kenaf-profile presentation 4

Furnishing the Green Way

Photo of Our Factory and Kenaf Verification Plot Plantation located in Bachok, Kelantan, Malaysia

Hibiscus Cannabinus L. Same family with rosselle.

Good natural fibre content (30% vs total stem weight.

Similar to Jute, Ramie, hemp etc

2000: Tun Dr. Mahathir, Prime Minister decided Kenaf as alternative crop for economic values.

2004: Government planned Kenaf as alternative for tobacco (related to AFTA).

2005: Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodity take charge of Kenaf.

2008 :Gazetted The Act for Kenaf & Tobacco. Malaysia Kenaf & Tobacco Board (LKTN)

2009: LKTN planted 300 Hectares of Kenaf.

2010 : LKTN plants 1,800 Hectares of Kenaf.

2011 : LKTN plans to plant 3,000 Hectares of Kenaf.

History: being planted since AD at Egypt

Traditional: use as rope etc

Modern : used to replace fiber glass and wood.

Future material. Able to replace fiber glass, wood and other synthetic material.

Absorb Carbon Monoxide: 1 Ha = 40 cars per year. etc

Save World : reduce tree cutting.

30 Hectares of Kenaf Farm with 300 tons output of raw Kenaf per annum.

2 Hectares for Verification Plot beside the Factory in Kelantan as a research plot.

28 Hectares from a collaboration project with hardcore poor people in order to increase their living income. Originally the land has never been planted for more than 40 years. A success story for the peoples and Everise.

Everise has own facilities / machineries for Plantation such as Tractor, Seeder and Forage Harvester.

Raw Kenaf Stem Kenaf Powder

Resin (PE/PP/PVC)Pellet Form

Wall Panel & Ceiling Skirting (floor-wall)

Decking BeadingL Angle

Decking (40 x 80mm) Decking (20 x 80mm)

Flooring (15 x 100mm)Decking (25 x 50mm)

Can be applied to all composite product including wall / ceiling panel

Flooring (25 x 145mm)Flooring (15x 100mm)

Re-Engineered Shape Re-Engineered Shape

Decking with Sanding Effect

No Property Result Test Method

1 Density, g/cm3 1.26 ASTM D 792

2 Water Absorption, % 2.97 ASTM D 370 24 hours immersion

3 Tensile Strength, MPa 11 ASTM D 638

4 Elongation at Break, % 0.5 Crosshead speed : 5mm/minute. Specimen type : Dumbell Type I Gauge Length : 50 mm.

5 Izod Impact Strength, J/m (Notched) At Room Temperature

18 ASTM D 256

Pendulum Used : 2 Joule Test Method A

6 Flexural Strength, MPa 21.5 ASTM D 790 Crosshead speed : 3.3mm/minuteSpecimen : 160 mm x 12 mm x 7.5mm Support Span : 122mm

7 Flexural Chord Modulus, MPa

3,240

8 Screw Withdrawal Test, N 3,730

Semi wave at Car Porch Wall & wave at office Semi wave at Mart

Single Arch at Living AreaCurve at front office

Flat with PU Fiber- Porch Flat design at Eaves

Flat design at VerandahFlat design at Eaves

Wall & wave at officeSemi wave at Mart

Single Arch at Living Area2 tier arch at living areaArch design at Living Area

Wave at Lobby’s Hotel

Flat Design at Spa

Semi wave at Mart

2 tier arch at living area

Curve at front office

Flat at Hotel Alley Area

Wave + Plaster ceiling at Lobby area

Flat + Plaster ceiling at Meeting Room

Wall at Mosque Wall at Office Wall at Office

Semi wave at Car PorchGarden Chair

Pool side chair

Pool side’s Chair

Fencing

Pallete

Decking

Fencing

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