Archived News

19/09/2025 (Free Malaysia Today), Petaling Jaya - Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil has launched the MSPO Impact Alliance, a multi-stakeholder platform established to position and strengthen Malaysia’s leadership in sustainable palm oil.

22/09/2025 (The Interpreter) - Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, is once again at the centre of global energy and trade debates. The government has confirmed plans to advance its biodiesel program with a mandatory blend of either B50 (50% palm-based biodiesel) or B45 starting in 2026, though the final decision is still under review. This move reflects Jakarta’s ambition to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels, strengthen domestic energy security, and support palm oil producers facing an increasingly volatile global market.

19/09/2025 (Borneo Post Online), Kuching - The Sarawak government has pledged to strengthen its collaboration with industry players to ensure the palm oil sector remains both competitive and sustainable.

18/09/2025 (Dayak Daily), Kuching - Sarawak’s palm oil industry raked in RM14.3 billion in 2023, accounting for 10.9 percent of the State’s total exports and surpassing crude petroleum as the State’s leading export commodity.

18/09/2025 (Tanahair Net) - The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) has launched a program to process oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) into bioethanol using glucose extraction technology, turning a previously underutilised byproduct into a renewable energy source.

18/09/2025 (VOI, Indonesia), Jakarta - The Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) has compiled a budget estimate to distribute additional social assistance in the form of 2 liters of cooking oil for underprivileged communities.

18/09/2025 (Antara News), Jakarta - Minister of Finance, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, has agreed to a proposal from the House of Representatives’ Budget Committee (Banggar DPR RI) to add 2 liters of cooking oil to the government’s rice-based food assistance program.

19/09/2025 (The Global News Light of Myanmar) - Local edible oil mills have been warned of a large-scale stock of oil cakes that may lead prices to rise, said Myanmar Edible Oil Millers’ Association (MEOMA) in a notice issued on 18 September.

17/09/2025 (Reuters), Jakarta - The European Union (EU) and Indonesia have finalised a trade agreement to be signed next week in Bali Island, a senior minister from the Southeast Asian nation said on Wednesday.

17/09/2025 (Oils and Fats International) - The European Union (EU) has recognised the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification as a credible standard that can facilitate compliance with EU’s new deforestation regulation, Reuters reported.

17/09/2025 (The Edge Malaysia) - THE Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)turned 25 in May and now finds itself having to balance multiple mandates under the MPOB Act 1998 — while contending with a tight budget amid rising operating costs.

17/09/2025 (The Edge Malaysia) - THE Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will enforce licensing requirements to curb 3-monochloropropanediol ester (3-MCPDE) and glycidyl fatty acid esters (GE) in palm oil sold domestically from January 2026. No blanket extensions will be given, says director general Datuk Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir, but refineries may apply for more time if they show evidence that they are making progress towards meeting the requirement.