THE NATURAL PALM GROUP COMPANY LIMITED
Path to Sustainable Growth
The Natural Palm Group Company Limited (Natural Palm Group) was formed in 2002 to operate the production and sale of palm oil, with a firm commitment to grow business in tandem with environmental conservation and community development.
With the vision of becoming a pioneer to build a solid foundation for Thailand’s palm oil market at the regional and global levels, we not only actively support sustainable, eco-friendly palm oil production in the community where we operate, we also are committed to leverage the country’s palm oil industry with state-of-the-art technology. Every step throughout our production process aims to preserve the pristine equilibrium of nature, while offering the best products with utmost natural wholesome values to both business and general consumers.
Natural Palm Group’s Milestones of Success
1999
The Natural Group was formed, with the establishment of the Natural Palm Oil Company Limited to operate its first crude palm oil extraction plant in Surat Thani Province.
2002
The Natural Group was formed, with the establishment of the Natural Palm Oil Company Limited to operate its first crude palm oil extraction plant in Surat Thani Province.
2005
The production of biogas from the plant’s wastewater was initiated for use as renewable energy for oil refinery. The advanced biological wastewater treatment system of Danish technology was adopted. Being the first in the country to be granted with the Ministry of Energy’s electrical concession, the Natural Palm Group used excess biogas to generate electricity for sale to the Provincial Electricity Authority.
2007
The trademark “BEE” was registered for use with consumer palm oil products.
2008
The Natural Palm Group received certification for Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) from Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration, and HALAL certification from the Central Islamic Committee of Thailand.
2009
The Natural Palm Group was accredited with the ISO 9001:2008 standard in quality management system.
2010
The Natural Palm Group was certified by the HACCP Food Safety Management System and the KOSHER standard; its product-packaging factory was opened in Samut Prakan Province, to further expand business potentials.
2011
The biomass power plant in Chumphon Province started operations, using left-over oil palm clusters from the production process as biomass fuel for power generation at the refinery plant
2013
The Natural Palm Group’s refinery plant was certified with the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) standard; Palm oil products under the “BEE” brand obtained ‘Carbon Footprint’ labels from the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization).