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


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


‘Intelligent’ Cutters for Trees to Ease Malaysia Palm Oil Labor Crunch
New cutter with digital sensors can reach taller oil palms Worst-ever worker shortage in Malaysia leaves fruit rotting A Malaysian firm...
Feb 14, 2022


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, 2022


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, 2022


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, 2022


Traceability Essential to Ensuring Sustainable Palm Oil Production at Scale
Achieving 95% traceability to the plantation key to Golden Agri-Resources' efforts to support a sustainable palm oil industry After four...
Jan 11, 2022


Fresh Calls for Oil Palm Moratorium Renewal Mount after Jobs Law Ruling
Civil groups say the government should renew the moratorium on oil palm plantations following the recent Constitutional Court ruling...
Jan 11, 2022


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, 2022
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