Prima Industries Ltd. engages in the business of solvent extraction, edible oil refinery and animal feed. It operates through two segments: Cattle Feed and Oil Cake Processing. The firm operates through three divisions: Solvent Extraction, Edible Oil Refinery and Animal Feed. The Solvent Extraction division is a complex unit, which can process all types of oil cakes and other oil bearing materials such as rice bran and oil seeds. Its adaptability enables the unit to avail seasonal variations in the prices of various raw materials. The Edible Oil Refinery division started the oil refining plant at Kanjikode, Palakkad. It has a capacity to process varieties of oil cakes and refine of edible oil. The Animal Feed division functions towards backward integration as major portion of de oiled cake produced in its Refinery would be consumed for its Animal Feed Unit. The company was founded on November 17, 1994 and is headquartered in Cochin, India.