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Environmental Assessment
During the year, we have successfully fulfilled the relevant
EIA criteria and obtained the permissions and approvals
necessary to commence development at our greenfield
estate in Sg. Siput, Perak measuring 2,000 hectares. Implicit
in these approvals is the requirement to abide by riparian
buffer zones, water catchment and forest conservation areas.
Mechanisation of Field Operations
The Group has taken actions to increase the level of
mechanisation within our oil palm plantation operations,
particularly for in-field collection and application of fertiliser.
As part of our estate planning process, infrastructure at all
our new developments are designed to facilitate in-field
mechanisation. Mechanisation improves efficiency and
worker safety. It also reduces cost and dependency on
manual labour. Our pineapple plantation in Ayer Hitam,
Johor, have fully mechanised their plastic mulching and
fertiliser applications during the land preparation exercises
which allows for greater efficiency of labour and fertiliser use.
Kernel
Mesocarp
Compost
Organic Fertiliser
Mulch
Old stems & leaves
are made into mulch
Shell
Fibre
Empty Fruit
Bunch
POME Palm Kernel
Cake
Crude Palm Oil
Crude Palm
Kernel Oil
Palm fruit is harvested from
oil palm trees in the form
of fresh fruit bunches
Fresh Fruit
Bunch are sent
to the mill within
24 hours
By-products
Fuel Fibre & shells
are used as boiler
fuel in the mills
Sustainability : Environment
Waste Management
The
Plantation Division
adheres to a zero-discharge policy
by recycling waste and by-products. At our palm oil mill in
Indonesia, oil mill waste comprises of POME and EFB. These
are both utilised in various ways:
POME discharged from the mill must not be reintroduced
into the environment in its raw form. Raw POME has a
high acid content and, due to its rich nutrient content, the
Biological Oxygen Demand (“BOD”) level is high. However,
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