PALU – On Thursday (June 4), PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk shared insights and practical experience on Indonesia’s palm oil industry with students from the Faculty of Agriculture at Andalas University. As a key Indonesian commodity, palm oil must be managed sustainably to address future challenges. Bandung Sahari, Director of…
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…
Palm oil producer Astra Agro Lestari booked a net profit of a whopping Rp 833.1 billion (around $57 million) in the pandemic-struck 2020, the company…
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…
