By Bernadette Christina and Dewi Kurniawati JAKARTA, March 17 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s plan to channel crude palm oil (CPO) exports via a futures exchange would…

THE Plantation and Commodities Ministry (MPIC) alongside its Indonesian counterpart will be meeting European Union (EU) representatives at the end of May to address the…

Jakarta. The B35 policy — which increases the palm-oil based biodiesel blend from 30 percent to 35 percent — could increase domestic demand for palm oil…

JAKARTA — Indonesia and Malaysia are in need of strong commitment to strengthen their synergy in defending their positions as the world’s largest producers of…

JAKARTA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Indonesia may start implementing a programme to use biodiesel with 35% blend of palm oil-based fuel, known as B35, from January, 2023,…

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs spotlighted collaboration as being crucial in pursuing a green economy to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals…

China has signed a US$2.6 billion worth of commitment to purchase crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivative products from Indonesia, allowing the archipelagic country…

The stronger price of crude oil is making a higher mix of bio-content in fuel increasingly more feasible for Indonesia, which currently has a mandatory…

Workers from Indonesia are top on the preferred list by oil palm plantation owners and smallholders, says caretaker Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk…

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Pemerintah dalam hal ini Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) telah melakukan uji jalan (road test) penggunaan Bahan Bakar Nabati (BBN)…

Minister of Energy, Resources, and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif shared optimism that the use of 40 percent biodiesel (B40) fuel can be implemented in…

Palm oil closed at its highest level in more than two months after top grower Indonesia extended an export levy waiver for the crude variety,…

Crude palm oil (CPO) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to trade with a downward bias this week, given the country’s large stockpile,…

India’s palm oil imports in September jumped to their highest in a year, boosted by strong demand ahead of the peak festival season and a…

JAKARTA: Indonesia exported 4.33 million tonnes of palm oil products in August, data from industry group the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) showed on Tuesday…

JAKARTA – Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, may extend an export levy waiver on the edible oil to the end of this…

Indonesia booked a US$138.2 million worth of palm kernel shells trade contract with Japan for the latter’s renewable energy needs. The agreement was met in…

Malaysia hopes that oil palm biomass will be accepted as a feedstock for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) given the rising demand for…

The crude palm oil futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher on Tuesday (Sept 20), thanks to stronger exports which lifted the market, coupled with the…

Indonesia recorded a $5.76 billion trade surplus in August, the biggest in four months and larger than expected, as exports and imports beat forecast, official…

Indonesia’s Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded export value in August 2022 at US$ 27.91 billion, a 30.15 percent year on year (yoy) increase. BPS deputy…

Palm oil futures advanced on Monday as investors focused on stronger early September exports, a weaker Ringgit and rising crude prices, with a jump in stocks capping…

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto received Japanese Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi and they discussed trade…

Malaysia’s benchmark palm oil futures extended gains to a second session on Monday, helped by stronger vegetable oils, a weaker ringgit, and supportive export data. The…

The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trend downward next week on profit-taking activities. Interband Group of Companies…

Crude palm oil (CPO) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed marginally higher on Wednesday (Aug 17), in line with gains in soybean oil prices,…

Malaysia, the world’s second-largest palm oil producer, has maintained its September crude palm oil (CPO) export duty at 8 percent, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board…

RBD palmolein imports increased to 11.44 lt in the first nine months of the oil year 2021-22 (November to October) from 43,271 tonnes the previous…

The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is likely to trend higher next week on the expectation of higher palm oil…

The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is likely to trend lower next week on profit-taking activities. Interband Group of Companies…

Malaysia’s palm oil inventories at end-July likely jumped to the highest in eight months due to improving production and soaring imports, a media survey showed yesterday.…

Malaysia’s crude palm oil (CPO) output is expected to grow by 2.8 per cent month-on-month (m-o-m) and 4.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 1.59 million…

Malaysia said on Thursday it was ready to help India meet its palm oil demand in view of potentially erratic supply from top supplier Indonesia. India is…

The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today, weighed by strong competition from lower Indonesian export prices, a dealer…

The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is projected to extend its uptrend this week after a three-day winning streak on…

JAKARTA, July 27 (Reuters) – Indonesia on Wednesday launched road tests for two types of biodiesel containing 40% palm oil, hoping to conclude by the end of the year…

Jakarta. China has unveiled a commitment to increase its crude palm oil import from Indonesia by 1 million metric tons, or about a fifth of…

