RENEWABLE ENERGY DISTRIBUTION ROADMAP
GLOBAL FACTSHEET
SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL
AROUND THE WORLD
In the last
10 years
palm oil production
has more than doubled
More than
50 million
hectares of the land has been
approved for palm oil
Development in Liberia,
Camerron and Gabon alone
About 50%
of production on supermarket
shelves contain palm oil
Over 85%
of the world's palm oil is
Produced by Malaysia and
Indonesia
GLOBAL PALM OIL
Major Trade Flows of Palm Oil: Economic Impacts of Palm Oil
This figure demonstrates the trade flows of palm oil between the primary production regions for palm oil (Malaysia and Indonesia), and their respective flows into the world's primary palm oil consumer markets (India, Indonesia, China, EU and the U.S.)
Oil palm provides one of the leading vegetable oils produced globally:
It constitutes one-quater of global consumption (approximately 60% of international trade in vegetable oils) - World Bank 2010
Of the total oil extracted, 74% of global palm oil usage is for food products and 24% is for industrial purposes. (UNEP and UNESCO 2007)
Since the 1990s, the area occupied by oil palm cultivation has expanded worlwide by around 43 per cent, driven mainly by demand from India, China and the European Union (RSPO 2011; Figure 2)
The Malaysian palm oil industry is a
significant contributor to Malaysia's
overall economy, providing both
employment and income from
exports.
2011 - Fourth largest contributor to
Malaysia's economy (RM53Billion
GNI)
The industry employs more than
600,000 people, including both high-
skilled and low-skilled labour
1Malaysia Biomass Alternative
Strategy (1MBAS) will create more than 66,000 new jobs and contribute
RM30 billion to the GNI
 BIOMASS ENERGYWe have used biomass energy, or "bioenergy"—the energy from plants and plant-derived materials—since people began burning wood to cook food and keep warm. Biomass can be used for fuels, power production, and products that would otherwise be made from fossil fuels. |  BIOMASS: ENERGY SECURITYIn addition to its many environmental benefits, biomass offers economic and energy security benefits.By harvesting our fuels at home, we reduce the need to import fossil fuels from other states and nations, and reduce our expenses and exposure to disruptions in that supply. |  EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH (EFB)The major biomass byproduct from the palm oil industry is empty fruit bunches (EFBs). Being abundant and outside the human food chain makes these cellulosic materials relatively inexpensive feedstocks for ethanol production and no conflict with the food supply. |  PALM OIL FRONDSOil palm fronds are a by-product of the cultivation of oil palm trees. The oil palm fronds are collected during pruning and replanting activities. |
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 OIL PALM TRUNKSOil palm tree normally passed their economic age, on an average after 25 years, and due to replanting. OPTs are used to make MDF Boards, Plywood, Particle Boards, etc |  EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHEFB (Empty Fruit Bunch) is the by-product from the milling processes. Currently the major application of EFB is fertilizer production and most are left out to disposal |  PALM OIL MILL EXTRACT (POME)Due to the composition of POME they have higher calorific values. POME have better burning efficiency than other solid fuel alternatives as it does not emit black smoke, producing less ash, leading to less money spent on disposal |  Oil Palm Fiber (OPF)Oil palm fiber (OPF) extracted from the empty fruit bunches is proven as a good raw material for biocomposites. Oil palm fiber is hard and tough and its porous surface morphology is useful for better mechanical interlocking with matrix resin for composite fabrication |
 Palm Kernel Shell (PKS) |
Palm Oil is one of the 17 major oils and fats produced globally.
China is the largest consumer of oils and fats, followed by the EU, India and the US.
Global consumption for Palm Oil in 2012 was 52.1 million tonnes (reaching 3 billion people in 150 countries.)
PALM BIOMASS
Palm oil is the most important agricultural crop for countries located geographically on the equator
Overall, the palm oil industry contributes to 30% of the worlds food and is the largest contributor for a country's GNI
Globally, Indonesia and Malaysia are the largest producers and exporters of crude palm oil contributing to 85% of the worlds supply
Six types of oil palm biomass are produced as by-products of the palm oil
industry: oil palm fronds (OPF), oil palm trunks (OPT), empty fruit bunches
(EFB), palm kernel shells (PKS), mesocarp fibre (MF) and oil palm mill effluent
Sustainability in the Production of Palm Oil Rests in the Management of Biomass and the Realization of Its Unlocked Application
As of Dec 2012, Malaysian Oil Palm accounted for just 1.97% (5.1 million hectares) of the total 258.9 million hectares planted with the 10 major oilseed crops globally.
This 1.97% supplied to a total of 10% (18.8 million tonnes) of the global vegetable oils and fats output in 2012.
Malaysian Palm Oil accounted for 24.1% (17.6 million tons) of the total global trade of oils and fats in 2011
FACTS & POLICIES: MALAYSIA
Biomass energy, or Bioenergy - Energy derived from plants and plant-derived materials - used ever since people began burning wood to cook food and keep warm. Wood is still the largest biomass energy resource today, but other sources of biomass can also be used. These include food crops, grassy and woody plants, residues from agriculture or forestry, oil-rich algae, and the organic component of municipal and industrial waste
Difference between Biomass and Fossil fuels
Time Scale. Biomass takes carbon out of the atmosphere while it is growing, and returns it as it is burned, whereas fossil fuels absorbed carbon from the atmosphere many millions of years ago and returns the carbon sequestered millions of years ago, thus contributing to increased atmospheric concentration.
Categories
• Virgin Wood
• Energy Crops
• Agricultural Residues
• Food Waste
• Industrial Waste and co-products
vs
Biomass can be used for fuels, power generation and products that would be otherwise made from fossil fuels. In such scenarios, biomass can provide an array of benefits. For example:
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No harmful emissions
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Clean energy
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Less ash disposal
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No treatment and disposal costs
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Abundant and Renewable
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Reduce landfills
Biomass is any biological material derived from living, or recently living organisms. In the context of biomass for energy this is often used to mean plant based material, but biomass can equally apply to both animal and vegetable derived material.
It is carbon based and is composed of a mixture of organic molecules. Biomass is the oldest source of renewable energy, used since our ancestors unlocked the secrets of fire.
Until recently, biomass supplied far more renewable electricity - or biopower than wind and solar power combined
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE
