Partnering with Mills across Malaysia —
Turning POME into profit.
Your mill’s POME stream carries recoverable crude oil — currently flowing unpaid into the treatment ponds. Koastal Eco’s PORS captures it, converts it to revenue, and delivers a profit share to the mill. No capital. No risk. No obligation until you’ve seen the numbers.
Rate
The Opportunity
Every tonne of POME
carries lost oil.
Palm oil milling generates 0.5–1.5 m³ of effluent for every tonne of fresh fruit bunches processed. That effluent carries approximately 1% residual oil by weight — oil that currently flows into the treatment ponds, unrecovered and unsold.
For a mill processing 16,800 MT FFB per year, this represents over 500 MT of recoverable oil — worth more than RM 2 million — lost to wastewater every year. The PORS system captures it before it reaches the treatment ponds.
Beyond the financial loss, elevated oil content in untreated POME impairs downstream biological treatment, increases BOD loading, and raises your compliance exposure under DOE effluent discharge regulations.
PORS Technology
Three stages.
One seamless process.
The PORS system is a continuous three-stage process installed downstream of the mill's existing separator station, inline with POME flow — with no disruption to ongoing mill operations.
POME is dosed with proprietary demulsifying agents in a 30 m³ insulated reaction chamber. Steam heating and controlled aeration destabilise the oil-water emulsion, freeing residual oil for mechanical separation.
A high-performance decanter centrifuge at 8–10 m³/hr separates conditioned POME into three phases — recovered oil, clarified water, and solids. Siemens PLC and ABB VFD controls ensure stable 24/7 automated operation.
Recovered oil is collected in dedicated 5 m³ storage tanks and reintegrated into your existing oil despatch pipeline. Treated POME returns to the effluent system with materially reduced oil and BOD loading.
Commercial Model
Build. Own.
Operate. Transfer.
Koastal Eco funds, designs, procures, and constructs the complete PORS installation. The mill provides a 250 m² land allocation and utility connections. No mill capital required.
We own and operate the system throughout the contract. All OPEX — chemicals, consumables, maintenance, and personnel — is borne entirely by Koastal Eco.
Full ownership transfers to the mill for a nominal RM 1. From Year 11, the mill retains 100% of all recovered oil revenue, indefinitely.
Figures are illustrative and based on a representative mill profile. Actual monthly distributions are calculated at prevailing CPO market prices against verified recovered oil volumes. System investment and profit projections are scaled to individual mill capacity.
How the Commercial Model Works
This is not a nominal revenue percentage. The mill's 50% share is based on net profit — after Koastal Eco has covered all operating costs. Both parties benefit only when the system performs well. That alignment of interest is the foundation of the BOOT model.
Full accountability
rests with us.
Zero Capital Outlay
The full system investment is funded by Koastal Eco, scaled to the mill's processing capacity. The mill contributes a land allocation of approximately 250 m² and utility connections — no capital expenditure is required.
Zero Operational Cost
All operation, maintenance, consumables, and staffing costs are borne by Koastal Eco throughout the 10-year contract period. No additional operational burden is placed on the mill's existing team.
Monthly Net Profit Distribution
After all operations and maintenance costs are covered by Koastal Eco, 50% of net profit is distributed to the mill on a monthly basis — calculated on genuine net profit, not a nominal percentage of gross revenue.
Performance Guarantee
Should recovered oil yield fall below the guaranteed threshold over a sustained period, Koastal Eco will dismantle and remove the system at our own cost. All performance risk is borne by Koastal Eco.
Better Effluent Quality
PORS significantly reduces oil and BOD loading on your downstream treatment ponds, improving biological stability and supporting DOE compliance under EQA standards.
Full Asset Transfer at Year 10
At the conclusion of the 10-year contract, full system ownership transfers to the mill for a nominal sum of RM 1. From Year 11 onwards, the mill retains 100% of all recovered oil revenue — with no further contractual obligations to Koastal Eco.
About Koastal Eco
30 years of
environmental
engineering.
Koastal Eco Sdn. Bhd. is the Malaysian EPC arm of Koastal Group, a regional environmental engineering group with over three decades of project delivery in advanced wastewater treatment and industrial resource recovery across Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
Koastal Group portfolio spans wastewater systems for industrial parks, textiles, food processing, manufacturing, and municipal infrastructure — with specialist expertise in resource separation and recovery for the palm oil sector.
In Malaysia, Koastal Eco serves as EPC partner and co-investor in palm oil mill efficiency technology, taking full contractual and operational accountability for system performance throughout the BOOT lifecycle.
We fund it. We build it. We run it. We only earn when you earn.
Every mill’s POME stream
carries recoverable value.
Every palm oil mill's POME stream carries residual crude oil that currently flows untreated into effluent ponds. A complimentary site assessment allows Koastal Eco to evaluate the mill's specific POME profile, model recoverable oil volumes against capacity, and present a tailored profit projection — with no cost or obligation to the mill.