Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday launched a new oil palm business center (OPBC) in Parliament. OPBC is a Malaysian public-private partnership aiming to accelerate technology development, testing and demonstration for utilisation of oil palm biomass. The 18 CEO’s, Vice Chancellors and other senior representatives of OPBC’s industrial and academic partners signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Together they aim to bring available facilities, required capabilities and other resources efficiently in one organisation, sharing the risks and costs of developing and testing the required technologies.
The PM also says “1MBAS will report their progress and activities related to Palm Oil Biomass to the Steering Committee of the Palm Oil and Rubber NKEA, which is chaired by the Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities and Pemandu”. NKEA are National Key Economic Area’s which have the potential to significantly drive the economic growth of Malaysia, comparable to the Dutch Top sector Policy. Read more ...
The PM also says “1MBAS will report their progress and activities related to Palm Oil Biomass to the Steering Committee of the Palm Oil and Rubber NKEA, which is chaired by the Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities and Pemandu”. NKEA are National Key Economic Area’s which have the potential to significantly drive the economic growth of Malaysia, comparable to the Dutch Top sector Policy. Read more ...
