• How to develop palm oil processing technologies?
  • Developing palm oil processing technologies requires effectively addressing the main challenges that create difficulties for mill firms, which include minor improvement to oil extraction rate (OER) and checking the sharply increasing production costs.
  • Does oil palm productivity grow in Malaysia?
  • An increase in productivity is posited to shape a more sustainable oil palm industry. As such, there is a research need to examine the effect of oil palm productivity growth in Malaysia on land use adjustment, sequestration of carbon, and to assess elements that can act to balance or reduce carbon release.
  • How will automation and mechanization affect palm oil production in Malaysia?
  • As a net effect, FFB production could be increased up to 39.2% (123.7 million t) at the end of the same simulation period. On the other hand, gradual transition to automation and mechanization could save the Malaysian palm oil industry as much as RM 1.42 billion or 27% of the baseline operating costs.
  • Can advanced milling technologies be used in the palm oil industry?
  • Consequently, the results offer a strong theoretical basis for the adoption of advanced milling technologies in the palm oil industry in Malaysia. It also replicates past findings on the influence of cost factors in the installation and maintenance of new milling technologies.
  • How do palm oil mills work?
  • It all begins with the transportation of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from plantation sites to the palm oil mills. The milling operation includes several stages, namely reception, sterilization, threshing, digestion and pressing, clarification and purification, and kernel recovery.
  • Could oil palm mechanisation technology be a powerhouse?
  • Currently there are a few potential manufacturing powerhouses, especially those from government linked companies (GLC), which have the potential to bring the development of oil palm mechanisation technology to advanced pace, especially in order to fulfil the lack of manpower issue.