Welcome to POIC Sabah
You are at the gateway to unprecedented investment opportunities in the palm oil industrial cluster (POIC) in Sabah, Malaysia.
The Sabah State Government set up POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd to spearhead palm oil downstream processing so as to add value to its 1.4 million hectares of oil palm plantations, to create jobs and business opportunities.
POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd is developing the palm oil industrial cluster in Lahad Datu (or POIC Lahad Datu), in south eastern Sabah. It began with about 500 acres in 2005 and will cover more than 3,000 acres when it is fully developed.
Aside from investments directly linked to palm oil, the POIC Lahad Datu also offers opportunities to a wide range of supporting industries needed for a sector which contributed RM4 billion in state revenue and employs 130,000.
POIC News & Events
11 March 2010
Sabah-Kalimantan Should Be Promoted Together 10 February 2010 POIC has Prerequisites to Attract Investors 30 January 2010 Consider Cocoa Cultivation, Sabah Urged 17 January 2010 Biomass: Powering Industries with Plantation Wastes 15 January 2010 Build Biomass Plants, Oil Palm Firms Urged 25 December 2009 Biomass Policy Needed for Further Advance in Oil Palm Industry 23 December 2009 POIC Plans Bigger Mangrove Planting Conferences & Exhibitions International Palm Oil Sustainability Conference 2010The Intenational Palm Oil Sustainability Conference (IPOSC) 2010, organised by MPOC, will be held on the 23-25 May 2010 at Magellan Grand Ballroom, Sutera Harbour Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. SIE 2010The Sabah International Expo 2010 (SIE2010) will be held at 1Borneo Exhibition Hall, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on 14-18 October 2010. MPOC-ISP Workshop on Biodiversity and Conservation in Plantations 2010MPOC-ISP Workshop on Biodiversity and Conservation in Plantations 2010 will be held on 22 March 2010 at the Sabah Hotel, Sandakan, Sabah is jointly organised by MPOC and The Incorporated Society of Planters. ISP National Seminar 2010The Incorporated Society of Planters is organizing its 8th National Seminar (NASTEM 2010) with the theme "Good Plantation Practices" in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on 21-23 June 2010 at Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa. |
Industry Highlights Management of the Malaysian Palm Oil Supply Chain: The Role of FFB DealersSource: Oil Palm Industry Economic Journal. v.9(1)/2009 The study found that there are areas for improvement in the FFB dealer sub-sector in the Malaysian palm oil supply chain. Issues and Challenges in Human Capital Development in Agriculture Sector in MalaysiaSource: The Planter. Vol.85, No.1001, August 2009 Human resource development for agriculture sector has to be tailored towards fulfilling the need of the whole agricultural sector value chain in meeting those policy objectives prescribed in the National Agricultural Policy 3 (NAP3). This is indeed challenging considering a tight labour market in Malaysia. Challenges in Promoting the Production of Sustainable Palm Oil in IndonesiaSource: The Planter. Vol.85, No.1001, August 2009 The rapid growth of palm oil production in Indonesia was driven by the need to improve the livelihood of the large population of Indonesia. RSPO and Sustainability (1): Environmental ConservationSource: The Planter. Vol.85, No.1001, August 2009 This is the first of the four series of short articles on the definition of sustainable production of palm oil based on the principles and criteria of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO P&C). Utilization of Palm Kernel Cake (PKC) in AquacultureSource: Palm Oil Developments. No. 49, Dec 2008 China's feed industry has developed rapidly during the last few years with the demand increasing every year. The demand for fishmeal, the main source of animal protein, is increasing and the supply will not be able to meet the demand in the future. A Potential Source of Vitamin E Extracted from Palm Oil for Aquaculture FeedsSource: Palm Oil Developments. No. 49, Dec 2008 The aquaculture industry is currently the fastest growing food production sector in the world. World aquaculture produces about 60 million tonnes of seafood worth more than USD 70 billion annually (FAO, 2006). Work Progresses on Biofuels ShippingSource: Oils & Fats. vol. 25 no. 6, July 2009 International trade of biofuels hinges on the safe shipping of ethanol and biodiesel between countries. This article provides an update on current regulations and new developments on some biofuels such as jatropha and renewable diesel |
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