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May 8, 20202 min read
Oleopalma first RSPO-certified company in Mexico
Oleopalma is setting the standard for palm oil production in Mexico as the first company in the country to receive Roundtable on...
Apr 16, 202011 min read
An Interview with the Chair of Premium Group of Companies, Mr. Satish Selvanathan
1. Premium Group is an established player and pioneer in the specialty fats industry in 35 years. Could you share the background of this...
Apr 14, 20200 min read
Apr 8, 20202 min read
Indonesian farmers voice virus lockdown fears
More than 10 million face starvation if Widodo implements extreme measure to combat Covid-19, they say. Indonesian palm oil farmers have...
Apr 8, 20202 min read
RSPO Board of Governors appoint Ms Beverley Postma as Chief Executive Officer
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Board of Governors are pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Beverley Postma, as Chief...
Apr 8, 20201 min read
‘Bring MPOB permission letter during MCO period’
Palm oil industry players have been told to bring along a copy of Malaysian Palm Oil Board’s (MPOB) permission letter when undertaking...
Apr 8, 20201 min read
Covid-19: S’wak oil palm plantations, mills to submit workers’ list
All oil palm plantations and mills in Sarawak are required to submit a list of their workers to the state disaster management committee,...
Apr 8, 202013 min read
An Interview with Mr. Carl Traeholt, Southeast Asia Programme Director of Copenhagen Zoo.
Southeast Asia Programme Director’s Background Mr. Carl Traeholt was born in Ipoh, 1963, to Danish/Malaysian parents. He completed his...
Apr 2, 20201 min read
Palm oil industry initiates voluntary lockdown among employees
Plantation industry players have stepped up measures to help curb the spread of COVID-19 by requiring employees who may have been exposed...
Apr 2, 20202 min read
Malaysian palm oil group urges industry to tap tech to save forests
Malaysian palm oil producers must use technology to improve yield and compensate for restrictions on land use, as the industry wrestles...
Apr 2, 20201 min read
Indonesia to cancel rules requiring national ships for coal, palm exports
Indonesia, the world's biggest thermal coal exporter, in 2018 issued regulations requiring its coal and palm oil exporters to use...
Apr 2, 20201 min read
FGV resumes plantation activities with minimal workers
FGV Holdings Bhd said its plantation segment has resumed activities with a minimum number of workers, supported by the logistics and...
Mar 24, 20201 min read
Wee to meet with smallholders nationwide
A series of dialogues with smallholders will be held nationwide to listen to their plight, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng. The Deputy...
Mar 24, 20203 min read
Blockchain, direct to consumer communication can help uplift palm oil's image
The application of blockchain technology in the palm oil industry would indicate the existence of a trusted solution in place to prove...
Mar 24, 20201 min read
Indian vege oils broker praises Malaysia
Mumbai-based vegetable oils broker Sunvin Group has hailed Malaysia’s initiative to resolve the palm oil trade dispute with India by...
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