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CP8
RBD Palm Olein CP8
Standard frying olein. The volume workhorse — 70% of African retail private-label palm olein ships at this grade.
Iodine Value >=56
Cloud Point <=8°C
FFA Max 0.10%
Color Lovibond 3R Max
FOB Range USD 1090–1155/MT
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All prices in USD CFR. Origin Malaysia / Indonesia (seller's choice). Standard payment 30% TT advance + 70% against shipping documents.
Why CP8 exists as its own grade
CP8 is the default for a reason — it's the lowest-cost specification that delivers the frying performance, shelf life, and clarity the African retail and HoReCa channel actually needs. The buyer pain isn't the grade itself; it's everything that gets bundled with it. Brokers re-sell other people's lots without controlling refining. Single-origin contracts get exposed to one country's export-tax cycle and one country's currency swings. Unbranded re-pack arrives at the warehouse without a stable SKU to build retail trust around. The specification is generic; the buying experience shouldn't be. CP8 done right means a single brand on the jerry can, the option to draw from Malaysia or Indonesia each shipment week (whichever quotes better), and a refiner that controls the chemistry so your CoA doesn't drift from one container to the next.
Single-origin exposure
A locked Malaysia or Indonesia contract leaves you carrying the full export-tax and currency-cycle risk of one country.
Re-blender opacity
Brokers and re-packers consolidate lots — every container can have a different refiner CoA, even when the pack looks identical.
CP8 on the Certificate of Analysis
- Iodine Value
- >=56
- Cloud Point
- <=8°C
- Free Fatty Acid (FFA), max
- 0.10%
- Moisture & Impurities, max
- 0.10%
- Color (Lovibond)
- 3R Max
- Peroxide Value, max
- 2.0 meq O2/kg
- Anisidine Value, max
- 5.0
- Smoke Point, min
- 210°C
- Shelf Life
- 12 months sealed, 6 months opened
Certifications
Halal (JAKIM) · ISO 22000 · HACCP · RSPO · Kosher (request) · GMP
Third-party inspection (your choice)
SGS · Bureau Veritas · Intertek · CIQ
Origin
Malaysia / Indonesia (seller's choice)
CP8 is RBD palm olein with cloud point at or below 8°C, iodine value at or above 56, FFA below 0.10 percent, moisture and impurities below 0.10 percent, color 3R Lovibond max, peroxide value below 2.0 meq O2/kg, anisidine value below 5.0, smoke point at least 210°C, shelf life 12 months sealed and 6 months opened. It's the specification most retail house brands and HoReCa frying contracts call out by name because it strikes the practical balance: clearer than CP10 in mid-temperature warehouses, cheaper than CP6 by a small but real margin. In tropical Africa — Lagos, Tema, Abidjan, Mombasa, Dar — where ambient warehouse temperature stays comfortably above 18°C year-round, CP8 stays bright and behaves identically to CP6 on the shelf. The certification stack is the same: Halal (JAKIM), ISO 22000, HACCP, RSPO, Kosher (on request), GMP. Third-party inspection (SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek, CIQ) is your choice — we co-ordinate at the loading port and the COA travels with the shipping documents.
CP8 vs the alternatives the broker offers you
| Super Chef CP8 | Generic broker CP8 | Single-origin refiner CP8 | Unbranded re-pack | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand on jerry can | Super Chef®, every shipment | Whatever lot the broker found | Refiner's own brand | No brand — house-pack |
| Origin flexibility | Malaysia or Indonesia (we choose) | Whatever the broker bought | Locked to one country | Whatever the re-packer sourced |
| CoA traceability | Same refiner each load | Drifts container to container | Same refiner — one country | Re-packer COA, not refiner COA |
| Payment terms | 30/70 TT standard | Often 100% advance to broker | Refiner-direct LC standard | Re-packer terms vary |
| Inspection at origin | Buyer's choice — SGS / BV / Intertek / CIQ | Broker-chosen | Refiner-chosen | Often skipped for cost |
How the CFR number you see actually breaks down
No black-box markup. The PI we issue carries the same four lines you see here, locked for the shipment week.
- 01FOB Port Klang/Belawan (CP8) USD 1,090–1,155/MT
Lower of Malaysia or Indonesia FOB for the shipment week.