CGS-CIMB Research is optimistic about Indonesia’s latest measure on the short-term palm oil export levy waiver as it encourages an increase in exports and reduces…

The Indonesian central statistics agency, BPS, announced that the export value reached US$26.09 billion in June. The figure reflects a 21.30 percent monthly increase and…

India’s palm oil imports rose marginally to 5,90,921 tonnes in June this year, but the shipment of RBD palmolein oil showed a sharp increase, industry…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s palm-oil inventory level increased 8.8 per cent month-on-month to 1.66 million tonnes in June , the highest since November 2021 as total crude palm…

KUALA LUMPUR: Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are expected to remain elevated in the second half of this year (H2 2022) on supply concerns and…

Indonesia’s trade surplus likely widened to $3.52 billion last month, boosted by the lifting of a three-week palm oil export ban, according to economists polled…

China, the world’s second-largest palm oil buyer, will increase its purchases of the tropical oil from Malaysia, Bernama reported, citing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.…

A break above 4,267 ringgit could lead to a gain into 4,398-4,588 ringgit. However, the contract’s failure to break this level in its first attempt…

Indonesia plans to increase the content of palm oil-based fuel in its biodiesel to 35%, known as B35, from 30%, starting on July 20, senior…

Palm oil climbed for a second day on fresh demand from top buyers India and China after a recent selloff, with a rally in rival…

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan in a statement on Thursday claimed that Indonesia has become one of the most prominent exporters on…

JAKARTA – Senior Indonesian minister Luhut Pandjaitan estimated on Thursday that an additional 2.5 million tonnes of palm oil could be absorbed by the domestic market if…

The planned higher biodiesel mandate in Indonesia will be medium-term positive for Indonesian biodiesel producers such as Wilmar International, Golden Agri-Resources and First Resources, said…

Palm oil resumed an advance as top producer Indonesia considers a plan to increase its biodiesel mandate, a move aimed at slashing its fuel import…

A number of bin lorries in the Scarborough Borough are now being powered by waste vegetable oil. The council has switched the lorries from diesel…

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi discussed various areas of bilateral cooperation with her Indian counterpart, S. Jaishankar, during a meeting in New Delhi on Friday.…

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia and Bosnia and Herzegovina agreed to enhance economic relations by bolstering trade and investment potentials that both countries possess. “Indonesia believes…

The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trend lower next week on profit-taking activities. Interband Group of Companies…

KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are expected to weaken to RM4,000 per tonne by the last quarter of the year (4Q22),…

The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade in a cautious tone next week ahead of key crop…

KUALA LUMPUR. State agency the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) on Wednesday lowered its production outlook for the world’s second largest producer and pegged prices…

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…

Jakarta – The State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry targets to distribute cooking oil commodities at a price of Rp14,000 per liter to 5,000 locations across Indonesia.…

Jakarta – The South Sumatra provincial government has announced that the quota for bulk cooking oil in the province has been increased from 7,300 tons…

PETALING JAYA: A sharp price crash for crude palm oil (CPO) is unlikely to happen in the near term due to the current insufficient supply…

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…

PETALING JAYA: Crude palm oil (CPO) prices will likely remain elevated for a while, possibly into the end of the first half of 2022, if…

KUALA LUMPUR: CGS-CIMB Research expects palm oil stocks to rise by 4.6 per cent month on month (mom) to reach 1.59 million tonnes by end-March…

Refiners of edible oils in India, one of the world’s biggest consumers, face the prospect of shuttering factories because the structure of import taxes makes supplies of…

MUMBAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) – India has cut its tax on crude palm oil (CPO) imports to 5% from 7.5%, the government said in a notification, as…

JAKARTA: Indonesia has conducted early tests to produce gasoline made from palm oil, its energy ministry said on Tuesday (Jan 25), as it seeks to…

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…

Malaysian palm oil futures rose more than 1% on Monday, as top producer Indonesia moved ahead with plans to test biofuel with higher palm content, while…

Palm oil will likely ease over the next six months but remain above 4,700 ringgit ($1,124) a ton as supply constraints that have pushed prices…

The next resistance will be 5,094 ringgit, a break above which could lead to a gain to 5,155 ringgit. The fall from the Thursday high of 5,053…

Indonesia’s crude palm oil output is expected to rise 2.6% next year to 51.01 MMT from a 2021 estimate of 49.71 MMT, according to the…

KUALA LUMPUR: The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade with an upward bias next week, a dealer…

