PLS Plantations, Nippon Paper Group explore feasibility of large-scale eucalyptus plantation

From left: Haji Mohd Fauzee Haji Tahir, director, Aramijaya Agri & Agro; Lee Hun Kheng, group CEO, PLS Plantations; Koichi Sato, executive officer, Nippon Paper Industries; and Yoshikazu Kume, general manager, forestry department, Nippon Paper Industries

KUALA LUMPUR: PLS Plantations Bhd is undergoing a three-year collaboration with Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd (NPI) and Nippon Paper Lumber Co Ltd (NPL) to explore the feasibility of developing a large-scale eucalyptus plantation programme in Malaysia.

In a statement, it said it had inked a strategic partnership agreement (SPA) and joint research agreement to outline the partnership in developing the planting programme and advance related technical research.