<article><p class="lead">A Malaysian consortium is planning a 250,000 t/yr hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant on a 10 hectare plot at the Sapangar Bay container port in Malaysia's Sabah state.</p><p>Trading company Vandelay Ventures and port operator Suria Capital Holdings have signed an initial deal to build the 1bn ringgit ($238mn) Sabah Maju Jaya renewable energy industrial complex, which will also host a 30,000t edible oil bulking terminal and 100,000 t/yr palm oil refinery.</p><p>Palm producers Sawit Kinabalu and the Sabah Land Development Board will supply raw materials with Switzerland-based engineering firm Sulzer Chemtech providing technology expertise.</p><p>This is the second palm oil-based HVO/SAF site announced for Malaysia after China's state-owned Shanxi Construction Investment Group and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board began work on a <a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2283790">plant in Johor state</a> at the end of last year, although its capacity and start-up date are unknown.</p><p class="bylines">By Amandeep Parmar</p></article>
