News Update :August 2007
Expanding Seed Exports to South America
Following the success of earlier trial plantings of Alpha Palm Oil seeds in South America , oil palm growers there have recently increased their orders for the latest generation of APO hybrid seeds. Several large consignments of seeds have recently been airfreighted from the International Airport, mainly to Colombia , which is South America 's leading palm oil producer and exporter.
With interest in APO DxP hybrid seeds continuing to grow in overseas markets, the company has expanded production facilities and introduced ISO 9001 auditing procedures to maintain high quality standards in the seed production unit.
News Update :July 2007
Minister of Agriculture and Senior Officials visit APO
On 15th July 2007, Malaysia's Minister of Agriculture visited Alpha Palm Oil, accompanied by senior ministry officials. In this picture Estate Manager, Mr. Azmin Mohammed, presents the results of an irrigation trial to the officials.
During his tour of the company's Bunch Analysis Laboratory the Minister commented that both the APO Company and his Ministry shared the same objective of working to raise the yield of oil palms grown by Malaysia 's farmers. The investment in bunch analysis was described as an essential tool for raising oil yields from the new generations of palms.
The Minister congratulated Alpha Palm Oil Managing Director, Mr. Paul Vincent Leonardi, on the achievements of the company's Research Centre and on the international success of the oil palm breeding programme.
News Update : March 2007
Investment in Environmental Energy Projects
Alpha Palm Oil has started construction of large CIGAR ponds (Covered In-Ground Anaerobic Reactors) at two of the company's palm oil crushing mills. The covered ponds will collect Methane biogas emissions from the factory's waste water. Methane is a damaging greenhouse gas generated naturally from the action of bacteria on organic material found in waste water ponds. By preventing the discharge of Methane to the atmosphere these projects are intended to generate income from Carbon Credits (Certified Emission Reductions) under the United Nations Protocol on Climate Change.
The Methane biogas collected in these reactors will be used to generate electricity for sale to the Provincial Electricity Authority under the recently announced incentives for Very Small Power Producers (VSPP) Scheme
News Update : February 2007
Public Consultation for United Nations CDM
(Clean Development Mechanism)
Alpha Palm Oil has been holding public meetings to explain the company's objective to build biogas power projects and to register for Certified Emission Reductions (CER's or Carbon Credits) under the United Nations Protocol on Climate Change.
Members of the Community and other interested stakeholders were encouraged to raise questions at the consultation meeting. A detailed survey after the meeting revealed strong community support for the proposed project which was generally seen to help the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and by generating electricity from a renewable local resource.
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