Palm Oil Processing

Palm Oil Industry Awards

Winners

2022

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

  • Sponsored by: POPSIG
  • Announced on: 17 October 2022
  • View the news on news webpage
  • 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

2021

This category of the award is not available in 2021.

2020

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

2019

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

2018

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.

2017

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.

2016

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.

2015

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.

Finalists

2022

  • 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 >>