Four Pride｜Biomass Business by Pongamia Plantation

ABOUT US

Four Pride plants and cultivates pongamia, a leguminous tree, mainly in Southeast Asia, in order to reduce GHG emissions, improve soil fertility, and make effective use of degraded land. Our goal is to contribute to the improvement of the global environment for a long time to come, establishing a sustainable cycle of business through the manufacture and supply of fuel oil, feedstuff, wood pellets and other products from the harvest.

PONGAMIA

Pongamia (pongamia pinnata L.) is a leguminous evergreen tree that has traditionally grown wild in subtropical and tropical regions such as Thailand, Laos, Australia and Africa. It is highly expected to be one of the next-generation biomass fuels due to the high oil content of its seeds.

PROJECT

As our first project, we have formed a partnership with Lao Agro Tech Public Company to plant pongamia trees in multiple locations in Laos.

NEWS

2024.08.15	Visited the Embassy of Lao People’s Democratic Republic in Japan
2024.06.14	Laos Project – Planting work has begun on the afforestation site
2024.05.25	Laos Project - Land preparation for the afforestation is completed (video)
2024.05.21	Four Pride participate in “Open Platform for International Environmental Certification and New Feedstock Development for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)” (SAF-OP) initiated by Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
2024.02.26	Laos Project – Advancing land preparation at the planting sites
2024.02.22	Signed a Partnership Agreement with KOFU Co., Ltd.
2023.12.22	Laos Project – The Pongamia Nursery is now in operation
2023.10.16	Signed a joint plantation contract with Lao Agro Tech