Elmina Estate Explained

Elmina Estate
Industry:	Agriculture
Hq Location Country:	Malaysia

Elmina Estate (Ladang Elmina in the Malaysian language) is an oil palm plantation in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is currently owned and operated by Sime Darby Berhad.

History

Established in 1917 shortly after the nearby Tennamaram Estate, Elmina Estate is the second-oldest oil palm plantation in Malaysia.^[1] The Selangor Oil Palm Company Ltd. of Edinburgh, Scotland purchased the 3407acres estate in 1923 and opened a new oil palm factory there in 1927.^{[2] [3] [4]} Beginning in the 1930s, it was a site for oil palm breeding experiments that contributed significantly to the selection of modern planting material.^{[5] [6]} Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad owned the estate as of 2006,^[7] just prior to their 2007 merger with Sime Darby.Inside the estate is also the crash site of a Japanese Airlines (JAL) flight that was arriving into Subang Airport.

it has since been developed by Sime Darby Properties into Elmina City. A satellite suburb suburb of KL

Notes and References

1. Book: Bunting, Benjamin. The oil palm in Malaya. 1966. Ministry of Agriculture. 4.
2. News: Selangor Oil Palm. 8 July 2013. The Straits Times. 18 May 1925.
3. News: Fraser's Weekly Report. 8 July 2013. The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 20 October 1927.
4. News: Oil Palm Factory Opened. 8 July 2013. The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 24 October 1927.
5. Book: Susan M. Martin. The Up Saga. 8 July 2013. 1 January 2005. NIAS Press. 978-87-91114-51-9. 144, 147.
6. Book: R. H. V. Corley. P. B. H. Tinker. The Oil Palm. 8 July 2013. 15 April 2008. John Wiley & Sons. 978-0-470-75036-0. 136–137.
7. Book: Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad. Annual Report. 2006. 222.