KUNAK: Sabah is set to move further up the palm oil value chain with a new plant on the state’s east coast expected to begin producing vitamin E before year-end.
Located in Kunak, between Lahad Datu and Semporna, the Kunak Lipids Sdn Bhd Phytonutrient Extraction Plant is nearing completion and will turn palm-based materials into higher-value products.
Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the project marked a positive expansion for the state government investment arm, Sawit Kinabalu Group, beyond its core palm oil activities.
“This is a very positive development as an additional activity and business venture for the Sawit Kinabalu Group.
“I think this is the first in Malaysia. So, this is a good development. Hopefully, it will help increase the revenue of Sawit Kinabalu as well as its partner company,” he told reporters during a working visit to the facility here on Tuesday (Sept 8).
Hajiji said the products would be made from palm-based materials and hoped the venture would generate additional revenue for Sawit Kinabalu and its partner company.
Kunak Lipids Sdn Bhd is a subsidiary of Sawit Kinabalu Group and operates the phytonutrient extraction facility in Kunak.
Hajiji was welcomed during the visit by Sawit Kinabalu chairman Datuk Hazem Mubarak Tun Dr Musa and group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Victor Ationg.
