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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
Bourse to Launch New Palm Oil Contract
Malaysia plans to launch a new palm oil futures contract in the third quarter, allowing traders in the nation’s two largest palm...
Jun 17, 20212 min read
CPO price surges 12.03 percent in two months
The price of crude palm oil (CPO) has surged 12.03 percent in just two months since March 15, 2021, said Director General of Malaysian...
May 11, 20212 min read
Malaysia to Increase Palm Oil Exports to Saudi Arabia
Malaysia will increase its palm oil exports to Saudi Arabia from 300,000 tonnes to 500,000 tonnes worth approximately RM1 billion....
Apr 27, 20212 min read
MPIC to Open Malaysian Agricommodity Regional Office in Jeddah
The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) is looking at setting up a Malaysian Agricommodity Regional Office in...
Apr 27, 20212 min read
WROs on Malaysian Palm Oil Have Ripple Effect, Says Expert
The interdiction of Malaysia’s palm oil and palm oil products by multinational corporations (MNCs) brings a serious repercussion,...
Apr 27, 20213 min read
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