BMW Malaysia recycles service center waste oils and lubricants with Pentas Flora, 30 thousand liters obtained from 4 SC

Nowadays, almost every company talks about sustainability and ESG, but do you really see these goals put into action. This is a good example of talking.

BMW Group Malaysia recently celebrated their partnership with Pentas Flora during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony, which was held together with a roundtable discussion on ESG (it’s environment, society). and administration) organized by this automaker. Pentas Flora, a longtime customer of BMW Group Financial Services, is one of Malaysia’s largest suppliers of recycled fuel oil, specializing in scheduled waste management for clients across industries.

To date, more than 30,000 liters of waste oil and lubricants have been collected from four participating BMW dealers in the Klang Valley, sent for processing at Pentas Flora’s re-refinery in Banting for final treatment. converted to eco-refined base oil (EBO). will be transferred back to the automotive sector.

Refined oil is a complex but highly reliable product that undergoes vacuum distillation, pretreatment such as sieving, dehydration, vacuum dehydration, short path distillation and multiple treatment processes. to obtain a final product of comparable quality to virgin oil. base oil, BMW said.

“For us at BMW Group Malaysia, our vision for sustainability is clear. In all our efforts to mitigate climate change, we make sure our strategy is both circular and responsible – as we pursue a consistent and verifiable path towards climate neutrality. climate by 2050. In doing so, we leverage the Group’s global ambitions here with a local context, while also inspiring many Malaysian industry leaders to put ESG first in their their decision-making process by 2023,” said Hans de Visser, CEO of BMW Group Malaysia.

“This partnership is a meaningful one for us at Pentas Flora as we recognize the shared commitment among our organizations to uphold sustainability and accountability in business processes. our business, protect the environment and ensure that elements that can harm the earth can be handled in the most appropriate way. responsible way,” said Oon Kin Seng, group managing director of Pentas Flora.

“Ultimately, our work in scheduled waste management for customers across industries by providing end-to-end solutions for hazardous waste management, is part of our mission. Bigger vision to build a sustainable environment and a better future for all Malaysians and we are pleased to be able to promote its importance with a partner like BMW Group Malaysia ,” he added.

As part of BMW Group Malaysia’s RE:GENERATE program to apply circularity within the organization, this partnership with Pentas Flora is an important first step towards ensuring more than just proper automotive waste management but also a solid departure from the traditional linear approach to valuable resources, the company says.

The goal is to achieve 100% participation in the reuse of used oils and lubricants from all BMW dealers nationwide, while encouraging more players in the industry to pay attention to waste management, ensuring that waste is no longer dumped in landfills, incinerated, or carelessly dumped.