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…
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…
Publicly listed palm oil company PT Astra Agro Lestari announced Wednesday that it would spend 45 percent of last year’s profit, around Rp 94.95 billion…
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…
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