MUMBAI, Dec 22 (Reuters) – India’s refined palm oil imports are set to jump in the first quarter of 2022 after New Delhi slashed import taxes on…

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 21): The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives reversed Monday’s losses to close higher on Tuesday tracking gains in the soybean…

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) said it is still studying a proposal to use palm oil in biofuel mix and that it…

India’s palm oil purchases rose 15% in the marketing year 2020-21 (November-October) even though total vegetable oil imports stayed put, national trade body, the Solvent…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures ended lower on Thursday after an industry body indicated a slower pace of production decline, but stronger exports in…

JAKARTA, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Indonesia conducted its first test flight using jet fuel partially from palm oil on Wednesday, a senior minister said, as…

PETALING JAYA: India’s decision to further cut import duties on edible oils including palm oil starting Sept 11 is positive on the upstream planters and…

Deforestation trend has been occurring across the globe since long time ago as part of efforts to increase food supply and income. But data shows…

The palm oil industry players said that negotiations on economic cooperation between Indonesia and United Arab Emirate will pave the way for Indonesian palm oil…

Indonesia’s trade surplus rose 19.8 percent annually to $2.59 billion in July, the second-highest level this year, after May, as high commodity prices buoyed exports,…

The global concerns about sustainability are steadily rising. Many countries are working to prevent climate change. Various targets have been set to minimize the effects…

For some time, food companies have been searching for ways to reduce the amount of saturated fats in their products by replacing them with unsaturated…

Achievement of the B30 biodiesel development program demonstrates Indonesia’s success as a B30 pioneer, Dadan Kusdiana, Director General of New, Renewable Energy, and Energy Conservation…

The Indonesian government has been sending mixed signals to the automotive industry as it looks to both electric vehicles (EV) and biofuels for greener road…

An agriculture, the so-called waste is not wasted. The Chief Executive, Golden Seed Fats and Oils Limited,Lanre Sam-Akinkunmi, is proving this. He has explored every…

Oil palm smallholders are on the path towards sustainability with Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification. And palm oil critics should take note of this.…

The value of Indonesian palm oil product exports reached a decade high in May as commodity prices rose in line with the economic recovery seen…

Having Swiss on board for the trade deal between Indonesia and European Free Trade Association, or EFTA, will convey a strong message regarding the discriminated…

Market restrictions in the European Union continue to become the main hurdle for Indonesian palm oil exports for the last three years despite ongoing negotiations…

Indonesia’s oil reserves will run out in about 10 years, assuming no new reserves are discovered. Natural gas is also estimated to be exhausted in…

Ongoing negotiations between the European Union and Indonesia on a trade and investment deal should not be hampered by differences over palm oil, the EU’s…

Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi earnestly appealed to the European Union (EU) to avoid discriminating against Indonesian palm oil, as the Southeast Asian nation was…

Indonesia’s exports racked up their strongest rise in 11 years in April, boosted by a surge in prices of key commodities such as palm oil…

Palm oil surged about 5% to end near a record high as soybean oil powered to its highest level since 2008 and industry participants anticipated…

Bridging World Earth Day on April 22 and World Ocean’s Day on June 8 the Chronicle aims to run a series of articles that hope…

Neither the pandemic nor the low oil prices succeeded in slowing the growth of the global biodiesel market. As economies worldwide start to recover from…

Indonesia’s food and beverage industry, particularly palm oil, has contributed significantly to the country’s exports, in addition to base metal industry and chemical product and chemical industry.…

Indonesia has officially agreed to co-chair an international alliance that brings together producers and consumers of forest agriculture and commodities. Together with the UK, Indonesia…

Indonesia is one small step away from having its first trade agreement with European countries including Iceland and Norway after The House of Representatives recently…

Indonesia and Romania have agreed to increase cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, investment, counter-terrorism, COVID-19 handling, and mutual support at international forums during…

Indonesia once again spoke up against the singling out of palm oil, with the second round discussion on the vegetable oil —between European Union, or EU,…

Indonesia’s palm oil production is controversial due to its contribution to climate change and loss of biodiversity as a result of large-scale deforestation. Researchers at…

The palm oil imports into the country increased by 34.03 percent during the first eight months of the current fiscal year against the imports of…

Indonesia is in the process of ratifying the EFTA-Indonesia Economic Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (IE-CEPA) with Switzerland, marking a positive sign to the archipelagic country’s palm…

When it comes to making the palm oil industry more sustainable, the plantations themselves can’t do it alone. Agus Purnomo, managing director for sustainability and…

