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Sep 23, 20203 min read
20 Years of Excellence
It has been 20 years since the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) embarked on its journey to boost the country's oil palm research and...
Sep 23, 20204 min read
Sustainable Palm Oil: Making a Difference in Time of Uncertainty
As most of the country and the rest of the world are under some sort of lockdown, we’re all facing disruptions and restrictions to our...
Sep 23, 20204 min read
Malaysia Farms Face US$3 Billion Hit from Palm Oil Worker Shortage
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has left Malaysia’s palm oil industry without enough workers, a shortage that could cost farmers as...
Sep 23, 20201 min read
MPOB Teams Up with Techbond for Palm-Based Polyol
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and Techbond Greentech Sdn Bhd have signed a technology development collaboration for the production...
Sep 23, 202012 min read
Oil Palm Industry – Not Understood and Utilised to Potential
Consequence to COVID-19, Sri Lanka is now compelled to ban imports, restrict imports or increase import taxes to manage its valuable...
Sep 23, 20201 min read
Sarawak Oil Palms Embarks On New Initiatives, Seeks Diversification
Sarawak Oil Palms Bhd (Sarawak Oil Palms) has embarked on new initiatives and seeks market diversification, to overcome challenges such...
Sep 23, 20202 min read
Only Palm Oil Can Help India Achieve Self-Sufficiency in Edible Oil
If India wants to produce as much edible oil as it is consuming through its traditionally-grown oilseeds, the country may need at least...
Sep 15, 20202 min read
Malaysia Not Threatened by Bill Gates' Synthetic Palm Oil Project
Malaysia does not see the production of synthetic palm oil by US start-up company, C16 Biosciences, as a threat to natural palm oil...
Sep 15, 20202 min read
Unrefined Palm Oil Boosts Lung Immunity Against COVID-19
A study shows that unprocessed red palm oil helps to maintain lung immunity and respiratory health, strengthening's one's body defences...
Sep 15, 20202 min read
Palm Oil Company Introduces Technology into Its Operations
Aside from strengthening control functions, digitalization in Astra Agro’s operations also aims to assist with speedy analysis and...
Sep 15, 20201 min read
India Allots Licences to Buy 1.1 Million Tonnes of Refined Palm Olein from Indonesia
India has issued import licences for 1.1 million tonnes of refined palm olein from Indonesia, government and trade sources told Reuters....
Sep 15, 20203 min read
About Sustainability, Regulation and Consumer Demand
Even as Malaysia and Indonesia work towards combating misperceptions behind anti-palm oil products from grocery store shelves, anti-palm...
Sep 14, 20204 min read
Nepal's Palm Oil Exports Could Suffer As India Suspends Import Licences
Shipments in the first eight months of the current fiscal year were valued at Rs 15.35 billion. Nepal's lucrative palm oil exports to...
Sep 14, 20203 min read
There's No Palm Oil Alternative
I read a few news reports in a couple of international media recently about a start-up based in New York that is ready to go big in...
Sep 14, 20203 min read
Tax Exemption Augurs Well for Palm Oil Industry
COVID-19 hit oil palm smallholders and companies can heave a sigh of relief overt a tax exemption provided under the National Economic...
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