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


A Helping Hand: Palm Oil Company Donates Ventilators for Covid-19 Hospitals
More businesses are now lending a helping hand in the race against coronavirus, including Goodhope Asia Holdings, which has recently...
Jun 18, 2020


Rise in RSPO Trademarks Bolstered by Consumers Opting for “Brands of Purpose”
Since the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Trademark was launched in 2011, it has grown exponentially from 12 countries to 60...
Jun 18, 2020


Drones that do the work of 500 farmers are transforming palm oil
As haze blanketed large tracts of South-East Asia last year, office workers with Genting Plantations Bhd in Jakarta were investigating...
Jun 18, 2020


KLK to buy 60% stake in Indonesia oil palm firm for RM342 mil
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK) said it is buying a 60% stake in an Indonesian oil palm company for RM341.55 million to boost its...
Jun 18, 2020


An Interview with Mr. Kang Han Fei,Managing Director of Manitou Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Managing Director’s Profile Mr. Kang Han Fei is the Managing Director for Manitou Malaysia. He joined Manitou in December 2019. Mr. Kang...
Jun 15, 2020


An Interview with Mr. Shripad Khatav, Managing Director of SS Techno Limited
1. Please tell us about SS Techno Limited. SS Techno Limited is a company with a strong base of Technology and Innovation, led by Shripad...
Jun 15, 2020


Exclusive Interview with PS MECHANICAL SDN BHD & SEPARATECH MECHANICAL SDN BHD
1. As an established professional mechanical repair and maintenance service centre accommodating to the palm oil and general industries,...
Jun 15, 2020


Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry to explore new palm oil markets
The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) will explore new palm oil markets to avoid over reliance on traditional...
Jun 3, 2020


Drones, robotics promote sustainable farming
Modernisation in the agriculture sector is taking root with the use of drones and robotics technology, leading to more sustainable...
Jun 3, 2020


Oil, gas and oil palm private jetties in Sabah now allowed to operate
The state government has given special permission for 44 private jetties involved in palm oil, oil and gas transportation to begin...
Jun 3, 2020


MCO: FGV ceases ops at five palm oil mills in Sabah’s Sahabat region
FGV Holdings Bhd has voluntarily ceased operations at five palm oil mills within the Sahabat region in Lahad Datu, Sabah, after police...
Jun 3, 2020


Deputy minister hears suggestions of reintroducing subsidies at dialogue
Deputy minister of Primary Industries and Commodities Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng has made it his mission to find the best way to help...
Jun 3, 2020
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