EU’s commitment test in Asia

thestar.com.my | Friday, 2 March 2018   European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom is in Singapore this week for the annual EU-Asean Economic Ministers Dialogue.   This year’s visit was shaping up to be a celebration. By many measures, the EU’s trade policy engagement in the region looks stronger than that of the United…

Palm oil potential for bio-energy: LIPI

en.antaranews.com | Wednesday, 28 February 2018   Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Palm oil has the potential to be processed into bio-energy, acting head of the Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) Prof Bambang Subiyanto said here on Tuesday.   “Palm oil stalk could be used as bio-energy. Moreover, with our palm oil tree that has reached…

Commemorating the 30th Anniversary, Astra Agro Lestari Holds Bakti Program for the Country

INDUSTRY.co.id – Jakarta – Commemorating the age of 30 years, PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk (AALI) held a Bakti program for the country throughout 2018. The program activities are divided into four major areas, namely environmental preservation, improvement of people’s economy, improvement of education, and health improvement. Agendanya, Bhakti for the State program is held…

Weather Will Be Key as the Palm Oil Industry Gathers in Bali

Some of the world’s biggest palm oil players will meet in Indonesia this week and just like two years ago, the weather will be a hot topic. But instead of the scorch of El Nino, this year the focus is on La Nina. The conference will feature predictions from industry heavyweights Dorab Mistry of Godrej International…

Indonesia Ready for Trade War in Vegetable Oil Industry

Nusa Dua, Bali (ANTARA News) – Indonesia will be ready for a trade war, sparked by European countries, with their negative campaign against palm oil, Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita stated. A negative campaign against crude palm oil is merely an unhealthy competition in the vegetable oil business, Lukita stated at the International Palm Oil Conference…

Indonesia up in arms over EU’s negative campaign against palm oil

Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita has called on palm oil stakeholders to join hands to fight the European Union’s negative campaign against palm oil-based products at a conference in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Friday. In response to the EU campaign, Indonesia would take strong action by disrupting import commodities from Europe, such as milk powder, he…

Indonesia to accelerate land certification

One of the reasons hampering the acceleration of the oil palm tree replanting program is the fact that many plots still have unclear legal status, Agrarian and Land Spatial Planning Minister Sofyan Djalil said on Thursday. For that reason, the government aims to distribute five million free land certificates by the end of the year…