ARIKO GROUP is an eco-circular industry company that develops, produces, and markets renewable-energy businesses based on palm biomass through its Korean headquarters and Malaysian local corporation.
Based on operating experience across distribution, construction, advertising, and pharmaceutical affiliates, ARIKO GROUP promotes the resource conversion and high-value productization of palm by-products. The goal is to connect raw material sourcing, technology conversion, product supply, and ESG value creation into one platform.
Malaysia is the world's second-largest palm oil producer, generating enormous palm by-products including approximately 22.4 million tons of EFB and 7.13 million tons of PKS each year. ARIKO GROUP combines these resources with Korean high-speed microbial fermentation technology and pyrolysis technology to build a zero waste circular industry platform.
ARIKO GROUP started with a small challenge in Malaysia in 2006 and has grown over more than 20 years into a leading company in the eco-circular industry based on palm biomass. With headquarters in Daegu, Korea and a local corporation in Selangor, Malaysia, the group is building a green platform that connects both countries.
Palm biomass by-products generated in the palm oil production process, including EFB, OPT, and livestock manure, are not waste but high-value resources. ARIKO GROUP combines fermentation, drying, and pyrolysis technologies to produce EFB moisture absorbent blocks, organic fertilizer, premium fermented feed, and biochar, while also linking the business to carbon credits and a zero waste circular economy model.
ARIKO GROUP is not simply a manufacturer. Through MECRP, the group integrates the entire process from raw material sourcing, technology conversion, product supply, and ESG value creation into one platform, aiming to become a global green company connecting Malaysia, Korea, the Middle East, and Asian markets.
ARIKO GROUP builds a stable raw material supply chain based on large-scale palm by-products from Malaysia, the world's second-largest palm oil producer.
Korean high-speed fermentation technology and proprietary pyrolysis technology convert waste into products and energy resources.
The group responds to livestock, agriculture, and carbon-neutrality demand through a product supply network connecting Korea, the Middle East, and ASEAN.
By linking product production with carbon credits, ARIKO GROUP turns environmental issues into new industrial value.
Based on field images from the additional materials, this section visually summarizes the main palm by-products and raw material flows handled by ARIKO GROUP.
Empty bunches remaining after palm fruits are removed. They are used as livestock bedding, organic fertilizer, and biochar feedstock.
Palm trunk by-products generated during replanting. They are reviewed as fermentation raw materials and biochar materials.
The structure of palm fruit, consisting of mesocarp, kernel, and endocarp, is the starting point for various by-product applications.
With low moisture and high calorific value, PKS can be used as biomass fuel, activated carbon material, and biochar feedstock.
Palm oil mill effluent with high organic content. It has potential for conversion into biogas and liquid fertilizer.
Sediment generated during POME treatment. It can become raw material for organic fertilizer and soil amendment products.
A message from Chairman Park Young-hwan on ARIKO GROUP's journey of transforming palm biomass by-products into high-value resources and building a sustainable future.
We sincerely welcome everyone visiting the ARIKO GROUP website.
Hello. I am Park Young-hwan, Chairman of ARIKO GROUP.
I still vividly remember the moment I encountered millions of tons of by-products being discarded without recognition of their value across Malaysia's vast palm plantations. “Could these materials be brought back to life as resources?” That single question became ARIKO GROUP's first step.
Over the years, we have continued through countless trials, errors, and research to complete proprietary technologies that produce ethanol from oil palm trunks, organic fertilizer from palm shells, moisture-absorbent blocks from fiber, and biochar from woody biomass. When materials once discarded were reborn as products capable of competing confidently in the global market, we became certain of the potential held by this journey.
Today, ARIKO GROUP is built around its Korean headquarters, ARIKO Group Co., Ltd., ARIKO BCI Holdings Co., Ltd., and its Malaysian subsidiary ARIKO BCI Malaysia. ARIKO Distribution, ARIKO Pharmaceutical (Youngwon Pharmaceutical), and ARIKO Design Group (CREHOUSE) each fulfill their responsibilities in their respective fields. In the construction sector, the holding company ARIKO Construction leads ARIKO Construction Group and oversees multiple specialized construction affiliates. ARIKO Research Institute, the Group's R&D organization, continues to drive technological development and innovation.
We believe the MECRP project, which connects raw materials to products and ultimately to ESG value creation through a single platform, is more than a business. It is a journey toward a sustainable tomorrow shared by the planet and its people.
We ask for your continued interest and encouragement as ARIKO GROUP transforms environmental challenges from costs into opportunities and waste into assets. We will continue taking steps toward innovation for the planet.
Thank you.
Chairman of ARIKO GROUP Park Young-hwan
ARIKO GROUP connects its Korean headquarters and Malaysian corporation to execute production, logistics, certification, and market entry step by step.
Chairman of ARIKO GROUP. Oversees business strategy, investment, and global cooperation.
Vice Chairman of ARIKO GROUP and local managing director. Responsible for RELIANCE REAP SDN. BHD. local resources, production base, and licensing operations.
Woori Building, 22-5 Sangwon-ro, Dalseo-gu, Daegu. Responsible for group operations and domestic business cooperation.
ARIKO GROUP is pursuing the development of a production base centered on industrial complexes near palm oil industry clusters.
Based on abundant resources, proven technologies, confirmed market demand, and Malaysian green-industry support, ARIKO GROUP aims to become a leading green platform in Asia.
Secure large-scale palm by-products and optimize production cost and logistics structure.
Combine fermentation, drying, and pyrolysis processes to convert waste into products and energy resources.
Build a phased supply network targeting livestock, agriculture, and carbon markets in Korea, the Middle East, and ASEAN.
Review ARIKO GROUP's four product lines and market entry strategy.