Archived News

27/03/2025 (The Edge Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur - Used cooking oil has become an important commodity as it can be used as a base material for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which has low carbon emissions.

26/03/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed on a strong note on Wednesday, driven by bargain buying and spillover gains from Chicago Board of Trade's (CBOT) soybean oil futures, and overnight energy prices.

26/03/2025 (The Edge Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur - Plantation outfit United Malacca Bhd’s (KL:UMCCA) net profit for its third quarter rose 53% year-on-year, mainly attributed to higher crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel prices.

26/03/2025 (The Star), Jakarta - Indonesian authorities will hand over more land that has been seized in probes into illegal palm plantations to the new state company Agrinas Palma Nusantara, officials said on Wednesday (March 26), as part of a push to clean up the industry's global image.

26/03/2025 (The Borneo Post), Kota Kinabalu - News of new ways to use empty fruit bunches (EFB) from oil palm has further validated pioneering investment in Sabah using a variety of biomass generated in Sabah’s big oil palm industry.

26/03/2025 (The Star), Petaling Jaya - Crude palm oil (CPO) prices will likely be traded higher in 2025 given anticipation of declining exports by world’s largest producer, Indonesia amid its government decision to roll out the B40 biodiesel mandate.

25/03/2025 (Oils & Fats International) - Colombian palm oil exports are expected to drop to 420,000 tonnes in 2024/25 due to growing domestic biodiesel demand, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

25/03/2025 (Business Today) - CIMB Bank Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding with Wild Asia Sdn Bhd to drive the transition toward more sustainable practices in the palm oil sector.

25/03/2025 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives extended its decline for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, weighed down by mounting concerns over weak demand in the coming weeks amid the availability of cheaper vegetable oil alternatives, said palm oil trader Daid Ng.

25/03/2025 (Business Day) - TECO group has announced plans to unveil its latest innovation - the dual-purpose screw press and digester for palm oil processing - at the Agrofood & Plastprintpack Nigeria exhibition.

24/03/2025 (Oils and Fats International) - Palm oil prices in Malaysia are expected to range between MYR4,400-MYR4,600 (US$994-US$1,039)/tonne in March, with emerging markets - such as Sub-Saharan Africa - filling the gap in demand from key buyers like India and China, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).

24/03/2025 (Drone Life) - 3F Oil Palm Pvt Ltd has completed a major drone survey in Ayyavaram Village, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. This pilot project marks a key step in using drone technology to support palm oil farmers across India.