Switzerland approved free trade agreement with Indonesia. With the condition, however, that Indonesia produces palm oil in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way. THE result…

On Sunday, we celebrated International Forest Day. Since the last International Forest Day, the world has been focused on COVID-19 and the economic recovery. But…

Exports of palm oil from the world’s top producer Indonesia rose nearly 20% on annual basis in January, the country’s biggest palm group said, but…

COVID-19 has demonstrated the vulnerability of global supply chains and revealed the ever-increasing ecological dangers of industrial expansion, which has amplified the risks of diseases migrating from…

According to a written statement received here on Thursday, Minister Siti Nurbaya highlighted numerous efforts made by Indonesia and could set an example for the…

The export value of palm oil and palm oil-based products is targeted to increase to RM75bil this year from RM73.3bil in 2020 due to high…

The government has inked a partnership agreement with stakeholders in the palm oil industry to achieve the target to rejuvenate small-scale palm oil plantations in…

Indonesia’s state energy company PT Pertamina said on Saturday it plans to start production at its Cilacap green refinery by the end of this year…

Indonesia, home to the world’s third-largest tropical rainforests, has been successful in significantly reducing the number of forest fire cases over the last several years,…

Switzerland votes Sunday on a free trade deal with Indonesia but the agreement, which opens up a vast potential market, could slip up over the…

The additional cess of RM2 per tonne imposed on crude palm oil and crude palm kernel oil came into force on March 1, and will…

The Swiss will cast their votes on March 7th on three different issues. One of them involves free trade agreement with Indonesia.What interest does Switzerland…

Palm oil is a highly controversial topic in the sustainability community. Why? Because palm oil is made from the fruit of oil palm trees —…

World Resources Institute’s Global Forest Watch can now track deforestation shortly after it occurs despite being obscured by cloud cover. The functionality will greatly improve…

Swiss voters will decide on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Indonesia on Sunday, with lower tariffs on palm oil imports the main issue in…

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has come up with a three-wheeled utility farm vehicle equipped with a hybrid power electric sprayer system to assist…

The Regional Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD) of Riau Province, in collaboration with other related offices, stationed several thousand personnel in its efforts to avert and…

Purpose and sustainability are front in center at most public companies as investors as well as consumers’ expectations have evolved. Why should private companies care? …

The Swiss government has allocated grant funding of $65 million (around CHF59 million) over a period of four years to the island nation.   The…

Palm Oil fruit farmers have resorted to harvesting immature fruits because of improved prices. The price of the Fresh Fruit Bunch-FFB increased to Shillings 700…

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday local authorities should get prepared for potential forest fires later this year as hot spots had been detected…

Norway’s Statkraft STATKF.UL and Aker Horizons, a unit of investment firm Aker AKER.OL, have joined chemicals firm Yara YAR.OL in electrifying and decarbonising a plant…

Environmentalists in Indonesia have called on the government to try and settle more than 1,000 disputes triggered by the presence of palm oil plantations, including…

On Oct. 13, Procter & Gamble (P&G) received a stunning rebuke from two-thirds of its voting shareholders, who sent a message that the company is failing to…

The application of disruptive technologies will be the driver of innovations in all sectors including the palm oil industry, Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities…

The new ASEAN–EU Strategic Partnership announced on 1 December 2020 marks a turning point in the relationship between the two regional organisations — not only has the…

Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous nation, and 10th largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity, has made enormous gains in poverty reduction –…

Economist at UOB Group Enrico Tanuwidjaja evaluates the latest trade balance figures in Indonesia. “Indonesia posted another trade surplus of +USD2.0bn in January 2021, slightly…

The Philippines Coconut Authority (PCA) is pushing to increase the country’s biodiesel mandate in transport to 5pc (B5) from 2pc currently. B2 has been in…

As the world’s largest producer and consumer of palm oil, the palm oil industry has become an important part of Indonesia’s economy. At least half…

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has produced a new concept of snack food with high commercial potential made from red palm oil. Director-general Dr…

Global baking ingredients company Royal Zeelandia Group has announced plans to make its use of palm oil 100% sustainable. The target was set out in a…

On March 7, the Swiss will vote on a free trade agreement with Indonesia. This is the first treaty to include sustainability criteria in the…

Indonesia’s exports of palm products managed to increase amid the pandemic Covid-19. Last year, the export value reached US$22.97 billion or around Rp321.5 trillion. “Exports…

The Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) chairperson Eddy Abdurrachman in Wednesday’s national webinar on palm oil claimed that the palm oil production during…

