KUALA LUMPUR: CB Industrial Product Holding Bhd (CBIP) has bagged two contracts collectively worth RM105.5 million to build a palm oil mill in Malaysia and another in Papua New Guinea.

In a statement to Bursa Malaysia yesterday, the palm oil mill equipment and parts manufacturer said its wholly-owned unit Modipalm Engineering Sdn Bhd has entered into the contracts with Vanimo Green Palm Oil Mill Ltd and Merchong Palm Oil Mill Sdn Bhd on Sept 8 and Oct 13, respectively.

Vanimo Green and Merchong are subsidiaries of the Prosper Group.

As stipulated in the contracts, CBIP will design, manufacture, supply, instal, test and commission the civil, mechanical and electrical works for a 60-tonne/hour Modipalm Continuous Sterilisation palm oil mill.

The firm expects the contracts to contribute positively to its earnings for the financial years ending Dec 31, 2015 and Dec 31, 2016.

This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on October 15, 2014.