- 02Ocean freight to West Africa USD 114–124/MT
Lagos / Tema / Abidjan / Dakar — FCL pool rates from Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd.
- 03Ocean freight to East Africa USD 84–94/MT
Mombasa / Dar / Djibouti / Port Sudan — shorter Indian Ocean rotation.
- 04Pricing buffer USD 10–20/MT
Currency hedge + line-rate risk + origin spread. Locked in the PI.
- =Indicative CFR Lagos (5L jerry can, 2 FCL) USD 1,224–1,289/MT
Locked in the PI we issue within 4 business hours of your enquiry.
Quoted weekly. Origin spread between Malaysia and Indonesia can flip the cheaper origin from one week to the next — we always quote the lower.
CP8 into African ports
These are the four highest-volume markets where CP8 dominates. CFR ranges are indicative for current shipment week.
Nigeria
Lagos / Apapa
USD 1,224–1,289/MT
Africa's largest cooking-oil import market — 350,000+ MT/yr through Lagos.
Open guide → Kenya
Mombasa
USD 1,196–1,261/MT
East Africa hub — Kenya plus onward Uganda, Rwanda, eastern DRC.
Open guide → Ghana
Tema
USD 1,226–1,291/MT
Stable West African demand — Accra and Kumasi distributors.
Open guide → Senegal
Dakar
USD 1,234–1,299/MT
Francophone West Africa — bilingual French/English desk on every PI.
Open guide →All eight formats — same CP8, your channel
From 5L retail jerry can up to 22 MT flexi tank. CFR pricing per port and pack in the calculator above.
5L Jerry Can
Top-selling African retail format — family-pack price point in Lagos, Nairobi, Accra grocery shelves.
10L Jerry Can
Sweet-spot pack for African catering, restaurants, and small QSR chains.
20L Jerry Can
HoReCa standard — hotels, hospitals, school canteens, large bakeries.
25L Jerry Can
Best $/MT in packaged formats — maximum oil mass per FCL.
20L Bag-in-Box
Premium HoReCa pack — spill-free, lighter shelf weight, cleaner brand impression.
200L Steel Drum
Bulk packaged — industrial frying lines, soap and oleochemical buyers.
1000L IBC Tote
IBC totes for re-packers and refiners. Returnable on contract.
Flexi Tank (20ft)
Bulk liquid in food-grade flexi-bag inside a 20’ container. Lowest $/MT.
CP8, done with discipline
CP8 is a buying decision wrapped around a generic specification. The grade is the same everywhere; the supplier discipline isn't. We run one brand (Super Chef®), draw from Malaysia or Indonesia depending on which origin quotes better that week, take 30/70 payment so neither side carries the full counterparty risk, and let you choose the third-party inspector. The CoA you get on shipment 12 looks like the CoA you got on shipment 1.
- 70%
Of African retail private-label
CP8 is the spec retail house brands and HoReCa contracts call out by name. We ship it daily.
- 30/70
Standard payment
30 percent TT advance against PI, 70 percent against scanned shipping documents — no surprise terms.
- 4 hr
PI turnaround
Confirmed Proforma Invoice within 4 business hours of grade + packaging + port + volume.
CP8 questions buyers ask before issuing the LC
CP8 stays clear down to 8°C; CP10 hazes around 10°C. In a tropical-only distribution, both work. In any cool-storage scenario or premium HoReCa account, CP8 is the safer floor.
Yes — Super Chef® is our master brand, but contract-pack onto your house brand is available from the 10 FCL/month tier. Lead time adds 2 weeks for label proof + plate.
Some sellers quote RBDPO (RBD Palm Oil — un-fractionated) and label it CP8. RBDPO has a higher cloud point (around 24°C) and is not the same product. Always ask for IV >= 56 + cloud point <= 8°C in writing.
Yes — flexi tank lowest $/MT, 22 MT per 20′ FCL, MOQ 1 FCL. Buyer needs port-side bulk-discharge capability or a re-pack contract.
We hold a quoting relationship with refiners in both countries. The PI carries the origin clause 'Malaysia / Indonesia (seller's choice)' and we lock the actual origin at vessel booking based on which refiner quotes better that week.
Yes — recent CoAs from prior lots are available on request. The COA on your shipment is from the same refiner, same QC lab, issued at loading.
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