The biorefinery will have a processing capacity of up to 650,000 tons of renewable feedstock annually and is projected to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO), and bio-naphtha to cater to the growing demands for cleaner energy solutions.
Feedstocks for the biorefinery will include waste such as used vegetable oils and animal fats, and residues from the processing of vegetable oils. The new facility is targeted to commence operations by the second half of 2028 in line with the schedule.
Pengerang Biorefinery is a demonstration of a shared commitment by PETRONAS, Enilive and Euglena to meet the growing needs for more competitive and accessible cleaner energy solutions.
PETRONAS Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Downstream, Datuk Sazali Hamzah said, “The groundbreaking of the Pengerang Biorefinery reflects the collective efforts to drive decarbonisation and advance energy transition in the region.
"Leveraging the synergy and strength of our partnership, the new biorefinery is one of PETRONAS’ key initiatives to deliver on our energy transition strategy through a holistic bio-based value chain and an expanded suite of cleaner energy solutions.”
Enilive’s Chief Executive Officer, Stefano Ballista commented, “The Pengerang biorefinery, made possible by the strategic partnership with PETRONAS and Euglena, will enable acceleration of the decarbonisation of transportation, and reaffirms Enilive’s commitment towards sustainable products. With Enilive’s biorefineries that are already operational in Italy and in the United States of America, and with new plants under construction in Italy and South Korea, the new biorefinery in Pengerang is a further and relevant step forward towards the achievement of a production capacity over 5 million tons per year and over 2 million tons of SAF by 2030, supporting the growing need for more sustainable mobility.”
Located strategically within the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) in Johor, the biorefinery’s geographical advantage and access to major international shipping lanes will enhance its capability to meet the demands for biofuels and efficiently serve the markets, especially across the Asian region.
PHOTO: From left : Ahmad Izuddin Ismail, CEO of PBSB; Mitsuru Izumo, Euglena’s Founder and President; Ahmad Adly Alias, Vice President, Refining Marketing & Trading and Chairman of PBSB; Dato’ Ramlee A Rahman, President and Group Chief Executive Officer of Permodalan Darul Ta’zim; YB Tuan Lee Ting Han, Chairman of the Johor State Committee for Investment, Trade, Consumer Affairs and Human Resources; Datuk Sazali Hamzah, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Downstream PETRONAS; Stefano Ballista, CEO of Enilive and Kamal Bahrin Ahmad, SVP PRPC
