Indonesia Uses Belt and Road Initiative Forum to Promote Palm Oil

... discriminatory policies against palm oil. "We, along with Malaysia and other countries ... to improve environmental standards for palm oil production," Arrmanatha said. Infrastructure ... products, especially commodities such as palm oil and fruit," Arrmanatha said, ...

Indonesia Grapples With Vote-Rigging Rumor After Pre-Marked Ballots Found in Malaysia

... legislative elections found in Malaysia have sparked a ... Indonesians in Malaysia, who work on remote oil palm plantations across ... campaign team volunteer in Malaysia and immediately headed to ... the Indonesian elections in Malaysia. The Prabowo-Sandiaga campaign ...

Jokowi, Mahathir Tell Brussels to Get Ready for Retaliation Over Discriminatory Palm Oil Restriction

... the delegated act, which classifies palm oil as unsustainable. The European Parliament ... as the discrimination exercised against palm oil is obvious," the leaders said ... remove palm oil from the EU marketplace," the leaders wrote. Indonesia and Malaysia ...

House Speaker Slams EU Plan to Phase Out Palm Oil

... with Malaysia, the world's second largest palm oil producer, ... plant oil palm-subtitute crops. Critics of the palm oil industry ... against retailers campaigning for "palm oil-free" labeling, according ... palm oil labelling, but many companies have slapped palm oil- ...

Plantations Director General Urges Palm Oil Companies to Prioritize ISPO Standards

... especially as nongovernmental organizations pressurize palm oil companies to halt purchases of ... subsidiary of Malaysia's Sime Darby, which halted crude palm oil purchases ... local plantations." Mukti believes palm oil producers in Indonesia have essentially ...

Commentary: East Can Meet West on Palm Oil Controversy

... contain palm oil. In the 1980s, Malaysia was the world's largest palm oil producer ... over palm oil, aimed primarily at the two major producers, Indonesia and Malaysia ... as unfair and protectionist against palm oil stating: "Palm oil is one of primary ...

Slow Replanting of Palm a Blow to Indonesia's Efforts on Environment

... growing global backlash against palm oil, it is crucial ... to receive Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification. ISPO ... years, growth for palm oil production would slow ... Malaysia, as well as trade restrictions by some buyers. The Indonesian Palm Oil ...

Malaysia Says Europe's Move to Limit Palm Oil Use Will Affect Ties

... biofuels containing palm oil from 2020. The palm oil industry is ... the sidelines of a palm oil industry conference. The ... year, top palm oil producers Indonesia and Malaysia criticized the European ... high inventories. Benchmark palm oil prices were trading at ...

To Halt Deforestation, Researchers Say We Must Listen to the Forests

... Lumpur. Conservationists and palm oil companies tackling deforestation ... , Indonesia, Madagascar and Malaysia suffered the biggest losses ... . Southeast Asia's palm oil industry has come under ... or converting peatlands for oil palm plantations. Bioacoustics could ...

Malaysia Reviewing Palm Oil Export Taxes Amid Bulging Stockpiles

Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia, the world's second-largest palm oil producer, is reviewing the ... morning. Despite Malaysia cutting its export tax on crude palm oil to zero ... a significant reduction in palm oil stocks in Malaysia and this would boost ...