A curation of news on palm oil with a focus on sustainable palm oil.
Read the news that is going to impact the palm oil industry globally. February 2019

Malaysia. Norway to meet local palm oil stakeholders. MalaysianReserve

Liberia. ​Sime Darby Plantation considers exiting West Africa palm oil operations: sources. Reuters

Indonesian candidates find common ground in support for palm oil. EcoBusiness

​Europe's food makers find green palm oil hard to stomach. Reuters

Sabah sees China as important business partner. DailyExpress

Malaysia. Indigenous Palm Oil Farmers Urge French Government to Reconsider Position on Palm Oil Biofuels. MENAFN

EU farmers complain about “loopholes” in Commission draft on low ILUC palm oil. IEGVU

Malaysia. ​Government identifying new crops for oil palm, rubber smallholders — Kok. BorneoPost

Malaysia bets on biofuel projects to spur palm oil demand. AsiaNikkei

European Commission classifies most palm oil fuels as unsustainable. ClimateHomeNews

UK. ​Supermarkets' sustainable palm oil not fully traceable. BBC

US. Sanders and Warren take fund groups to task over palm oil. Financialtimes

Malaysia. Felda plans to end ties with Indonesia’s Rajawali. TheStar

Europe’s palm oil strategy is fading. Euractiv

Indonesia’s CPO firms to boycott any talks with EU on ILUC. TheJakartaPost

Malaysia. Palm oil advocates reject claim of clearing rainforests for the crop. TheSundaily

​Biofuel sustainability criteria ‘blocked’ in EU Commission. Euractiv

​International - Jakarta to clash with EU at WTO over palm oil phase-out? Agranet

UFOP: EU oilseed producers lose in Argentina imports settlement. Biodieselmagazine

Indonesia. Palm oil supplier continues to disrespect government sanctions. Foresthints

Nestlé discloses soy, meat, vanilla and hazelnut suppliers to accelerate transparency. Foodingredients1st

 Malaysia asks WHO to pull "biased" report on palm oil industry. Bloomberg

Oil Palm Soon To Overtake Crude Oil As Nigeria’s Major Revenue Earner —Osinbajo. Nigeriantribune

​Malayia KL plans labour law reform amid mistreatment of foreign workers. TheStraitstimes