Chief Executive Officer of RSPO, Joseph D'Cruz. -NSTP/EIZAIRI SHAMSUDIN The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is working with Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) to align both certification schemes in an effort to ease the burden on smallholders. RSPO chief executive officer Joseph D'Cruz said the move aims to avoid overlapping audit processes and streamline sustainability requirements for the industry. "The main objective is to reduce compliance cost and lessen adm

The Malaysian Palm Oil Council has welcomed the US tariff exemptions for selected Malaysian products, under the newly concluded Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. NSTP/DANIAL SAAD The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) has welcomed the United States' (US) tariff exemptions for selected Malaysian products, including palm oil, under the newly concluded Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. Chief executive officer Belvinder Sron said the zero-tariff for Malaysian palm oil is a positive deve