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UMPSA researcher Associate Professor Ir. Dr. Chin Siew Choo produces Brewcrete, eco-friendly sustainable cement from coffee waste

PEKAN, 18 August 2025 – Looking at coffee waste, the by-product of the brewing process increasingly produced by Malaysians who drink an average of 2.38 cups of coffee a day (totalling around 3 billion cups daily) and generating about 100 tonnes of coffee waste per day, a team of researchers from Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) led by lecturer from the Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology (FTKA), Associate Professor Ir. Dr. Chin Siew Choo, has produced Brewcrete.

UMPSA educational technology innovation attracts attention at Asean TVET Conference 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 August 2025 – Three educational technology innovations from Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) became the focus of visitors when exhibited at the ASEAN TVET Conference 2025 held at the World Trade Centre (WTC) here.

Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister, YAB Dato’ Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, also took the time to visit UMPSA’s booth at the exhibition.

Penyelidik UMPSA Prof. Madya Ir. Dr. Chin Siew Choo UMPSA hasilkan Brewcrete Simen Lestari Mesra Alam daripada sisa kopi

Pekan, 18 Ogos 2025 – Melihat kepada sisa buangan kopi iaitu hasil sampingan daripada proses membancuh semakin banyak dihasilkan oleh rakyat Malaysia yang minum purata 2.38 cawan kopi sehari (berjumlah kira-kira 3 bilion cawan harian) dan menghasilkan sekitar 100 tan sisa kopi sehari, sepasukan penyelidik Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) yang diketuai oleh pensyarah Fakulti Teknologi Kejuruteraan Awam (FTKA), Profesor Madya Ir. Dr. Chin Siew Choo telah menghasilkan Brewcrete. 

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