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Felcra achieves 100% MSPO certification for 162 areas
Felcra Bhd says it has achieved 100% certification under the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification scheme for 162 areas...
Mar 18, 20201 min read


AirAsia advocates palm oil for its biofuel programme
AirAsia Group Bhd (AirAsia) is keen on using palm oil as part of its sustainable programme to develop biofuel-powered flights in the...
Mar 4, 20202 min read


MPOCC to publish palm oil concession maps
THE government is planning to publish concession maps on oil palm acreage to the public to ensure transparency in the industry, said...
Feb 10, 20202 min read

MPOB to hold palm oil Review and Outlook (R&O) Seminar on Jan 16
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is organising a Review and Outlook (R&O) Seminar 2020 on Jan 16 to disseminate information on the...
Jan 14, 20201 min read


Dr Ahmad Parveez Appointed as MPOB Director-General
The government has appointed Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir as Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) director-general effective from August 10....
Oct 7, 20191 min read


Sime Darby Plantation Eyes Specialty Products for Stability
Oil palm grower Sime Darby Plantation Bhd aims to boost income from its palm-based specialty products segment so it contributes to...
Oct 7, 20192 min read


Mydin Removes 'Palm-Oil-Free' Products
Malaysia’s biggest supermarket chain Mydin has removed products labelled palm-oil-free from its stores, its top executive said on...
Oct 7, 20192 min read
ExcelVite Signs MOU With WWF-Malaysia
The world’s leading producer of palm phytonutrients and palm methyl ester ExcelVite inked a strategic partnership with WWF-Malaysia...
Oct 7, 20193 min read


KUB Plans to Exit Oil Palm Plantation Business in Sarawak
KUB Malaysia Bhd is targeting to dispose some of its assets, including oil palm plantation land and a mill in Sarawak, to improve cash...
Oct 7, 20192 min read


Gamalux to Profit from Sustainability Policies of EU
Amid the uproar over the European Union’s (EU) discriminatory move against palm oil, one player in the Malaysian palm oil downstream...
Oct 7, 20192 min read


Boustead Plantations CEO Chow Retires, Azlan to be Acting Chief
Boustead Plantation Bhd’s chief executive officer Chow Kok Choy will be stepping down from his post effective July 31, following his...
Oct 7, 20191 min read


Sime Darby’s Easy Tool to Check Source of Palm Oil
Sime Darby Plantation (SDP) Berhad today introduced “Crosscheck”, an open access online tool that allows users to trace sources of its...
Oct 7, 20191 min read


MPOA Appeals to Sabah Government to Review Fees Structure
The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) is appealing to the Sabah state government to review the fees structure under the...
Oct 7, 20191 min read


Firm Overcoming Worker Shortage
Ta Ann Holdings Berhad, a timber and oil palm plantation conglomerate, which is facing shortage of general workers, is taking several...
Oct 7, 20192 min read


CBIP Counts on Plantation Ops
CB Industrial Product Holding (CBIP) Bhd expects its plantation business to break even next year. Managing director Datuk Lim Chai Beng...
Oct 7, 20193 min read
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