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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
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Indonesia’s Oil Palm Biomass Conversion: Facing the Global Challenge of Energy Sustainability
31/03/2010 (Giunandra) - The sentence above is a statement declared by the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, with credible input s from Rahmat Witoelar, when Indonesia attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Is the statement politically-marinated? It could be. For scientists, the statement might be categorized as a challenging brainstorming of theoretical concepts and scientific applications. But for well seasoned diplomats, these statements can be likened to be a ‘Public Diplomacy’ which may brighten the image of Indonesia in the international society.
Nestle Crunched Online After Palm Oil Controversy
30/03/2010 (Crimson Hexagon) - Recently, Nestle has been under fire from tech-savvy environmentalists over its use of palm oil in Kit Kat bars. On March 17th, Greenpeace released a report about Nestle’s palm oil use, staged a protest outside company headquarters, and posted a negative video on YouTube (not for the faint of heart), each asserting that Nestle bought palm oil from an Indonesian company that causes deforestation.
IOI Plans For Green Certification In Indonesia
29/03/2010 (The CSR Digest) - Following allegations that it is not observing sustainable palm oil practices in Indonesia, the IOI Corporation has stated that many of the assertions made are either untrue or misleading. In response to Malaysiakini‘s query, the Malaysian conglomerate’s representative, corporate communication manager, Karen Liew, stated that the report took the form of a unilateral investigation in which IOI was not given the opportunity to rebut its findings.
Sabah Softwoods Preparing New Masterplan To Optimise Resources
29/03/2010 (Bernama), Tawau - Sabah Softwoods Bhd, a plantation subsidiary of state government agency Innoprise Corporation, is drawing up a new five-year plan to optimise the use of its resources.
Putting palm oil centre stage
26/03/2010 (Making Waves) - Things are moving: Sinar Mas, the Indonesian palm oil supplier at the heart of our ongoing campaign against Nestlé, has announced that it plans to appoint several independent groups to “verify†what we have said about the company, as the Jakarta Globe reports this morning.
Palm Oil and sugar cane the most sustainable crops for Biofuels
24/03/2010 (Deforestation Watch) - An interesting report in Businessweek this week points out that, palm oil from Malaysia and Indonesia and sugar cane grown in Brazil rank as the most sustainable of the current generation of biofuel crops, according to researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
Oil palm planters face rising cost
23/03/2010 (Business Times, Malaysia) - OIL palm plantation owners in Sabah face increasing cost of doing business due to the slow trunk road upgrade between major towns and labour shortage.
Palm oil producers beware
23/03/2010 (The Star Online) - LAST week, history repeated itself when multinational food conglomerate Nestle decided to cease its palm oil supply from Indonesia’s Sinar Mas Group on reports of rainforest destruction by the environment non-governmental organisation (NGO) Greenpeace.
More costly to plant oil palm in Sarawak
22/03/2010 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Sarawak oil palm plantation companies are currently battling increasing cost of production (COP), which is about 1.5 to two times higher than what their counterparts in Peninsular Malaysia face, industry players said.
