Mervin Chew Chien Lye, a senior engineer at Sime Darby Plantation Research Sdn Bhd, was recognised for his work on quality enhancement and efficiency optimisation by IChemE, a multi-national institution with primary offices in the UK and Australia.
Sime Darby Plantation’s innovative breakthrough in enzyme application to enhance palm oil recovery saw them crowned as winners of both the Sustainability Award and the Palm Oil Award. Their easily adaptable, low cost, and most importantly, more sustainable process improves palm oil extraction rate as well as increasing revenue.
The winners of the IChemE Malaysia Awards will automatically be entered into corresponding categories at the IChemE Global Awards, to be held in Manchester, UK, on 17 November 2022.