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


Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Completes First Physical Delivery of East Malaysia Crude Palm Oil Futures
Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Completes First Physical Delivery of East Malaysia Crude Palm Oil Futures in Sabah Bursa Malaysia Derivatives...
Mar 23, 2022


Zuraida Slams US over SDP Palm Oil Ban
Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin has chided US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) for its “hasty...
Mar 23, 2022


Malaysia Mulls MoU with India on Labor Intake for Plantations
Plantation industries and commodities minister Zuraida Kamaruddin with Indian minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan in...
Mar 22, 2022


Private Sector Best Placed to Resolve Labour Issues, Says MPOC
The private sector is best placed, and in many cases expected, to take the lead in ensuring that labour issues in the supply chains are...
Feb 25, 2022


Willy Shee Replaces Lew Syn Pau as Lead Independent Director at Golden Agri-Resources
Golden Agri-Resources announced some changes to its board on January 3, as Lew Syn Pau and Foo Meng Kee resigned on Dec 31 after serving...
Feb 25, 2022


Promoting Malaysian Palm Oil to the World
Palm oil is a key driver of Malaysia’s agriculture and agro-based sectors, generating approximately RM91.4bil in export revenue and sold...
Feb 25, 2022


Indonesia’s Trade Minister Urged to Maintain Cooking Oil Price Stability
President Joko Widodo a.k.a. Jokowi has urged Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi and ministry officials to maintain domestic cooking oil price...
Feb 24, 2022


MPOB Invites Entrepreneurs to Conduct Pre-Marketing Trials at Its Soap Production Facilities
Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) encourages entrepreneurs to use palm oil as a primary ingredient in soap formulations. Interested...
Feb 16, 2022


The Launching of Global Framework Principles of Sustainable Palm Oil
CPOPC has developed and launched the Global Framework Principles of Sustainable Palm Oil (GFP-SPO) aims to be a common language across...
Feb 16, 2022


Four Countries Set To Join CPOPC as Full Members in May, Says Exec Director
Colombia, Ghana, Honduras and Papua New Guinea are set to become full members of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) by...
Feb 15, 2022


Union Govt Cuts Import Duty on Refined Palm Oil till March 2022
The decision was aimed at bringing down the prices of edible oil in the Indian markets. The Union Government on Monday, December 20,...
Feb 15, 2022


A Year of Two Halves for Palm Oil Sector
Labour shortage is the biggest hurdle faced by the palm oil industry this year, with losses for the country running into billions of...
Feb 15, 2022
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