Medium scale pilot plant facilities for production of palm-based polyols with a total capacity of 150 litres is now available in MPOB. Polyols for polyurethane industry could be produced from a wide range of palm-based feedstock of different iodine values using this system. The iodine value of a feedstock tells us the ratio of reactants […]

When micropropagation technology was first introduced and found to be viable for the oil palm industry, its adoption was quick with full of enthusiasm. The expectation of dramatically boosting oil yield productivity by 20% – 30% was enough to incentivise the industry to intensify their efforts amidst the current pressure of limited land bank and […]