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Palm Oil

Bulking

Facilities The facilities

will catalyse the

Launched development

of palm oil

industry

particularly

in the central

region of

Sarawak

T he Palm Oil Bulking Facilities

(POBF) was launched on 24
March 2017 by Datuk Amar Haji
Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, Second Minister
of Resource Planning and Environment,
Minister of Industrial and Entrepreneur
Development, Trade and Investment.

POBF is the first palm-oil based industry
in Tanjung Manis Palm Oil Industrial
Cluster (POIC). The RM70 million facilities
were initiated by Tanjung Manis Bulkers
Sendirian Berhad, a joint-venture between
PUSAKA Capital Group and KTS Group.
PUSAKA Capital is a subsidiary and
investment arm of STIDC.

With the official launch of POBF, Tanjung
Manis Bulkers Sendirian Berhad is ready
to commence operation and more
importantly, it will catalyse the development
of palm oil industry particularly in the central
region of Sarawak.

POBF main facilities include 16 units
of storage tank with maximum storage
capacity of 64,000 metric tons. The