Malaysia is one of the largest palm oil producers in the world and is one of the economy pillars of the country. However, the by-products from the palm oil process – namely black and odour sewage discharge, also known as Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) – are harmful to the environment.

As a conglomerate of many industries including agriculture, Hextar puts importance in environmental awareness and sustainability. This thrusts Hextar into another diversification of a business dealing with biological mass energy resources development and the comprehensive utilization.

This team has the ability to design, construct, install and deliver a highly efficient biogas system. They also successfully used anaerobic fermentation technology to produce biogas from POME wastewater. After biogas purification, the biogas can be used for electricity generation through the use of methane generator.