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Malaysia Expects to Benefit from Use of Drones in Palm Oil Industry within 3 Years
Malaysia will be able to take full advantage of the use of drone technology in the palm oil sector within the next three years, said...
Feb 14, 20221 min read
Ministry Teams Up With Palm Oil Think Tank to Present Thorough Case to EU
The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities is engaging with a think tank in the palm oil industry to present a thorough case...
Feb 14, 20222 min read
Oil Palm Plantations: Malaysia Awaits Consideration from Source Countries for Foreign Workers
Malaysia is now awaiting consideration from source countries, namely Indonesia, in relation to the mechanism to bring in foreign workers...
Feb 14, 20222 min read
Palm Oil Production Expected to Return In Earnest Next Year: OCBC
The production of crude palm oil is expected to return in earnest next year in both Malaysia and Indonesia, OCBC Treasury Research said....
Jan 10, 20222 min read
Sabah Has No Plans to Reduce Tax on Crude Palm Oil, Says Hajiji
Sabah is not planning to reduce the tax on crude palm oil anytime soon, although the tax is among the highest in the country, says Chief...
Jan 10, 20222 min read
Sarawak Palm Oil ESG's Ratings Is Medium, Credentials Appear to Be Relatively Good, Says Maybank IB
Sarawak Palm Oil Bhd's (SOP) overall environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) risk factors to be medium as the policy's...
Jan 10, 20222 min read
MPOB Develops Environmentally Friendly Palm-Based Polyol
After more than two decades of dedicated research in developing bio-polyols from natural oils and oleochemicals, Malaysian Palm Oil Board...
Jan 6, 20222 min read
Zuraida to Adopt Circular Economy While She Helms Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities
New Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin intends to adopt a circular economy while she helms...
Oct 21, 20212 min read
EU's Indirect Land Use Change Approach to Palm Oil Flawed — CPOPC
The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) said public consultation on the European Union’s (EU) Renewable Energy Directive (RED...
Sep 24, 20213 min read
Palm Oil Industry Remains Resilient Under MCO - Dr Ahmad Parveez
Malaysia’s oil palm industry remains resilient during the Movement Control Order (MCO) and the National Recovery Plan (NRP) currently...
Sep 23, 20214 min read
Post-Pandemic Future Looks Bright for Palm Oil Industry
The post-pandemic outlook for the palm oil industry in Malaysia remains bright, backed by the balanced supply and demand as well as...
Sep 23, 20213 min read
Implementation of B20 Biodiesel Mandate in Sabah, Peninsular Malaysia Delayed Again
The execution of the B20 biodiesel programmer in Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia has been postponed, to a date to be decided upon later....
Jul 23, 20211 min read
MPIC Names MPOB, MRB Chairman
Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry (MPIC) has named Mad Zaidi Mohd Karli, the ministry’s deputy sec-gen for plantations and...
Jul 23, 20212 min read
Palm Oil Output at Risk as Lockdown Worsens Labor Shortage
The shortage of oil palm harvesters, which was around 40,000 before the pandemic hit, has probably doubled by now, says a growers’ group....
Jul 23, 20212 min read
PM Urges Egypt to Increase Palm Oil Imports from Malaysia
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has called on Egypt - the largest Malaysian palm oil importer in Africa - to increase future palm...
Jul 23, 20212 min read
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