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New Kernel Crushing Plant Installation at our Carmen Factory, Mindanao
In November 2025 we commissioned our new Kernel Crushing Plant, at our mill in Carmen, North Cotobatu, Mindanao, with a capacity of 60 MT per day. With increasing supply of fresh fruit, we are
Published: June 2025
Replanting
Replanting of our older palm stands continued as programmed. It is essential to replant the older stands of oil palm and maximise our productivity. Replanting allows for the newer improved planting
Published: June 2025
Replacement Gas Engine No.3 for Topi
The third of three replacement gas engines at Topi was replaced. After 15 years of service, the 0.952 MW Guascor engine was due for replacement. A new Cummins biogas engine was installed as a
Published: June 2025
Topi Dust collecting Bag Filter Unit
As part of our initiative to reduce our smoke emissions from our factories, we have completed our third dust collecting bag filter unit at Topi factory. The bag filter is able to remove suspended dust particles
Published: June 2025
New 60MT/hr Mill at Cha Uat, Nakhon Sri Thamarat.
The new mill at Chauat, Nakhon Si Thammarat is currently in the commissioning phase and will be fully operational in March 2026. The mill has an initial capacity of 60 MT FFB per hour, with a design that
Published: June 2025
Univanich Replanting
Replanting of our older palm stands continued as programmed. It is essential to replant the older stands of oil palm and maximise our productivity. Replanting allows for the newer improved planting
Published: June 2024
Replacement Gas Engine No.2 for Topi
This is the second of three replacement gas engines at Topi was replaced. After 15 years of service, the 0.952 MW Guascor engine was due for replacement. A new Cummins biogas engine was installed
Published: June 2024
Siam Dust collecting Bag Filter Unit
As part of our initiative to reduce our smoke emissions from our factories, we have completed our second dust collecting bag filter unit at Siam factory. The bag filter is able to remove suspended dust
Published: June 2024
Steam Turbine Upgrades
At Topi and Lamthap factories, we have replaced the single stage steam turbines with higher efficiency, multistage, steam turbines. This upgrade had increased electricity generation from our biomass feed
Published: June 2024
Cha Uat 60 MT/HR Factory Construction
In September 2024, we commenced the construction of our 6th Processing Factory with capacity 60 mt FFB/ hour at our Cha Uat site in Nakhon Sri Thammarat. Foundation work for the factory buildings and
Published: June 2024
Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) Installation
In June 2022 the Industrial Works Department introduced a new regulation for all Biomass Boilers of greater than 30 MT capacity. All such boilers must be installed with a continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS)
Published: June 2023
CVP Dust collecting Bag Filter Unit
As part of our initiative to reduce our smoke emissions from our factories, we have completed our first dust collecting bag filter unit at CVP factory. The bag filter is able to remove suspended dust particles from the smoke emissions. Since commissioning in October 2023
Published: June 2023
Second Weighbridge at CVP Factory
Due to increased processing volumes, our single weighbridge at CVP factory has become congested. The installation of a second weighbridge has reduced waiting time for FFB and oil to be transported in
Published: June 2023
Replacement Gas Engine for Topi
This is the first of three replacement gas engines at Topi, which were installed in 2009. After 15 years of service the gas engines are scheduled for replacement.
Published: June 2023
Siam Palm Estate Replant
Replanting of our older palm stands continued as programmed. It is essential to replant the older stands of oil palm and maximise our productivity.
Published: June 2023
Tank Farm Expansion Project
With increasing export volumes over recent years, in 2023 we have increased our storage at our export facility in Krabi. An additional 3,000 MT capacity has been added.
Published: June 2023
Pabon Factory Expansion
The expansion of Pabon factory from a 45 MT per hour capacity to 60 MT per hour capacity is in progress and completion is expected by May 2024.
Published: June 2023
Construction of Cha Uat Estate Fertiliser Store
A new fertiliser store was constructed at Cha Uat to ensure fertiliser remains safe and dry and kept in very good conditions.
Published: June 2022
Replanting at Topi Estate and Akapojana Estate
In 2022 we continued our replanting programme for palms over the age of 25 years. It is important to maintain a consistent replanting schedule of 4% to 5% per year so we can continue to advance our
Published: June 2022
Nursery Expansion at Topi Nursery
With the increasing demand for seedlings in the region, the Topi Nursery has been expanded to cater for an additional 100,000 seedlings per year, making a total capacity of 400,000 seedlings per year.
Published: June 2022
CVP factory – Capacity Improvement Project
The existing machineries at CVP factory have been improved and modified to increase the milling capacity from 60 TFFB/hr to 70 TFFB/hr in the peak crop period.
Published: June 2022
Expansion of Daily Production tanks at Siam and Pabon Factory
The volume of the daily production tanks at both Siam factory and Pabon factory have been increased to accommodate the additional oil produced by our earlier factory capacity improvement projects.
Published: June 2022
Expansion of Fat Traps at Siam and TOPI factories
To accommodate the increased milling capacity at Siam factory and TOPI factory, we have increased the size of the fat trap to allow for longer retention time to allow oil to separate.
Published: June 2022
Lamthap factory – Boiler Modification
The existing 30 T-steam/hr water tube boiler at Lamthap factory has been modified and upgraded from saturated steam output to superheated steam output.
Published: June 2022
Drone Trial in Nurseries
Univanich has been trialing the use of drones to carry out spraying of fungicide and foliar fertiliser in our nurseries.
Published: June 2021
New Nursery at Topi (Topi Nursery)
A new Nursery was constructed at Topi with a capacity of 300,000 seedlings per year.
Published: June 2021
Installation of A fourth sterilizer at the Pabon factory
A fourth sterilizer was added to the Pabon factory to allow for increased milling capacity of the factory, during the peak cropping period.
Published: June 2021
The installation of larger 25 tph screw press at Topi Factory
The installation of larger 25 tph screw press at Topi to improve efficiency in high cropping periods.
Published: June 2021
Recondition of the Economizer at CVP Factory
The economizer at CVP Factory was reconditioned. An economizer uses the waste heat, from the flue gases, to heat up the boiler feedwater which lowers the energy required to produce steam for the milling process.
Published: June 2021
The Installation of two sludge separator machines at Lamthap Factory
This is to help reduce our oil losses by recovering the residual oil from the waste water, empty fruit bunches liquor, and sterilizer condensate. This oil recovery will help to improve our factory efficiency.
Published: June 2021