Palm Oil Processing

Palm Oil Industry Awards

Sime Darby Plantation Research, Malaysia - Enzyme Application at Diluted Crude Oil

Sponsored by: POPSIG
Announced on: 17 October 2022
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Finallists:
- Heriot-Watt University, KLKOleomas, UCSI University, Malaysia – Heat Exchanger Network Retrofitting of an Oleochemical Plant
- IOI Edible Oils, Malaysia – Palm Based Bio-lubricants
- Sime Darby Plantation Research, Malaysia – Enzyme Application at Diluted Crude Oil
- TripleVs Venture, Malaysia – Pan-Gaea, Converting Palm-oil By-products into Aquafeed
View the finallist announcement here
Learn more about the project here

This category of the award is not available in 2021.

Sumwin Solutions Malaysia - Patented 3MCPDE and Glycidyl Esters (GE) Mitigation Technology

Sime Darby Research and Novozymes Malaysia - Enzymatic Assisted Extraction of Palm Oil

Sponsored by: KLK OLEO
Recipient: Dr. Ahmad Jaril Asis (Head, Processing Technology, Sime Darby Research), Nik Suhaimi Mat Hassan (Chief Engineer, Sime Darby Research), Mohammed Faisal Mohammed Yunus (Head, Processing & Engineering, Sime Darby Research), Tan Teik Chin (VP, F&B Business Operations-Asia Pacific, Novozymes Malaysia), Muhammad Iqbal (Associate Key Account Manager, Novozymes Malaysia), Muhammad Zaidy Arnan (Chief Engineer, Sime Darby Research) on behalf of Sime Darby Research and Novozymes Malaysia.
Award delivered by: Mr Siew Fook Ming, Project Director, KLK Oleo
More information available in IChemE's POPSIG Newsletter 2019 Q4 (page 8)
More information available in IChemE's press release

IOI Edible Oils Sdn Bhd - Heat Recovery Using Vent Economisers

Sponsored by: KLK OLEO
Recipient: Chong Tze Haw and Hassan Abas, IOI Edible Oils Sdn. Bhd. in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.
Award delivered by: Mr Siew Fook Ming, Project Director, KLK Oleo.
More information available in: IChemE's POPSIG Newsletter 2018 Q4.

ExcelVite Sdn Bhd - Novel integrated process for the extraction of phytonutrients and production of biodiesel from crude palm oil

Sponsored by: Sime Darby Sdn. Bhd.
Recipient: Chin Hui Ling and Lim Ching Yee from Excel-Vite Sdn. Bhd.
Award delivered by:Tuan Syed Said Syed Saggaf, Head of Sime Darby Biodiesel Sdn Bhd, Head of Sime Darby Kernel Crushing Plant, Head of Health & Wellness Business, Sime Darby Sdn. Bhd.

Sime Darby Research - Re-engineering current palm oil degumming process

Sponsored by: IChemE Palm Oil Processing SIG
Recipient: Muhammad Saiful Nidzam Ismail, Senior chemical engineer in Oils & Fats Refinery Technical Advisory Services Units, Sime Darby Research Sdn. Bhd.
Award delivered by: Mr Hong Wai Onn, Chair of POPSIG.

Sime Darby Plantation - Palm oil olein yield improvement project

Sponsored by: KLK OLEO
Recipient: Mr. Toh Seong Hin, Asst VP, Plantation Advisory (Refinery), Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd.
Award delivered by: Mr Siew Fook Ming, Project Director of KLK Oleo.

Heriot-Watt University, KLKOleomas, UCSI University, Malaysia – Heat Exchanger Network Retrofitting of an Oleochemical Plant
IOI Edible Oils, Malaysia – Palm Based Bio-lubricants
Sime Darby Plantation Research, Malaysia – Enzyme Application at Diluted Crude Oil
TripleVs Venture, Malaysia – Pan-Gaea, Converting Palm-oil By-products into Aquafeed