GOPDC in vertical integration, product mix (CPO, PKO, refined olein), and West African food industry customer base.
• Société d'Investissement pour l'Agriculture Tropicale (Siat sa): Belgian agro-industrial group and former 100% owner of GOPDC, operating oil palm, rubber, and cattle operations across West Africa; directly comparable as both historical parent and as a peer with overlapping cultivation, processing, and outgrower models across multiple West African countries.
• Benso Oil Palm Plantation Limited: Ghanaian oil palm plantation and mill operator listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange; directly comparable as a domestic Ghanaian peer producing CPO and PKO with outgrower relationships and serving similar industrial food customers.

Broad incumbents

• Golden Agri-Resources Ltd: Indonesian-listed vertically integrated palm oil company with plantations, mills, refineries, and downstream specialty fats; comparable for end-to-end palm oil value chain, downstream branded products, and sustainability certifications, though significantly larger.
• Sime Darby Plantation Berhad: One of the world's largest palm oil producers with integrated plantations, mills, refineries, and downstream specialty products across Malaysia, Indonesia, and other geographies; a broad incumbent comparable for scale of operations, product portfolio, and downstream value-add, though much larger and globally diversified.
• Wilmar International Limited: Asia-headquartered global agribusiness and the world's largest palm oil processor; comparable for integrated palm oil operations spanning plantations, refining, oleochemicals, and branded consumer oils, though operating at vastly larger scale and global footprint.

Emerging players

• FERNSY Palm Products Limited: Emerging Ghanaian palm oil processor with refining and packaged consumer oil focus (including Olinola brand); comparable as a domestic Ghanaian competitor in refined palm olein and packaged vegetable oil segments where GOPDC's King's brand competes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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