JAKARTA, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Indonesia set a higher reference price for crude palm oil (CPO) for February at $1,026.78 per tonne, a Trade Ministry…

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that Indonesia’s economy had recovered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with some…

The German confectionery industry has reaffirmed its position of supporting ethically monitored production methods across the value chain, including palm oil processing – which is…

Red palm oil is produced from pulp of the fruit of the African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). In its unprocessed state, the oil has an…

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo believes that the national economy could revive and recover to normal as before the Covid-19 pandemic. He said…

The world’s top producers of palm oil, Indonesia and Malaysia, are looking to join forces for the first time to run an advocacy campaign in…

Indonesia and Malaysia, which together account for 85% of global output, in particular have come under fire for clearing biodiversity-rich rainforests and allegations of forced…

Indonesia, the world’s biggest palm oil producer, will increase its refined palm oil exports after raising taxes, leaving Malaysia to become more competitive in crude…

No country is immune to the rapid disruption occurring in the global energy sector. New technological innovations in both supply and demand have changed the…

BIOFERTILISERS are “natural fertilisers that contain living microorganisms (live biomass or dormant cells of effective microbial strains) which, when applied to seed, plant surfaces, or…

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto remained sanguine about Indonesia clocking a five-percent economic growth despite large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) being imposed…

The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) on Thursday said government plans to roll out a B40 mandate that would require a 40% palm oil mix…

JAKARTA – Indonesia has raised the crude palm oil (CPO) reference price and export levy for January, an official document on its trade ministry website…

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia needs to build support in the global market to tackle the negative sentiment in the European Union for its palm oil,…

JAKARTA: Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil maker, may lower its palm oil biofuel allocation for 2021 as the government adopted a more cautious fuel…

Fitch Ratings-Singapore/Jakarta-08 December 2020: The revision in Indonesia’s export levy structure should support Indonesia’s biodiesel consumption growth in 2021 by boosting collections to fund the…

Higher palm oil prices (up 60% y-o-y) have increased realisations as well as profitability of Godrej Agrovet’s vegetable oil segment. Lower supplies from South-East Asia…

Jakarta. The inclusive closed-loop model has helped improve the vulnerable oil palm smallholders’ productivity and well-being, key for increasing Indonesia’s palm oil productivity over the…

Jakarta. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto ensures the government will continue to bolster both the palm oil industry’s economic resilience and socio-environmental sustainability…

Indonesia’s palm oil industry remained a main pillar of the country’s economic resilience in times of the ongoing pandemic and therefore every element of the…

The UK Government has now finalized its proposal for the Due Diligence law that has been under discussion for several months. The law will significantly…

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) production has shown signs of recovery with a consistent production hike in the past three months, the…

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): All edible oils should be treated equally in terms of sustainability without bias against palm oil, asserts the Malaysian Palm Oil…

Agriculture companies PT Petrokimia Gresik, PT Astra Agro Lestari and PT Rukan are ramping up their use of technology to streamline business and overcome challenges…

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): Indonesia’s crude palm oil production (CPO) is expected to rise 11% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2021, thanks to timely fertiliser application and…

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif shed light on the country’s clean energy development strategies at the 11th Clean Energy…

Jakarta. The growing number of “palm oil free”-labeled products on the market can cast palm oil in an unfavorable light, according to a recent webinar…

Indonesia has called on the United Kingdom to implement equivalent regulations for rapeseed oil as stipulated in the Due Diligence policy it is looking to…

Indonesia’s used cooking oil exports reached an all-time high of 22,000t in July from 20,000t in June and 14,000t a year earlier. More than 133,000t…

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Several members of the House of Representatives (DPR), in their statements received by Antara, opined that the palm oil commodity holds strategic…

Publicly listed agribusiness company PT Astra Agro Lestari plans to focus on containing its costs amid fluctuating commodity prices in order to remain competitive and…

PALM oil is widely used in food products due to its superior health benefits and versatility — from cooking oil to margarine, bakery fats, chocolates,…

Indonesia, the biggest palm oil producer in the world, saw production and exports of the commodity contract in the first half of the year due…

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia should boost the trade of its value-added products rather than depend solely on the trading of raw materials, Dzulfian Syafrian, researcher…

The government has rekindled plans to escalate Indonesia’s biodiesel program after a five-month hiatus caused by weak palm oil prices and the unfolding global health…

