The role of extended value chain activities in enhancing economic value added plantation companies in Malaysia

The palm oil industry in Malaysia has faced issues of lower palm oil price and limited land area, and these issues have created a challenging environment for plantation companies to operate in. Plantation companies are constrained in maximizing their profits. Thus, this paper aims to examine the Eco...

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Main Authors: Wan Azizi, Wan Noor Elani, Ahmad Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi, Tey, Yeong Sheng, Ismail, Normaz Wana
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Language:English
Published: UUM Press, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2024
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author Wan Azizi, Wan Noor Elani
Ahmad Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi
Tey, Yeong Sheng
Ismail, Normaz Wana
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Ahmad Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi
Tey, Yeong Sheng
Ismail, Normaz Wana
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description The palm oil industry in Malaysia has faced issues of lower palm oil price and limited land area, and these issues have created a challenging environment for plantation companies to operate in. Plantation companies are constrained in maximizing their profits. Thus, this paper aims to examine the Economic Value Added (EVA) and the factors that influence the EVA of different value chain activities. The dynamic generalized method of moments (DGMM) estimators were adopted for the analysis and the focus was on the -40 Malaysian plantation companies that were listed in the Bursa Malaysia from 2010 to 2018. The results revealed that both downstream integrated activities, namely oleo-chemicals/biodiesel and refineries activities had a significant influence on the plantation companies’ EVA, with the coefficient value 1.12 and 0.09 respectively. Other factors such as the gross margin, crude palm oil price, and exchange rate also significantly influenced the plantation companies’ EVA. The empirical results which were based on the plantation companies’ EVA were influenced by different value chain activities as expected. The findings show that the downstream integrated activities like refineries, and oleo-chemicals/biodiesel activities have played a significant role in increasing the EVA of plantation companies.
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spelling upm-1166012025-04-13T05:20:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116601/ The role of extended value chain activities in enhancing economic value added plantation companies in Malaysia Wan Azizi, Wan Noor Elani Ahmad Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi Tey, Yeong Sheng Ismail, Normaz Wana The palm oil industry in Malaysia has faced issues of lower palm oil price and limited land area, and these issues have created a challenging environment for plantation companies to operate in. Plantation companies are constrained in maximizing their profits. Thus, this paper aims to examine the Economic Value Added (EVA) and the factors that influence the EVA of different value chain activities. The dynamic generalized method of moments (DGMM) estimators were adopted for the analysis and the focus was on the -40 Malaysian plantation companies that were listed in the Bursa Malaysia from 2010 to 2018. The results revealed that both downstream integrated activities, namely oleo-chemicals/biodiesel and refineries activities had a significant influence on the plantation companies’ EVA, with the coefficient value 1.12 and 0.09 respectively. Other factors such as the gross margin, crude palm oil price, and exchange rate also significantly influenced the plantation companies’ EVA. The empirical results which were based on the plantation companies’ EVA were influenced by different value chain activities as expected. The findings show that the downstream integrated activities like refineries, and oleo-chemicals/biodiesel activities have played a significant role in increasing the EVA of plantation companies. UUM Press, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2024-07-31 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116601/1/116601.pdf Wan Azizi, Wan Noor Elani and Ahmad Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi and Tey, Yeong Sheng and Ismail, Normaz Wana (2024) The role of extended value chain activities in enhancing economic value added plantation companies in Malaysia. Malaysian Management Journal, 28. pp. 1-24. ISSN 0128-6226; eISSN: 2289-6651 https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/mmj/article/view/19273 10.32890/mmj2024.28.1
spellingShingle Wan Azizi, Wan Noor Elani
Ahmad Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi
Tey, Yeong Sheng
Ismail, Normaz Wana
The role of extended value chain activities in enhancing economic value added plantation companies in Malaysia
title The role of extended value chain activities in enhancing economic value added plantation companies in Malaysia
title_full The role of extended value chain activities in enhancing economic value added plantation companies in Malaysia
title_fullStr The role of extended value chain activities in enhancing economic value added plantation companies in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The role of extended value chain activities in enhancing economic value added plantation companies in Malaysia
title_short The role of extended value chain activities in enhancing economic value added plantation companies in Malaysia
title_sort role of extended value chain activities in enhancing economic value added plantation companies in malaysia
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