Green wealth in oil palm


New applications: Malaysia can develop a portfolio of new industries from oil palm biomass alone. - CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

Oil palm biomass, or the by-products of the palm oil industry, may not necessarily be worthless waste.

I’ll tell you a funny story,” said Bas Melssen, Agensi Inovasi Malaysia’s (AIM) executive vice-president and head of strategic innovation projects.

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