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Latest updates, insights and developments across the palm oil industry.


MPOB researchers innovate fertiliser formulation that can raise oil palm yield
A group of researchers at the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), led by Ahmad Afandi Murdi have innovated a fertiliser formulation...
Jun 4, 2021


Organization Trains Youth in Oil Palm Entrepreneurship
One hundred and one (101) learners have graduated from the University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies (UCAES) at Bunso...
Apr 27, 2021


MPOB among Top 20 Malaysian Patent Applicants
Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) climbed four notches to be among the top 20 patent applicants listed by the Intellectual Property...
Apr 27, 2021


RSPO Says Its Criteria Is One of the World’s Strictest on Deforestation
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) said its principles and criteria (P&C) are one of the world’s strictest sets of criteria on...
Apr 16, 2021


Bursa Revamps Crude Palm Kernel Oil Futures Contract
Bursa Malaysia Bhd said today its wholly-owned subsidiary Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Bhd (BMD) will launch the revamped Crude Palm Kernel...
Apr 16, 2021


Palm Oil Biodiesel Makes Volatile Bet for Indonesia's Pertamina
Cost and ESG risks threaten state energy company's low-carbon pivot Indonesian state energy company Pertamina has committed to palm oil...
Apr 8, 2021


NATRUE Updates Standard for 2021 to Make Certification Clearer For Consumers
The natural and organic standards body is removing its ‘natural with organic portion’ level of finished product certification from...
Mar 10, 2021
Felda to Take Full Control of Crude Palm Oil Plantation Giant FGV
Malaysia's state-owned Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) said it agreed on a deal that will see it increase its stake in palm...
Mar 10, 2021


Cargill Engages US Customers with Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil Certified Supplies
Cargill has moved to enhance its environmental policies in becoming one of a small number of large-scale US suppliers of segregated palm...
Mar 2, 2021
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