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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...


Sep 14, 20202 min read
&Green Fund Makes Palm Oil Sector Investment in PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk
PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk. (“DSNG”) has signed a US$ 30.0 million 10-year loan facility from Stichting andgreen.fund (“&Green”), a...


Sep 1, 20202 min read
Oil Palm Smallholders Suffer from Falling Prices, Pandemic Restrictions
Oil palm smallholders have suffered losses during the ongoing health crisis from the falling price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) and...


Sep 1, 20202 min read
Field Maintenance. Don’t Start Today by Doing Yesterdays Work
For decades, palm oil businesses have intended to stand on the strong grounds and methodologies to care and drive the utmost success of...


Sep 1, 20204 min read
Affirming A Cause; Pandemic or Not
Multiple phases of the Movement Control Order (MCO) have passed and Malaysia is finally and slowly easing back into life. Many sectors...


Sep 1, 20204 min read
Is This the Beginning, or the End For Palm Oil In China?
At the start of 2020, positive fundamentals shaped the palm oil market. Global demand for the oil was on the upswing, with consumption...


Sep 1, 20203 min read
Guidelines on sustainable palm oil production
The Pongo Alliance, an alliance of oil palm growers, businesses and conservation practitioners, is developing guidelines for best...


Aug 26, 202016 min read
Exclusive Interviews with the Palm Oil Industry's Major Players
Join us as we go on exclusive interviews with three major players in the palm oil industry from both Indonesia and Malaysia. They...


Aug 24, 20204 min read
An Interview with Mr. Khoo Kiak Kern, Managing Director of Desmet Ballestra (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
K. K. Khoo graduated as a chemical engineer and has a Master in Management Science from the University of Manchester, U.K. He has worked...
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