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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Polymeron wins the $1 Million Omniprenuership Award-Sustainability Branch

Under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Environment, Water and

Agriculture, Eng. Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadley, Tanmiah Food

Company, PLC (TFC) announced the winner of Omniprenuership Award-Sustainability

Branch.

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The 2020 US$1 million grand challenge was awarded to Polymeron, who have

created an innovative solution to convert poultry bio-waste to renewable and

valuable source. They have developed technology to make environment friendly

biodegradable composite material from biochar. This innovative material will

address the plastic pollution and poultry waste and at the same time will

enrich soil quality which will help TFC to reduce its carbon footprint.

Polymeron is one of the startups from the "Taqadam" accelerator program of King

Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

The focus of this challenge was to find a solution that will process chicken

farm waste in a cost-effective, commercially viable manner to create a positive

impact on TFC as a corporate entity, on the environment in the Kingdom of Saudi

Arabia and ultimately global ecosystem. Nearly 93 competitors worldwide have

participated in the grand challenge. The other four shortlisted organizations

for this challenge were: Insectum from King Abdullah University of Science and

Technology (KAUST), Proteinea from Egypt and USA, Greenfield from South Korea,

and Shanghai Jiao Tong University from China.

Commenting on the announcement, TFC's CEO, Mr. Zulfiqar Hamadani stated: "We'd

like to congratulate Polymeron on winning this challenge: it is not just a win

for them, but a win also for our communities and planet. We are proud that TFC

is playing it's part in enhancing the Kingdom's march of innovation towards

environmental excellence in the poultry value chain."

Mr. Ahmed Osilan, Executive Board Member and Managing Director of Tanmiah Food

Company, a listed joint stock company with its trademark "Tanmiah", added:

"Tanmiah is a leading player in the poultry industry in the Kingdom, providing

high quality products to all customers due to its exceptional operating model

in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and the Green Saudi Initiative. The

company's national initiatives focus on the growing environmental challenges

and how the kingdom is set to confront them in vegetation cover preservation,

confronting desertification and reaching carbon neutrality. Moreover, Tanmiah

has launched the Million Tree Initiative and one million dollar Omniprenuership

Award to achieve the goals of sustainable agricultural development in the

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In addition, we deeply appreciate and value the

patronage of His Excellency Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture for

the award."

SOURCE  Tanmiah