When will the palm oil refining plant at Port Klang be completed?
This first phase is expected to be completed by April 2021. The second phase will be upgrading the physical refining plant and palm oil fractionation process at Port Klang to be a state-of-the-art production facility. This is expected to be completed and running by February 2022.
Can Hydro-treated vegetable oil be produced from palm oil mill efluents?
Bioref. (2022) Abstract: The production of hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) from palm oil mill efluents (POME) can be particularly interesting for Malaysia and Indonesia, the two major palm oil producers. Potentially, about 0.4 and 0.9 billion liters of HVO may be produced from POME in Malaysia and Indonesia, respectively.
How much palm oil is produced in Malaysia & Indonesia?
POME is generated at about 3¨C4 times the quantity of crude palm oil (CPO) produced.5 Based on these numbers, Malaysia and Indonesia may produce more than 200 million tonnes of POME in a year.
How many liters of HVO are produced in Malaysia?
Assuming a 1.2:1 conversion rate, a total of 1.3 billion liters of HVO may be produced from POME in the region, with 0.4 billion liters from Malaysia. However, the total volume may decrease in the near future owing to the improvement in the eficiency of palm oil mills and the slow growth of CPO production.