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Jan 21, 20202 min read
Malaysia bets on barn owls to control rats in palm plantations
Malaysian palm oil companies should try to boost the numbers of barn-owls living in their plantations to tackle a rat problem rather than...
Jan 21, 20203 min read
HAUS CPO Treatment Plant for Chloride Removal in Palm Oil
Palm oil’s treatment process is enhancing and getting easier with each technological advancement. Before it is used as an ingredient for...
Jan 14, 20203 min read
Debunking myths on palm oil
Countless readers of The Hindu BusinessLine are once again being misled to believe that palm oil is detrimental to heart health. The...
Jan 14, 20202 min read
Indonesia urged to follow 'game-changer' Malaysia on palm oil maps
Environmentalists on Friday (Dec 13) urged Indonesia, the world's top palm oil grower, to follow the lead of rival producer Malaysia by...
Jan 14, 20201 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, 20203 min read
Palm Oil’s Changing Fortunes Signal a Brighter Outlook in 2020
The tide appears to have turned for the world’s most-consumed edible oil. Just five months ago, benchmark futures in Malaysia languished...
Nov 13, 20192 min read
PIPOC 2019 Returns As The Most Comprehensive Global Palm Oil Event
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is excited to once again host the International Palm Oil Congress and Exhibition (PIPOC 2019), which...
Nov 4, 20190 min read
Oct 7, 20191 min read
Red Palm Oil Now Available in KK Mart All over Malaysia
YB Teresa Kok, Minister of Primary Industries, together with Datuk Seri KK Chai, the founder and owner of KK Mart, launched two new...
Oct 7, 20192 min read
Indonesia to Push Back Palm Replanting Target Beyond 2025
Indonesia could take at least 12 years to complete a programme of replanting palm-growing areas after a farm ministry official said it...
Oct 7, 20194 min read
AERP - Cloud based ERP system for Plantation Companies
A small palm oil company with upstream operations in Johor, Malaysia that started in the early 1970's has grown into a complex and...
Oct 7, 20192 min read
Kok Optimistic of Higher Palm Oil Exports to Vietnam
Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok is optimistic that palm oil exports to Vietnam will expand as the country experiences rapid...
Oct 7, 20192 min read
India Agrees to Reduce Export Tariff on Indonesian Palm Oil
India has agreed to a 5 percent reduction in the export duty for Indonesian refined, bleached, and deodorized palm oil (RBDPO) on the...
Oct 7, 20192 min read
Health Benefits of Palm Oil Boost Demand in Vietnam
Vietnamese cooking and lard are inseparable, but over 20 years ago, health authorities in the country embarked on a mission to find a...
Oct 7, 20192 min read
No Palm Oil or Green Palm Oil? Retailers Face Labelling Dilemma
Retailers in Malaysia and Indonesia should ensure shoppers can easily find foods made with sustainable palm oil, instead of refusing to...
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