On Tuesday, 9th February, 2016, CG Abdullah met Agumil Philippines Inc. Mill Manager Engr. Philroy S. Maglana at in Buluan, Maguindanao.
Agumil Philippines Inc., a Filipino-Malaysian company engaged in oil palm milling, registered with ARMM RBOI in 2006. The firm exports its products mainly to Malaysia. It is operating an oil palm mill with a capacity of 45 tons per hour in Buluan, Maguindanao.
Agumil has accumulated a sizable amount of quality palm kernels enough to process into Palm Kernel Oil (PKO) for export and Palm Kernel Cake (PKC) for animal feeds.
Agumil P170 million oil palm kernel crushing plant project constructed near the milling plant and is expected to generate 500 cyclical construction workers and 54 new jobs.
Aside from being a business partner of over 6,000 oil palm outgrowers in Maguindanao and nearby areas, Agumil also put up a biomass power plant to support the energy needs of their milling and crushing plants within July 2016, with the excess power sold to the national transmission grid.
The ARMM RBOI provided Agumil with a six-year Income Tax Holiday (ITH) at the start of their commercial operations and other fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for the company’s socio-economic contributions to the development of the region.
Consulate General of Malaysia
Davao City
Philippines
9th February, 2016