| Summary: | Malaysia is a strategically situated country in Southeast Asia blessed with fertile agricultural land. With its rich agrobiomass resources as well as the booming agriculture industry, it is widely recognized that Malaysia has what it takes to develop its biomass industry. In parallel with the introduction of the National Green Technology Policy in 2009, the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP) and the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) in 2010, as well as the Renewable Energy Act 2011, Malaysia is gearing up to unlock the wealth creation potential of its biomass industry. Areas of focus include: biomass as energy by converting biomass into solid biofuel (pellets, briquettes), biomass power plant projects (co-firing, methane capture), and liquid biofuels, such as diesel and ethanol; biomass as high-value chemicals, applying to the development of valuable chemical precursors such as sugar alcohols, ethanol, and lactic acid; biomass as eco-products refers to the utilization of biomass feedstock into materials such as pulp and paper, biocomposite, and bioplastics as a sustainable substitution for fossil-based materials. © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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