Indonesia had its second request for a panel to examine certain measures adopted by the EU affecting palm oil biofuels accepted. Indonesia’s first request was…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Secretariat of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) is asking American food company Kraft Heinz Company to…

Indonesia hopes to conclude negotiations for a trade agreement with the European Union next year to bolster the country’s economic recovery after the pandemic, but…

Jakarta, July 15 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s state oil company PT Pertamina produced its first successful batch of biodiesel made up of 100% palm oil (D100)…

Born in the Netherlands and brought up in Germany, it wasn’t until I was 21 that I met my first coconut. It was on a…

A new report has found that more than half the Used Cooking Oil (UCO) used in Europe for biodiesel in 2019 was imported (1.5 million tonnes…

(Bloomberg) — Palm oil is heading for a recovery in the second half on improving global demand and dwindling output, months after the coronavirus shattered…

Jakarta – The government has called on the Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP-KS) to meet the target of small-scale palm oil plantation rejuvenation…

KUALA LUMPUR (June 25): Indonesia is seeing greater exports of palm oil-derived oleochemical products such as soap glycerine noodles as a result of Covid-19, and…

The world’s biggest palm oil producer, Indonesia, has asked the dispute settlement body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to establish a panel to examine…

Jakarta – Indonesian palm oil company, PT Astra Agro Lestari, has recorded positive operational and financial performance amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has posed…

Hong Wai Onn explains how enzyme technology could make the industry greener and more efficient GIVEN the extensive list of challenges currently facing the world,…

The sustainable palm oil advocate’s latest campaign aims to encourage manufacturers and retailers to be open about their palm oil use. Unless more shoppers are…

Although proven to be the most effective vegetable oil and the only one with a strict sustainability certification, Palm oil has increasingly been the target…

Palm oil is often associated with tropical deforestation above all else. However, this is only one side of the story, as agricultural scientists from the…

The benchmark palm oil contract for August delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed up 61 ringgit, or 2.92%, at 2,150 ringgit ($492.44) per…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has criticised the World Health Organisation for advising adults to avoid palm oil in their diet during the Covid-19 outbreak and use…

Jakarta. A study shows that unprocessed red palm oil helps to maintain lung immunity and respiratory health, strengthening’s one’s body defenses against the coronavirus that…

HANOI, VNA – Indonesia’ palm oil exports and its derivatives dropped to 4.93 million tonnes in the first two months of 2020 from 6.6 million…

I READ a few news reports in a couple of international media recently about a startup based in New York that is ready to go…

MUMBAI: India on Monday said imports of refined palm oil could recommence after being restricted in January, although with conditions attached. The world’s biggest importer…

Palm oil prices are expected to decrease slightly from its current levels over the next three to six months due to fall in demand caused…

Malaysia and the European Union share a long history and strong trade ties. The European Union is Malaysia’s third-largest trading partner and is its largest…

KUALA LUMPUR: Synthetic palm oil does not contain vitamins A and E compared to natural palm oil rich with these nutritional values, the Malaysian Palm…

Indonesia’s palm oil exports to China have plummeted by half in volume amid global uncertainties, an industry source has said. The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers…

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Deputy Foreign Minister Mahendra Siregar stressed that Indonesia could not accept the European Union (EU) energy policy which blamed biofuel from palm…

Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima are to visit Indonesia from March 10 to 13 at the invitation of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. In the…

With new regulatory changes now taking place on the basis of the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) II of 2018, Indonesia and Malaysia are trying…

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s chief economic minister, Airlangga Hartarto, said on Wednesday the government plans to increase palm oil export levies to support expansion of…

JAKARTA, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Indonesia state energy company PT Pertamina asked parliament to cap prices for some crude palm oil (CPO), as the company…

Indonesia’s palm oil exports to China have declined due to a drop in demand for the vegetable oil as a result of the coronavirus outbreak,…

MANCHESTER: The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) opines that any discouraging developments regarding palm oil could be resolved through a clear perspective and progressive…

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Stef Blok said the Netherlands is not backing the European Union biofuel ban that targets Indonesia-produced crude…

JAKARTA, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s palm oil exports to China have declined due to a drop in demand for the vegetable oil as a…

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, officially reminded the state-owned energy firm Pertamina and the Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency to avoid…

BRUSSELS, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Malaysia no longer plans to file a WTO lawsuit against EU restrictions on palm oil-based biofuel and will instead seek…

Jakarta – Smallholding palm oil farmers are no strangers to being made a scapegoat for forest destruction across Indonesia. But deep in the heartland of…

Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s top palm oil producers, accused the European Union on Friday of unfairly targeting palm oil under a plan to impose…

Indonesia is likely to use up 8.3 million tonnes of palm oil to meet domestic demand for biodiesel this year, rising concerns there won’t be…

JAKARTA – The world’s top palm oil producer Indonesia exported a record 36.18 million tonnes of palm oil and its products, including biodiesel and oleochemical…

JAKARTA, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Indonesia state energy company PT Pertamina has ended a partnership with Italian oil, gas and power firm Eni SpA to…

North Sumatra University (USU) in Medan plans to open a brand new palm oil program following the announcement of the Education and Culture Ministry’s Kampus…

India is set to import less than 70,000 tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia in January, the lowest since April 2011 and significantly lower than…

KUALA LUMPUR, January 26 – The Managing Director of the Malaysia Palm Oil Association (MPOA), Datuk Nageeb Wahab, said the attempt was only to protect…

Jakarta – The European Union had provoked a “trade war” by issuing discriminative restrictions on Indonesian palm oil, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo tweeted on Saturday.…

I wish to draw attention to the recent report in CNN referring to the world’s demand for palm oil igniti, g a climate bomb. The…

Out of five renewable energy sources being developed in Indonesia, bioenergy saw the most progress this year as Indonesia escalated a policy mandating the use…

Duty on CPO lowered to 37.5 percent from 40 percent Reuters/Mumbai, India India has cut import taxes on crude and refined palm oil from ASEAN…

JAKARTA – Indonesia’s Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency, or BPDPKS, will resume collecting export levy of $50 per tn on crude palm oil and…

SIAK, Riau: Kimia Tirta Utama Junior High School is located amid 6,400ha of palm plantation owned by Indonesian palm oil producer PT Kimia Tirta Utama…

Indonesia and India are working to find a new strategy to achieve a bilateral trade target of US$50 billion within the next five years, Foreign…

Jakarta – Indonesia will continue negotiations on an economic agreement with the European Union despite growing tension, after a leaked document revealed the EU intended…

Jakarta Palm oil has become one of the main engines of Indonesia’s economy. It directly and indirectly provides a livelihood for more than 16 million…

Indonesia is set to strengthen its palm oil industry by encouraging stakeholders to comply with Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification and strengthening the domestic…

“The figure for vegetable oil demand increases from year to year, so the government shall have to think of how the palm business can be…

Oil palm is the most productive vegetable oil crop, known for producing four to nine times the yield of other oilseed crops and being the…

Jakarta. Indonesia’s crude palm oil production rose by 14 percent to 34.7 million metric tons in the first eight months of 2019, from the same…

Found as an ingredient in many processed and packaged foods, palm oil is the most widely consumed vegetable oil. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology…

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian refiners have stopped buying Malaysian palm oil for shipment in November and December fearing New Delhi could raise import taxes or…

Indonesia’s far from done in its campaign to squeeze more value from its abundant natural resources, and its next target could be one of the…

The snail–like pace at which Indonesia is improving the sustainability of its palm oil agriculture in the face of mounting pressure from global trade players…

Recently, Indonesia was faced with a problematic issue relating to the crude-palm-oil (CPO) industry as the European Union announced plans to ban the importation of…

Does Nepal produce palm oil? No. So how did it feature as Nepal’s top export item in the last fiscal and in the first month…

MUMBAI – Earlier this month, India raised customs duty on Malaysian palm oil, bringing the import duty rate at par with those on other countries…

India’s palm oil imports in 2019/20 are likely to rise 2% from a year earlier to a record high as consumption in the world’s biggest…

PUTRAJAYA: It is unfair to keep blaming the palm oil industry for the haze, as many companies adhere to sustainable agriculture standards, says Teresa Kok.…

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 19): It is inaccurate to direct much of the blame for the recent haze in Southeast Asia towards the palm oil industry,…

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry is working to secure global recognition of Indonesian palm oil–based biofuels as a renewable energy source after the European…

JAKARTA, Sept 12 (Reuters) – * Azis Hidayat, chairman of the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) secretariat, said the area covered by ISPO certified plantations…

Jakarta. Indonesia’s palm oil lobby group and one of the country’s most prominent agricultural research institutes signed memorandum of understanding in Bogor, West Java, on…

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Sept 5): India has raised the tax on refined palm oil from Malaysia to 50% from 45% for six months to curb imports…

