FROM PALM OIL BIOMASS AND

RICE HUSK TO BIOPLASTICS

PROPOSAL TO PRODUCE BIO-PLASTICS THROUGH THE
APPLICATION OF NEW INNOVATIONS FOR ECO-FRIENDLY
AND BIO-DEGARDABLE PRODUCTS AND TO CREATE NEW
MARKETS
BY MALAYSIA INNOVATION HUB
 PRESENT STATUS
• THE PALM OIL INDUSTRY PRODUCES UP TO 90 MILLION TONS OF
BIOMASS A YEAR AND THE RICE INDUSTRY ALSO PRODUCE MILLIONS OF
TONS OF RICE HUSK IN THE ASEAN COUNTRIES
• HOWEVER, MALAYSIA HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE ITS BIOMASS FROM
THE PALM OIL SECTOR AND THE RICE SECTOR TO MAKE PRODUCTS WITH
HIGH VALUE AND IMPACT
• MALAYSIA INNOVATION HUB HAS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH
CHINA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING AND
SINFER BIOPLASTICS TO PRODUCE 2 MILLION TONS OF BIO-PLASTICS
USING RICE HUSK AND PALM OIL BIOMASS IN 3 YEARS IN JOINT VENTURE
WITH CHINA BASED COMPANIES.
• WE HAVE CHINESE COMPANIES SUCH AS CHINA MACHINERY
ENGINEERING CORPORATION, CHINA NATIONAL BUILDING MATERIALS
GROUP, SINOMA, CHINA FOOD AND OIL PACKAGING CORPORATION
ETC WHO WILL BE THE POTENTIAL BUYERS FOR BIOPLASTICS FOR THE
CHINA AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.
 PRESENT STATUS

• MALAYSIA INNOVATION HUB HAS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CHINA ACADEMY OF
SCIENCE INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING AND SINFER BIOPLASTICS TO PRODUCE 2
MILLION TONS OF BIO-PLASTICS USING RICE HUSK AND PALM OIL BIOMASS IN 3 YEARS IN
JOINT VENTURE WITH CHINA BASED COMPANIES.
WE HAVE CHINESE COMPANIES SUCH AS CHINA MACHINERY ENGINEERING CORPORATION,
CHINA NATIONAL BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP, SINOMA, CHINA FOOD AND OIL PACKAGING
CORPORATION ETC WHO WILL BE THE POTENTIAL BUYERS FOR BIOPLASTICS FOR THE CHINA
AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.
 PROPOSAL FOR INVESTORS IN MALAYSIA
• THIS IS A GREEN PROJECT WHICH TURNS OUR BIO-WASTE INTO BIO-PLASTICS WHICH
HAVE MANY USAGES RANGING FROM PLASTIC BAGS TO BIO-WOOD FOR BUILDING
MATERIALS.

• THE MARGIN IS HIGH AS THERE IS A PREMIUM PLACED ON BIO-PLASTCIS AT THE MOMENT

IN LINE WITH THE WORLD’S ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT. THE PRICES CAN BE CHECKED
BY A MARKET RESEARCH
• THE CHINESE TECHNOLOGY IS UNIQUE AND PROTECTED BY THEIR
INTERNATIONAL PATENTS.
• THEIR COST OF PRODUCTION IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE
TRADITIONAL LACTIC ACID BIO-PLASTICS AND THE TAPIOCA STARCH
BASED PLASTICS AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET.
• MALAYSIA, INDONESIA, THAILAND AND VIETNAM HAVE AN
ABUNDANCE OF THE RAW BIOMASS AND AVAILABLE AT A LOW
COST.
• WE WILL DO A PRESENTATION ON THE INVESTMENT COSTS IF YOUR
GROUP IS INTERESTED.
 CONCLUSION
• THIS PROPOSAL IS BASED ON AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
BETWEEN MALAYSIA AND CHINA, AND AS CHINA IS A MAJOR MARKET
FOR BIO-PLASTICS WITHOUT THE VOLUME OF BIOMASS AVAILABLE IN
ASEAN COUNTRIES, IT IS THE RIGHT PARTNER FOR THIS BIOMASS TO BIO-
PLASTICS PROGRAM.
• WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE MALAYSIA GOVERNMENT FOR THIS
INITIATIVE IN THE FORM OF RESEARCH GRANTS AS WELL AS RESEARCH
GRANTS FROM THE CHINA GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP THE WHOLE
PROGRAM INCLUDING THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE
TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR APPLICATION UP TO THE
COMMERCIALISATION STAGE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE CONVERSION OF
PALM BIOMASS LIKE EFB AND TREE TRUNKS INTO BIO-WOOD 9 NOT RICE
HUSK WHICH IS AN ESTABLISHED PROJECT).
• WE HOPE YOUR COMPANY WILL BE INTERESTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
PROJECT AS AN INVESTOR