BRIN creates fruit coating solution from palm oil derivative products

Agriculture and Crop Research Organization’s Agroindustry Research Center at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) created a coating solution to maintain freshness and increase shelf life of fruits by utilizing palm oil derivative products. “This palm oil-based coating solution is safe to consume and is included within the edible coating category,” BRIN’s Agroindustry Research…

Palm oil stock likely grew 2.8% at end-March

Malaysia’s palm oil inventory grew 2.8% month-on-month (m-o-m) to 1.56 million tonnes at end-March due to higher output, estimates CGS-CIMB Research. The research house said the likely m-o-m rise in stock level was a divergent compared to historical trends in Malaysia’s March palm oil stock movements. “Our forecast for the March 2022 forecast palm oil…

Agrovaria Magazine Wins InMA 2022 Award

YOGYAKARTA- PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk’s communication media, Agrovaria, won the Silver Winner award in the event “The 11th Indonesia Inhouse Magazine Awards (InMA) 2022” for the national private company print media category. The magazine, which has won InMA consecutively since 2014, received another award in the biggest mass media appreciation event organized by the…

Astra Agro Continues Action Plan for Implementing Sustainability Principles

Jakarta – After completing the 2018-2020 Sustainability Action Plan, Astra Agro is one step ahead in continuing to implement the principle of sustainability. This commitment is undertaken through the establishment of the 2021-2025 Sustainability Action Plan. “This advanced phase will be more comprehensive and will be implemented in operations properly,” said Chief Executive Officer of…

Indonesia to conduct B40 road test in February

The government will conduct a B40 biodiesel road test in February as it pushes ahead with its plan to use more palm oil-derived fuel in transportation. The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said on Monday that the test would involve numerous producers and government institutions, namely the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association, the Indonesian Biofuel Producers Association (Aprobi),…