Jakarta. An early warning system developed by Astra Agro Lestari has helped prevent forest fires in Paser district, East Kalimantan, the palm oil producer said in…

The government has finally agreed to bear the costs incurred by smallhold farmers for obtaining Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification, a senior minister has…

Jakarta. Astra Agro Lestari has said in a statement they have made a series of preparations in anticipation of extreme weather changes and potential forest fires during this dry season. …

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — The Ministry of Primary Industries will hold discussions with the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry as well as the…

THE JAKARTA POST/JAKARTA The government is lacking in strong measures to fight tariff barriers implemented by several palm oil export destinations, including India and the…

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia to issue a new palm sustainability regulation to give greater support for smallholders to get sustainability certificates, Coordinating Minister of Economic…

JAKARTA, July 31 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) urged the government to increase import tariffs on dairy products from the European Union in…

Palm oil is the wonderstuff of fats. It makes our cookies crunchier, shampoo bubblier and lipstick smoother, all for a fraction of the price of…

C16 Biosciences is hoping to tap into the $88 billion global palm oil industry with its sustainable, lab-grown alternative, by first concentrating on replacing the…

Malaysia is set to replace Indonesia as the top palm oil supplier to India in 2019 as New Delhi has been charging lower import tax…

Monday, 24 June 2019 | The Jakarta Post The European parliamentary elections last month resulted in a significant and challenging outcome, especially for the palm…

Monday, 3 June 2019 | The Jakarta Post Indonesia and the European Union need to further promote cooperation over sustainable palm oil to help ease…

Wednesday, 29 May 2019 | www.thesundaily.my Poland is against the European Union’s (EU) proposed plan to ban the use of palm oil as a component…

Monday, 27 May 2019 | The Jakarta Post Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution has welcomed the adoption of Japanese technology that can convert liquid palm…

Thursday, 9 May 2019 | en.netralnews.com The development of 100% (B100) Biodiesel from Crude Palm Oil (CPO) is a strategic step for the Government to…

Monday, 6 May 2019 | eco-business.com Stating that the EU labelling biofuel from palm oil as unsustainable is ‘unfair and discriminative’, a Malaysian minister has…

Monday, 6 May 2019 | The Jakarta Post THE JAKARTA POST/JAKARTA Stakeholders comprising private and state institutions will kick off a maiden road test for…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Kamis, 11 April 2019 | The Jakarta Post We call on ASEAN leaders to form a united front as a regional grouping to demonstrate full…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

treehugger.com | Tuesday, 18 December 2018   The palm oil situation is bad, but some people argue that it would be worse if replaced by…

Antaranews.com | Rabu, 21 November 2018 Jakarta, (ANTARA News) – The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) has denied an accusation that the palm oil industry…

The Jakarta Post | Kamis, 15 November 2018 Get ready, because the war against palm oil will not end as long as palm oil continues…

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…

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…

The Jakarta Post | Senin, 12 November 2018 The sixth round of negotiations between Indonesia and the European Union on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement…

The Jakarta Post | Monday, 5 November 2018 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. This proverb fits the current state…

THE JAKARTA POST – 2 November 2018 NUSA DUA While controversies regarding environmental degradation and labor exploitation linger over the palm oil industry, a key…

en.tempo.co | Tuesday, 30 October 2018   Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) opened the 14th Indonesian Palm Oil Conference (IPOC) and 2019 Price Outlook…

The Jakarta Post | April 11, 2018 The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki) and Lion Air Group signed an agreement on Tuesday to carry…

Jakarta Globe | April 11, 2018 Jakarta. Lion Air Group, Indonesia’s largest budget airline operator, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indonesian Palm Oil Association,…

The Jakarta Post, 11 April 2018 Almost half the profit: PT Astra Agro Lestari president director Santosa (right) and the board of directors speak to…

scandasia.com | Thursday, 5 April 2018   The consumption of palm oil is on the rise and this adds a serious threat to the climate…

The Jakarta Post | Friday, 9 March 2018   Malaysia, the world’s No.2 producer of palm oil, on Thursday said the European Union’s decision to…

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…

The Jakarta Post | Saturday, 24 February 2018 Indonesia has issued a statement condemning the United States’ recent decision to increase anti-dumping duties for local…

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.…

thepalmscribe.id I Jan 26, 2018 MALANG – PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk (AALI) is planning to build a new palm oil mill, in South Kalimantan this…

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…

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 has called on palm oil stakeholders to join hands to fight the European Union’s negative campaign against palm oil-based products at…