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 said. Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution said in Jakarta on Wednesday that the funding program would be part of the presidential regulation on ISPO administration, which was expected to be…
Details
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. Working closely with the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPPD), the National Police, the Army and the Environment and Forestry Ministry, Astra Agro already has 1,036 fire management personnel at the ready. The company’s…
Details
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 Ministry of International Trade and Industry to discuss on measures to create a better trade balance between Malaysia and India for the palm oil market. Minister Teresa Kok said the…
Details
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 European Union, Indonesian Oil Palm Association (GAPKI) chairman Joko Supriyono has said. The country’s number one export commodity continues to face criticism over sustainability, such as deforestation issues raised by…
Details
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia to issue a new palm sustainability regulation to give greater support for smallholders to get sustainability certificates, Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution said on Wednesday. Under the new regulation, the government will fund certification process by Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) for smallholders, he told reporters. The new decree,…
Details
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 retaliation for the bloc’s policies on palm oil. Exports of palm oil from the world’s top producer Indonesia to Europe are under threat after the EU decided that palm oil…
Details
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 other oils. However, a recent media storm has cast a shadow on the industry. Headlines have exposed the mass deforestation at the hands of palm oil production, and all the…
Details
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 use of palm oil in the skincare and cosmetic sector. Green startup C16 Biosciences has developed a lab-grown alternative to palm oil. Palm oil an industry that is estimated to…
Details
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 on refined palm oil shipments from Malaysia, giving Kuala Lumpur an edge over Jakarta, trade officials said. The rise in refined palm oil shipments will help refiners in Malaysia and…
Details
Senin, 01 Juli 2019 | The Jakarta Post THE JAKARTA POST/OSLO – The Norwegian government has told Indonesia that despite pressures from its parliament to adopt stricter measures against palm oil, the country will not ban crude palm oil and its derivatives, though it has demanded that Indonesia work toward sustainable production. Indonesian Ambassador to…
Details
Monday, 24 June 2019 | The Jakarta Post The European parliamentary elections last month resulted in a significant and challenging outcome, especially for the palm oil industry. Both the Greens (Greens European Free Alliance) and the far-right nationalists gained additional seats, while the center-right and centerleft lost their majority. The main agenda item for the…
Details
Monday, 3 June 2019 | The Jakarta Post Indonesia and the European Union need to further promote cooperation over sustainable palm oil to help ease the tension between Jakarta and Brussels over the latter”s move to phase out the use of crude palm oil in biofuel by 2030, an EU representative has said. “Indonesia wants…
Details
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 of biofuels, and stressed that the republic does not intend to reduce the demand for Malaysian palm oil. Polish Ambassador to Malaysia Professor Krzysztof Debnicki said that Poland – one…
Details
Monday, 27 May 2019 | The Jakarta Post Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution has welcomed the adoption of Japanese technology that can convert liquid palm oil waste, known as palm oil mill effluent (POME), into valuable products such docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega–3 fatty acid, and animal feed. The Novel Algae–DHA Technology was developed by…
Details
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 reduce dependence on the use of fossil fuels by encouraging the use of biofuels, which in turn can reduce dependence on imports of fuel oil (BBM). Public doubts about the…
Details
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 called Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members to defend the region’s palm oil industry. The Malaysian government has called on its neighbours to help defend the palm oil industry…
Details
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 vehicles using diesel fuel containing 30 percent palm oil-based biofuel, known as B30 biofuel, at the end of this month. The road test, which will involve carmakers such as Nissan,…
Details
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 restrict use of the tropical oil in biofuel will misfire as the move will hurt growers and jeopardize future supplies of the vegetable oil. The world needs palm oil as…
Details
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 considered potentially threatening the survival of 16 million workers in the oil palm sector in Indonesia. The Executive Secretary of the Indonesian Palm Oil Workers Union (JAPBUSI) Network Nursanna Marpaung…
Details
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 and other influential parties with self-interest to convince consumers to abandon the use of palm oil and turn instead to alternative vegetable oils such as sunflower, soybean and rapeseed, and…
Details
