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NEWS
ANJ posts higher FFB production in 2018
Palm oil company PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya (ANJ) says that despite ongoing replanting program in some of its plantations, the company managed to produce 7,6 percent more Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs) in 2018 compared to the previous year.
Palm oil Biodiesel Cuts GHG Emission More Than other Oils
The Indonesian Association of Palm Oil Producers (GAPKI) on Wednesday (13/3) cited the result of a 2015 research by Mathews and Ardiyanto as showing that the use of palm oil-based biodiesel could reduce the glasshouse gas emission by more than 60 percent.
GAPKI Wants Legal Battle Against EU Decision on Palm Oil
The Indonesian Association of Palm oil Producers (GAPKI) said it wanted Indonesia to engage in a legal battle against the European Union after the European Commission approved a “Delegated Act” that concluded the cultivation of oil palm was behind excessive deforestation and therefore made palm oil-based biodiesel ineligible for the EU transportation renewable energy scheme.
PLN Tests B100 Biodiesel for Power Plants
The National Electricity Company (PLN) is currently conducting trial tests, fueling several Diesel power plants with pure crude palm oil (CPO), also known as B100. Director of Public Relations for PLN, I Made Suprateka, told The Palm Scribe that they were still...
Norway To Meet Promise Over Cuts in Deforestation, Carbon
The Norwegian government is planning to compensate Indonesia after it has confirmed reports that the country has been able to curb carbon emission from deforestation in 2017, a Norwegian diplomat said.
2019 Presidential Debate Touches Palm Oil Issues
The second round of presidential candidate debate held on Sunday, February 17, 2019, began to discuss issues surrounding the Environment, Natural Resources, and Food and Energy.
Study Finds Increasing Peat Soil Conversion for Oil Palms
A three-year study conducted in Indonesia’s Central and West Kalimantan provinces found that there was an increase in the conversion of peat soi into oil palm plantation, especially by smallholders.
EU position on Palm Oil unlikely to change: Indonesian Diplomat
The European Commission is currently canvassing inputs and opinions on a draft proposal it had issued for a Delegated Act on sustainability criteria of biofuels, but the likeliness of it leading to a change in the European Union position on palm oil was very thin, an Indonesian diplomat said.
Salim Ivomas Resigns from the RSPO
Salim Ivomas Pratama (SIMP) officially resigned from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) membership on 8 January 2019. Previously, PT London Sumatera (Lonsum), a subsidiary of Salim Ivomas, withdrew from the association at the end of January 2019.
INFOGRAPHICS
PROFILE
Musdhalifah Machmud: A Strong Defender of Indonesian Palm Oil
According to Machmud, a vast country like Indonesia with its large population and human resources also has the right to access its own natural resources.
SPECIAL REPORTS
Agents, Brokers and Potential Players in Mainstreaming Sustainability in Palm Oil Industry
It has now become accepted wisdom that assisting smallholders is key in making Indonesia’s palm oil more sustainable, especially since their role is expected to grow further in time.
OPINIONS
Which Vegetable Oil Is The Most Sustainable?
Many companies have abandoned palm oil. Are the other oils more sustainable? It does not look like it
VIDEOS
Nazir Foead: Challenges in Planting Oil Palm on Peatland
Our Story: How Palm Oil Changed Our Lives
Konsultasi Dengan Masyarakat Setempat Kunci Bagi Operasi ANJ di Papua
News Roundup
Summaries of what Indonesian newspapers are reporting about the industry.
Press Release
The Palm Scribe compiles press releases from various parties in the palm oil industry here.
RI slams EU for dismissing environmental efforts
The Jakarta Post, 21 March 2019 The European Commission recently proposed a law containing criteria for determining crops that are deemed harmful to the environment that resulted in palm oil-based fuels being the only commodity dropped from the EU list of renewable...
Indonesia to form negotiation team to bring palm oil dispute to WTO
Bisnis Indonesia, 20 March 2019 Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita in Bandung, West Java, on Tuesday (March 19) said the government was currently preparing a team to discuss Indonesia's discontent toward the European Union's policy on Indonesia's crude palm oil (CPO)...
India’s palm oil imports could jump to record as prices fall
The Jakarta Post, 19 March 2019 GG Patel & Nikhil Research Company Managing Director Govindbhai Patel told Reuters that India's palm oil imports in the 2018-2019 marketing year that started on November 1 could jump 10.3% from the previous year to a record high 9.6...
Farmers find difficulties in meeting replanting fund requirements
Kompas, 14 February 2019 Oil palm farmers are finding it difficult to meet the replanting fund eligibility requirements. As a result, they had to delay replanting and continue to cultivate old oil palm trees. Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) Director Herdrajat...
CPO price weaken due to oversupply
Bisnis Indonesia, 13 February 2019 The benchmark crude palm oil contract for April delivery at the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange fell 0.53% or 12 points to 2,254 ringgit per metric ton on Tuesday's (February 12) close. Asia Trade Point Futures analyst Deddy Yusuf...
Look at palm oil problems as a whole
Kompas, 12 February 2019 The government should read in detail the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on palm oil and biodiversity. The report found that while palm oil is more efficient than other kinds of vegetable oil, expansion of oil palm...