Leaf and B&G sign MOU for the feedstock supply of the first Malaysian Glycell biorefinery
Type of post: FLASH NEWS.
- Leaf Resources
Limited (Leaf) has just announced that it has taken another step in
developing its first Malaysian biorefinery by signing a Fibre Supply Agreement
with Biovision & Greenergy SDN BHD
(B&G).
- The companies will negotiate to complete
definitive legal agreements for B&G to supply Leaf with 100,000 bone dry
metric tons per year of oil palm empty fruit bunch fibre (EFBF) that the
Australian company can use to produce industrial sugars, lignin and refined glycerol
though its propriety Glycell process.
- The agreement has an initial term of 10 years
and would see the companies work together during the design and pre-operation
period of the Segamat biorefinery to accommodate delivery and storage areas and
protocols for the EFBF.
See press release: “Leaf
signs feedstock supply MOU with Biovision and Greenergy”, 13/7/2018.
Related post: “Leaf
signs land purchase option for a biorefinery project in Malaysia”, 20/11/2017.
Figure 1. Oil palm empty fruit bunch fibre (extracted
from the press release)