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  • How much palm oil does Sabah produce a year?
  • Palm oil is Sabah’s most significant export commodity, contributing 22 per cent or RM6.22 billion to the state revenue from 2018 to 2023. In 2023, Sabah produced 4.5 million tonnes of crude palm oil (CPO) and is Malaysia’s largest CPO producer. The state has 128 mills, with a capacity of 34.7 million tonnes of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) annually.
  • How much oil is processed in Sabah?
  • Sabah leads with 128 mills, capable of processing 34.7 million tonnes annually. In 2023, 95 million tonnes of FFB were processed, with a national oil extraction rate (OER) of 19.86 per cent. Sabah achieved the highest OER at 20.4 per cent, processing 22.4 million tonnes of FFB. "But we still face the issue of lack of downstream process here.
  • Where are Sabah palm oil mills located?
  • The Group has 2 Sabah-based palm oil mills located along the Sabah Oil Palm Belt (Tawau – Lahad Datu – Sandakan highway). The rest of the palm oil mills are based in Indonesia, and located respectively in West Sumatera, Central and East Kalimantan.
  • What is Sabah softwoods Berhad fresh fruit bundles (FFB)?
  • With this acceleration process in the oil palm sector, Sabah Softwoods Berhad Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) annual output is expected to exceed 560,000 MT by year 2020 which surpasses the raw material requirement to feed two CPO Mills with a capacity of 60 MT per hour for Dumpas Palm Oil Mill and 90 MT for Kapilit Palm Oil Mill:
  • What is Dumpas palm oil mill?
  • Dumpas Palm Oil Mill (DPOM) is a joint venture project between Sabah Softwoods Berhad and Rentak Hasil Sdn. Bhd.. DPOM currently operates a 60 Metric Ton (MT) Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) per hour. Crude Palm Oil (CPO) processing mill in Dumpas which is located in the bigger parcel of land of SSB known as the Brumas block.
  • Where is KHB located in Sabah?
  • KHB is one of the main companies in Sabah that carries out cultivation of oil palm plantations and palm oil processing as its core business. An oil mill is located each in Sandakan, Lahad Datu and Tawau region. An oil mill is located each in the developed oil palm estates of Kinabatangan District in the Sandakan region, Sg.