KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby PLANTATION [] Sdn Bhd is collaborating with Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co Ltd of Japan (MES) to build and operate a bioethanol demonstration plant that will convert oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFP) into bioethanol.
In a statement Tuesday, Dec 28, Sime Darby Plantation said the collaboration was being undertaken by Sime Darby Research Sdn Bhd, its research and development arm.
The joint-venture plant will be built next to Sime Darby Plantation's Tennamaram palm oil mill at Bestari Jaya (formerly Batang Berjuntai), it said.
Sime Darby Plantation executive vice-president Franki Anthony Dass said the plant demonstrated the company's commitment to sustainability.
'We continue to research various ways to add value to all the by-products of the humble palm tree. The EFB can now move further up the value chain as a source of biofuel.
'Successful commercialisation will also help in managing solid waste produced in oil palm estates,' he said.
In a statement Tuesday, Dec 28, Sime Darby Plantation said the collaboration was being undertaken by Sime Darby Research Sdn Bhd, its research and development arm.
The joint-venture plant will be built next to Sime Darby Plantation's Tennamaram palm oil mill at Bestari Jaya (formerly Batang Berjuntai), it said.
Sime Darby Plantation executive vice-president Franki Anthony Dass said the plant demonstrated the company's commitment to sustainability.
'We continue to research various ways to add value to all the by-products of the humble palm tree. The EFB can now move further up the value chain as a source of biofuel.
'Successful commercialisation will also help in managing solid waste produced in oil palm estates,' he said.
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