Sime Darby, a specialist in raw materials from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has launched an Innovation Centre Europe in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands. In the last three years, the company has invested approximately EUR 34m in the modernization of the site as well as in the building of the new research centre. Sime Darby runs palm oil plantations in Malaysia, Indonesia and Liberia producing, in particular, palm oil and other fats and oils for the food industry. For further information: www.simedarby.com.