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…
