Evonik to Supply Green Membranes to Biogas Upgrading Plant Producer in Malaysia

Sustainable Solutions Evonik to Supply Green Membranes to Biogas Upgrading Plant Producer in Malaysia

2026-04-29 Source: Press release Evonik 2 min Reading Time

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Under a large-scale agreement signed between Evonik and MTCO, Evonik will be supplying its Sepuran Green membranes and patented technology to MTC Orec (MTCO), a leading biogas upgrading plant producer in Malaysia.

Evonik has signed a large-scale agreement to supply its Sepuran Green membranes and patented technology to MTC Orec, a prominent biogas upgrading plant producer based in Malaysia. (Source: Evonik) — Evonik has signed a large-scale agreement to supply its Sepuran Green membranes and patented technology to MTC Orec, a prominent biogas upgrading plant producer based in Malaysia.
(Source: Evonik)

Schoerfling/Austria – Evonik has signed a large-scale agreement to supply its Sepuran Green membranes and patented technology to MTC Orec, a prominent biogas upgrading plant producer based in Malaysia. Co-owned and managed by Venturetech, an entity funded by the Malaysian government, MTCO is a key designer and builder of biogas upgrading plants, with plans to further expand this renewable energy technology across Asia.

“We are delighted to become the membrane technology partner of such a prominent renewable energy provider as MTCO,” says Goetz Baumgarten, head of the membranes and fibers product line at Evonik’s business line High Performance Polymers. “Their goals for the further development of biogas upgrading plants in Malaysia and across Asia are well aligned with our growth strategy for Sepuran.”

The special partnership between Evonik and MTCO came into force at a signing event on April 23, 2026, with delegates from both companies present at Evonik’s membranes site in Schoerfling, Austria.

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“Our collaboration with Evonik reflects a shared commitment to advancing biomethane solutions through engineering excellence and continuous innovation,” says Dr. Zahari bin Mohamad, Chief Executive Officer of MTCO. “With the support and guidance of Venturetech, we have strengthened our capabilities, refined our strategic focus and accelerated our regional expansion. We aren’t just building plants; we are developing an ecosystem that supports Malaysia’s position as the central hub for bioenergy in Southeast Asia.”

Evonik’s Sepuran Green membranes are designed to turn biogas into high-purity biomethane – a filtering process known as “biogas upgrading.” The membranes consist of proprietary polyimide fibers, spun at Evonik’s site in Austria, and are contained in ready-to-use cylindrical modules, assembled in Schoerfling.

Thanks to this backward-integration, Sepuran Green membranes are fully customizable to a customer’s exact biogas upgrading specifications.

Key features include the ability to produce biomethane of liquid natural gas (LNG)-quality with very little energy. Additionally, Sepuran Green technology includes patents for system design in the U.S., the EU and other regions across the globe. Today, Evonik’s Sepuran Green technology can be found in more than 2,000 upgrading plants worldwide.

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