Overview of products made from palm tree by-products

Doors

Palm residues are ground to become raw material for the different types of doors.
Room doors - Entrance doors

Fertilizers

Mixing ground palm residues with animal waste and achieving a suitable carbon-to-nitrogen ratio
Organic fertilizers – Plant fertilizers

Animal feed

Ground palm fronds are mixed with dates or other inputs and used as animal feed, and may be compressed to form a suitable feed ration for livestock
Livestock feed

Wooden panels

It is pressed and compacted after being ground or shredded to form a material that is later shaped
Walls - Ceilings - Desks - Decorations - Furnishings

Accessories

Using the date pits and others after polishing and drilling them, then stringing them together into a single necklace
Prayer beads - Bracelets

Furniture

Using parts of the palm tree in various ways after cutting, polishing, or shaping them, or grinding and pressing them
Chairs - Tables

Fences

The palm fronds are twisted on themselves to increase their strength, or left as they are, then a group of fronds is tied together and fixed onto posts and beams
Fences - Privacy screens

Activated carbon

It is produced in the form of small granules or powder by thermally converting these residues under limited-oxygen conditions
Filters - Odor absorbers - Filters

Furniture padding

Clean palm fronds are ground to form padding or a filler material
Seating cushion padding - Sofa padding

Vinegar

After cleaning, drying, roasting, and grinding, the fermentation process takes place in several stages with the addition of vinegar bacteria, then it is filtered and used
Date pit vinegar

Oils

The pits go through several processes, from cleaning to crushing, cooking, and extracting date pit oil, then it is mixed with other ingredients to produce the final product
Hair oil - Shampoo - Conditioner - Skin moisturizer

Pallets

They are produced by grinding, then sterilizing, then pressing the materials, and the final product is either a single material or combined with plastic for some uses
Pallets

Automotive insulation

It is made from treated palm fibers, after selecting clean fiber free of impurities, sterilizing and drying it, then adding shaping materials or using hot pressing.
Door insulation - Engine hood insulation - Spare tire cover

Food containers

They are made from treated palm fibers as pressed or molded materials, thermally shaped
Food containers - Beverage containers

Charcoal

The residues are crushed and ground, then dried, then burned using a specific technique, and produced as charcoal with multiple beneficial properties
Cylindrical charcoal - Cubes - Discs - Pharmaceutical products

Beverage

The soaked date pits are roasted in the oven. The roasting time varies depending on the oven temperature, usually requiring 45 minutes. Then they are ground after roasting.
Date pit coffee

Compresses

After cleaning, the pits are used whole, or after being ground and prepared in the quantity required for the type of compress
Heat compresses in different sizes

Construction support material

Treated palm fibers are added to structural or non-structural mixes to improve cohesion, reduce cracking, and increase tensile and flexural strength
Reinforcing gypsum work - Insulating lining - Fiber lime brick

Ceilings

Laying out and arranging palm fronds and tying them together to form personal or tourist canopies
Palm-frond arbor - Tourist canopies

Alcohol

Sugar is extracted from dates, then fermented, and bioethanol is produced
Sanitizer - Medical alcohol

Traditional heritage items

Using palm leaves or fronds in their whole form, through handcrafted work, to produce supplies for household, agricultural, and other uses
Mat - Woven basket - Hand fan

Modernized heritage items

Products that reflect ancient culture, made by using palm leaves or fronds in their whole form, through handcrafted work, to produce household or personal items and more
Boxes - Cans - Trays - Bags

Textile

It is produced from treated palm fibers through processes of interlacing, felting, or pressing to form a cohesive fibrous structure
Burlap - Ropes

Biofuel

It is produced from the process of biomass decomposition and is used in several fields
Fuel for machinery - Fuel for cars - Fuel for aircraft

Breeding Bedding

Palm fronds are shredded in accordance with the technical specifications of each livestock farming model and applied as bedding in livestock housing to achieve multiple operational objectives
Poultry bedding – Horse stable bedding

Vegan Leather

The fronds and frond bases are shredded, dried, and mixed with organic materials to form a paste, which is then spread and dried
Bags – Wallets – Book covers

Bioplastic

They are produced by grinding the fronds, extracting the cellulose, chemically modifying it into soluble derivatives, then blending, polymerizing, and finally shaping them
Tableware – Containers – Bags