In 2016, a total of 86.3 million tonnes of fresh fruit bunches were processed by oil palm mills in Malaysia (MPOB, 2017), generating more than 6 million tonnes (dried weight) of empty fruit bunches (EFB). At present EFB are used in sectors such as renewable energy (bio-pellets and bio-briquettes), biocomposites (particleboard and fibreboards), biofertiliser and fine chemicals. There are still many new products that could be explored especially in the bio-composite area and one of the potential product is high density fibreboard.

Main Researcher: Zawawi Ibrahim
Email: zawawi@mpob.gov.my