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Malaysia raises palm oil export duty for April
CPO Futures Close Lower Amid Weaker Crude Oil, Soybean Oil Prices
Middle East conflict boosts demand for alternative fuels
Palm falls on weak rival oils, crude oil prices, April demand concerns
Crosscheck: Sime Darby unveils industry-first platform for palm oil transparency
Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby Plantation is opening itself to unprecedented scrutiny with Crosscheck, a new transparency tool that allows the public to trace palm oil down to the mill level, and inspect its supply chain for environmental violations and risks.
Regularisation of workers to cost Sabah oil palm growers RM808m, says MEOA
The total cost of handling and processing involved in the ongoing regularisation of plantation workers and their dependants in Sabah will be an estimated RM808 million, according to the Malaysian Estate Owners Association (MEOA).
These three companies have teamed up to promote sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia
BASF, Estée Lauder Companies and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil are helping promote sustainable palm oil in Indonesia’s Waykanan district.
Malaysian government can facilitate bio-degradable food packaging business opportunities
National Association of Smallholders Malaysia (NASH) urges the government to facilitate green food packaging business from oil palm leaves and lauds the government's sending illegally dumping of plastic wastes back to the EU.
True stats on palm oil
I REFER to the letter “Sustainability is a balancing act†(The Star, May 25) and would like to comment on several points raised by the writer, Professor Datuk Dr Ahmad Ibrahim.
Govt may fix fair remunerative price of oil palm fresh fruit bunches
NEW DELHI – The government is likely to fix the fair remunerative price of fresh fruit bunches of oil palm grown in the country to ensure better realisations to farmers and boost domestic palm oil production, a senior official said today.
Palm oil: Down from the conservation barricades and out of the rhetorical trenches
Oil palm is alternatively seen as a gift from god or a crime against humanity; according to science, it is neither
Palm jumps 2% tracking US soyoil
KUALA LUMPUR (May 28): Malaysian palm oil futures rose 2% at end of trading on Tuesday to a one-week top, tracking gains in US soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).
Estée Lauder targets sustainable palm oil supply chain through farmer empowerment
US-based cosmetics giant Estée Lauder has launched its first sustainability programme for palm oil supply chains, which will see the company work with Indonesian farmers to champion better social conditions and environmental conservation.
