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


Save the Date: 11th ICIS Asian Surfactants Conference Returns to Kuala Lumpur – November 13–14, 2025
Asia’s most influential surfactants event is back. The 11th ICIS Asian Surfactants Conference , co-produced by Neil A. Burns , will take...
Jul 2, 2025


Malaysia Palm Oil Stocks Hit Nearly 2-Year Low in Feb as Output Drops
Fresh fruit bunches of oil palm tree are are seen inside a wheelbarrow at a palm oil plantation in Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia...
Jul 2, 2025


Govt Delineates Four Stages of Palm Oil Down Streaming
Illustration—A farmer harvests palm oil. The government is planning to conduct palm oil downstreaming in four stages: strengthening the...
Jul 1, 2025


Revisiting Africa as An Option for Malaysian Oil Palm Expansion
DESPITE the difficulties some Malaysian companies have faced in the continent, Bidco Africa chairman Vimal Shah believes Malaysian palm...
Jun 27, 2025


Indian Refiners Cancel Palm Oil Orders Due to Price Surge
A worker checks a fresh fruit bunch of oil palm during harvest at a palm oil plantation in Khammam district in southern state of...
Jun 27, 2025


Sedili Palm Oil Complex to Spur Sustainable Growth
Onn Hafiz (fifth from left) with guests at the groundbreaking ceremony in Tanjung Sedili. INVESTMENT and economic opportunities are set...
Jun 24, 2025


ICOPE 2025: Strengthening Global Commitment to Agro-Ecological Transformation of Palm Oil towards Climate- and Nature-Positive Agriculture
Over 500 participants have gathered at the Bali Beach Convention Sanur, Bali, for the International Conference on Oil Palm and the...
Jun 19, 2025


WTO Favours EU Over Indonesia on Palm Oil Restrictions
The dispute revolves around crop-based biofuels’ eligibility for renewable energy targets and their phase-out by 2030. The EU classified...
Jun 16, 2025


Ganoderma: Silent Killers of Oil Palms
The fungi Ganoderma boninense, the oil palm industry's disease Public Enemy No. 1 disease causing Basal Stem Rot (BSR) is wreaking havoc....
Jun 12, 2025


MY-UAE CEPA to Propel Malaysia’s Palm Oil Industry to New Heights
The Malaysia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement is set to bring significant benefits to the palm oil...
Jun 11, 2025


Malaysia, EU Resume Negotiations for Landmark Free Trade Deal
The government says the deal is expected to unlock immense benefits across multiple sectors of Malaysia’s economy. Prime Minister Anwar...
Jun 6, 2025


MAPEX 2025 Returns to Sabah This June – Officiated by Sabah’s Minister of Industrial Development & Entrepreneurship
The Malaysia Palm Oil Expo (MAPEX) 2025 is set to take place at Dewan Hakka, Sandakan , bringing together key players from across the...
Jun 4, 2025
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