Pantai Chendor event marks BASF Petronas Chemicals’ latest coastal conservation push
Kuantan – BASF Petronas Chemicals planted 3,000 mangrove saplings and released 150 baby sea turtles at Pantai Chendor, Pahang, on Aug 9.
Source: BASF Petronas Chemicals · July 30, 2026 at 11:06 PM · AI-assisted report
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KUALA LUMPUR, 31 JULY 2026 —
Kuantan – BASF Petronas Chemicals planted 3,000 mangrove saplings and released 150 baby sea turtles at Pantai Chendor, Pahang, on Aug 9.
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More than 400 volunteers—employees, families, local authorities and community groups—joined the event, which also included a beach clean-up.
Tan Aik Meam, managing director, said the initiative underlined the company’s commitment to coastal restoration and environmental education. The mangroves, Rhizophora Apiculata and Rhizophora Mucronata, were planted with guidance from the Malaysian Nature Society Pahang Branch. The sea-turtle release marked the symbolic conservation milestone.
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