Detailed Project Report on Menthol Oil from Leaves and Menthol Crystals (Peppermint)

MENTHOL OIL FROM LEAVES AND MENTHOL CRYSTALS (PEPPERMINT)

[EIRI/EDPR/1354] (J.C.120)

INTRODUCTION

There is a happy news for all the members that menthol mentholised mentha oil spearmint oil, citrate oil an also bazil oil from northern Indian house found roads into other countries. Thanks our exporters who have taken the pains and lead in exporting  these oil at the right movement otherwise the price use bound to crash the year.

Another happy news is that the performance of a new strain of mentha arvensis, "shivalic 88" has been found quite encouraging. Its yeild is about one and a half times to two times than the existing variety of mentha arvensis MAS which was released earlier by CI MAP. The new variety seems to be of Chinese origin and was developed by one of the progressive farmers of a U.P. with this variety, it is hoped that the production of mentha oil will further go up in coming years and the prices will be stabilized to a great extent.

The commercial cultivation of the plants known as peppermint and spearmint, members of the genus mentha (Fam. labiatae) and the extraction processing and shipment of their oils, including menthol crystals, constitute an industry enrolling over $100 million in transactions each year. The mint plant are perennials yielding aromatic oils which are of increasing importance and have indeed long been a longest the world's most valuable flavouring materials. Mint is probably the world's third most important flavour being exceeded in popularity only vanilla and citrus flavours. The oils obtained by the relatively simple process of team distillation belong to a chemical class of plant product variably returned to as essential, volatile or ethereal oils, whose chemical composition consists almost entirely of hydrocarbon and oxygenated compounds know as terpenoids. The major terpene in peppermint oil is the alcohol menthol, accounting for the cooling sensation and that in spearmint oil is the letre carnone.

Economic variable also influence production levels. Mint growers can move into and out of mint production relatively easily since the land is suitable for several alternative crops and the production of mint is therefore influenced by the expected future price of the mint, usually based on past price levels, in comparison with the current and expected prices of compacting crops.

The quantity and quality of mint oil varies considerably from year to year. There are several factors contributing to these supply fluctuations, the most obvious one being the weather yields can also be influenced by husbandry practices, soils fertilisers usage, disease and pests, availability of suitable not stocks and the age of the mint plant. As regards the latter factor mentha species are perennials and other thing being equal, new plantings have lower average yields than two to three year old plants. 

COST ESTIMATION

Plant Capacity            10 MT/Day

Land & Building (5000 sq.mt.)    Rs. 5.91 Cr

Plant & Machinery                    Rs. 2.39 Cr

Working Capital for 1 Month    Rs. 20.26 Cr

Total Capital Investment          Rs. 29.41 Cr

Rate of Return                          35%

Break Even Point                      36%

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PROPERTY AND STRUCTURE

I.P. SPECIFICATION

QUALITY CONTROL

DETERMINATIONS OF THE CONGEALING POINT

GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY

B.I.S SPECIFICATION

MENTHOL - SPECIFICATION

USES AND APPLICATIONS

MARKET SURVEY

PRESENT MANUFACTURERS

PHARMACENTIAL AND TECHNICAL QUALITIES OF MENTHOL CRYSTALS

GENERAL DISCUSSION

MATERIAL AND METHODS

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

PREPARATION OF MENTHOL CRYSTAL

MANUFACTURING PROCESS

PROCESS FLOW SHEET

OTHER RELATED INFORMATIONS

SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERY

MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIALS

APPENDIX – A:

01. PLANT ECONOMICS

02. LAND & BUILDING

03. PLANT AND MACHINERY

04. OTHER FIXED ASSESTS

05. FIXED CAPITAL

06. RAW MATERIAL

07. SALARY AND WAGES

08. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS

09. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL

10. TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT

11. COST OF PRODUCTION

12. TURN OVER/ANNUM

13. BREAK EVEN POINT

14. RESOURCES FOR FINANCE

15. INSTALMENT PAYABLE IN 5 YEARS

16. DEPRECIATION CHART FOR 5 YEARS

17. PROFIT ANALYSIS FOR 5 YEARS

18. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET FOR (5 YEARS)