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


B20 biodiesel programme debuts in Langkawi
THE B20 biodiesel programme has begun in Langkawi, Kedah, for the transportation sector beginning Jan 1, 2020, said Primary Industries...
Mar 4, 2020


Levy is imposed when CPO prices surpass threshold level
The Malaysia Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has clarified misconceptions about the windfall profit tax on palm oil.In a statement, issued in...
Feb 26, 2020


MPOB Formulates Technology To Accelerate Degradation Of Bsr-Infected Oil Palm Trunks
Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)’s researchers have devised a technology to accelerate the degradation of oil palm trunk and root mass...
Feb 13, 2020


An Interview with Mr. Heon Chee Shyong, the CEO of Aluminium Company of Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (ALCOM).
Heon Chee Shyong was appointed to the Board of AGB as President cum Chief Executive Officer on 9 August 2018. He graduated with a...
Feb 11, 2020


An Interview with Tan Sri Datuk Dr.Augustine Ong, The President of MOSTA
1. One of MOSTA’s objectives is to promote the sustainable conservation of the environment. Could you elaborate in details regarding...
Feb 11, 2020


An Interview with YB Teresa Kok
A) About YB Teresa Kok Biography For Teresa Kok, Minister of Primary Industries Teresa Kok is the Minister of Primary Industries in the...
Feb 11, 2020


THE LATE Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Lee Shin Cheng A Visionary entrepreneur
Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Lee Shin Cheng was born in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia in 1939, with ancestry from Eng Choon, a Hokkien province in the...
Feb 11, 2020


Shamsul Iskandar: ISEA's palm oil advisory won't hit industry
THE Primary Industries Ministry has allayed fears about the advisory by a leading Indian trade body urging its members against buying...
Feb 10, 2020


MPOCC to publish palm oil concession maps
THE government is planning to publish concession maps on oil palm acreage to the public to ensure transparency in the industry, said...
Feb 10, 2020


Palm Oil And The Environment
Malaysian palm oil industry is a highly regulated industry. Currently, the industry is adhered to more than 15 laws and regulations...
Feb 10, 2020


Reinstatement of crude palm oil tax won’t affect EU demand, says council
The reinstatement of crude palm oil (CPO) export tax starting next month is unlikely to affect demand in the European Union, according to...
Feb 10, 2020


Malaysia bets on barn owls to control rats in palm plantations
Malaysian palm oil companies should try to boost the numbers of barn-owls living in their plantations to tackle a rat problem rather than...
Jan 21, 2020
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