PALMOILMAGAZINE, TOKYO – Panasonic Housing Solutions, a subsidiary of Panasonic Holdings, has achieved a breakthrough by repurposing palm oil tree waste into high-quality materials for furniture production. By processing deceased palm oil trees into wooden boards, the company has unlocked new potential for developing sustainable products from palm oil waste.
As reported by Palmoilmagazine.com, citing Nikkei Asia on Thursday (9/5/2024), while still in the testing phase, Panasonic Housing Solutions has supplied wooden boards to 15 furniture manufacturers in Japan. Various products, such as beds and other items crafted from these wooden boards, have been available in the Japanese market since 2022.
This initiative underscores Panasonic’s commitment to effectively utilize palm oil tree waste while maintaining the production of top-notch furniture. Representatives from Panasonic Housing Solutions have indicated their intention to explore the use of deceased palm oil trees as materials for constructing construction materials in the future, potentially offering numerous applications in the construction industry.
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The innovation would reduce not only the wastes and support circular economic practices but also provide additional values for furniture industries by providing more environmental and high quality – materials. By always developing production technology and process, palm oil (tree) wastes in furniture industries would be the effective solution to support the sustainability in the society.
Prior, Japanese and Malaysian researchers are developing project research to make pellet as fuel from old (dead) palm oil trees. It was led by Akihiko Kosugi of Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Science (JIRCAS). Universities, the business in Japan, such as, a technic company – IHI, do participate with the Government of Malaysia and University of Science, Malaysia – the big research university in the country. (T2)
