Monday, 6 May 2019 | bloomberg.com Franky Widjaja, head of one of the world’s biggest palm plantation companies, warned that the European Union’s plans to restrict use of the tropical oil in biofuel will misfire as the move will hurt growers and jeopardize future supplies of the vegetable oil. The world needs palm oil as…
Tuesday, 23 April 2019 | www.en.netralnews.com The European Union policy to ban ban the use of palm oil as a raw material for biofuels is considered potentially threatening the survival of 16 million workers in the oil palm sector in Indonesia. The Executive Secretary of the Indonesian Palm Oil Workers Union (JAPBUSI) Network Nursanna Marpaung…
Monday, 18 March 2019 | thestar.com.my DEFORESTATION, loss of bio-diversity, emission of greenhouse gases and global climate change have become the buzz words used by NGOs and other influential parties with self-interest to convince consumers to abandon the use of palm oil and turn instead to alternative vegetable oils such as sunflower, soybean and rapeseed, and…
Jumat, 12 April 2019| Jakarta Post The European Union would be well advised to review its energy policy that classifies biofuels from palm oil as unsustainable, as this could be counterproductive to the global fight against climate change and endanger Indonesia-EU relations. We support and appreciate the EU’s concerns over the risks of climate change…
Kamis, 11 April 2019 | The Jakarta Post We call on ASEAN leaders to form a united front as a regional grouping to demonstrate full support to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who have signed and sent a joint letter toeofficiallyeprotest the European Union’s plan to remove palm oil from…
Tuesday, 9 April 2019 | thejakartapost.com Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad have objected to the European Union’s plan to reduce the use of palm oil in biofuel to zero by sending an official joint letter to the bloc. “Yesterday [Sunday], the President signed the letter containing our objections to the…
Monday, 8 April 2019 | nst.com.m KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Indonesia stand united in fighting the discriminatory delegated regulation supplementing Directive 2018/2001 of the European Union Renewable Energy Directive II. In a recent statement, Primary Industries Ministry said the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) was now in Brussels to register the two major…
Monday, 18 March 2019 | thejakartapost.com Amid tough global market challenges, the country’s palm oil producers have to start expanding in the domestic market in order to boost absorption and stay afloat. Palm oil producer PT Astra Agro Lestari (AALI), part of diversified conglomerate Astra International, is no exception. Astra Agro Lestari president director Santosa said…
Tuesday, 19 March 2019 | en.antaranews.com Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Trade Ministry simplified exports of palm oil and derivative products by revoking Trade Ministerial Regulation No. 54 of 2015 on Verification/Technical Tracking of Palm Oil, Crude Palm Oil (CPO), and Derivative Products’ Exports. “In addition to increasing effectiveness, the revocation of Trade Ministerial Decree also aims…
Tuesday, 19 March 2019 | The Jakarta Post Indonesia’s rapid jump in palm oil production in the past year has caused a glut in the commodity’s global supply. Following market principles, prices tumbled under the intense market pressure, leaving millions of people whose lives depend on palm oil production, processing and distribution to suffer the…
Monday, 18 March 2019 | nst.com.my The oil palm industry has played an important role in the economy. The planted area expanded from 55,000ha in 1960 to 5.849 million hectares last year. In tandem with the area expansion, the production of palm oil also grew from less than 100,000 tonnes in 1960 to 19.516 million tonnes…
Rabu, 10 April 2019 | The Jakarta Post Relations between the European Union and Malaysia and Indonesia hit an obstacle when Malaysia”s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Indonesia”s Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan recently threatened to boycott EU”s products if the bloc issues a ban on palm oil as a biofuel. As the largest buyer…
treehugger.com | Tuesday, 18 December 2018 The palm oil situation is bad, but some people argue that it would be worse if replaced by other vegetable oils. It’s nearly impossible to avoid palm oil these days. The most popular edible oil in the world can be found in everything from lotion and toothpaste…
Antaranews.com | Rabu, 21 November 2018 Jakarta, (ANTARA News) – The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) has denied an accusation that the palm oil industry in the country has produced dirty palm oil. “We also cannot accept the use of the term `dirty palm oil,` as currently, the government and the industry have attempted to…
The Jakarta Post | Kamis, 15 November 2018 Get ready, because the war against palm oil will not end as long as palm oil continues to be more competitive, better-quality and above all more sustainable than other vegetable oils, especially European vegetable oils. This is demonstrated by the fact every time a step forward is…
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has asked the European Union (EU) to stop discriminating palm oil. “The European Parliament’s Resolution on palm oil and deforestation of rainforests, as well as a number of black campaigns, not only harms the economy but also the image of palm oil producing countries,” the president said…
The Jakarta Post | Senin, 12 November 2018 Malaysia, Indonesia’s next-door neighbor, made history when it voted and swore in earlier this year 92-year-old Mahathir Mohamad as prime minister for the second time, as it hopes for a fresh start following political turmoil from its previous government. Malaysian Minister for International Trade and Industry Darell…
The Jakarta Post | Senin, 12 November 2018 The sixth round of negotiations between Indonesia and the European Union on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) took place from Oct. 15 to 19 in Palembang, South Sumatra. The question remains whether we will actually benefit from these negotiations, not just economically but also socially and…
The Jakarta Post | Monday, 5 November 2018 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. This proverb fits the current state of Indonesia’s palm oil trade, in which the government is busy looking for new export markets but forgets to nurture existing ones. When opening the 14th Indonesian Palm Oil Conference…
THE JAKARTA POST – 2 November 2018 NUSA DUA While controversies regarding environmental degradation and labor exploitation linger over the palm oil industry, a key feature of the country”s economy, the government and the private sector say they are committed to sustainability. In the annual gathering of the Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (GAPKI) on…
