What's happening at the Palm Oil Trade Fair and Seminar 2021?
Page update January 10, 2021 with a closing comment from MPOC.
The Palm Oil Trade Fair and Seminar (POTS) is a major conference for the global palm oil industry.
Organized by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council, the event this year is being held digitally due to the Covid19 pandemic. Over 24,000 registrants have been recorded for this event.
Closing comments and main takeaways from the Palm Oil Trade Fair and Seminar 2021 from Datuk Kalyana Sundram, CEO of Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).
"The response to our first ever digital POTS was overwhelming. We had to scramble to increase the online capacity to meet the number of registrants for the event which was quadruple of what we expected. The conference featured 8 major events and activities which was backed up by 22 palm oil industry sponsors and 103 exhibitors. It was exciting to see 25,000 registrations from all over the world coming to this one event to see what is happening in the palm oil industry.
The main take-away from POTS Digital 2021 is that we at the MPOC should provide ease of access to everyone with an interest in the palm oil industry in Malaysia with on-line events.
This one event enabled us to reach a global audience with our core messages that Malaysian palm oil cares about the natural environment and that palm oil is a good food source for human health.
The Minister for Plantation Industry and Commodities, Secretary General Ravi Muthayah reiterated Malaysia’s commitment to no deforestation and no peat for new plantations. This is a commitment to sustainable palm oil that must be underscored as this covers the whole of Malaysia. It makes the conservation work at MPOC that much easier as we move forward to support new and on-going efforts to preserve biodiversity in Malaysia.
As for human health, the twelve specialists and scientists who shared their perspectives and the latest research at the Palm International Nutra-Cosmeceutical Conference (PINC) reached an attentive global audience as the two conferences were viewed more than 14,000 times.
This was an essential event as scientists work to understand the role of dietary fats for human health. The experts reviewed the large body of evidence that supports palm oil as a neutral fat in a healthy diet mix and expounded the emerging evidence for the nutritional benefits of its unique minor constituents namely tocotrienols, carotenoids and phenolics that are finding greater applications among health supplement formulators.
The MPOC hopes that the presentations on palm oil sustainability and health will also be of use to end users from all over the world who are highly dependent upon palm oil to help enhance the functionality of the variety of products they formulate and use in various geographical applications. These are among the many key messages that MPOC promoted through various expert deliberations and consultations at POTS Digital 2021."
The Palm Oil Trade Fair and Seminar (POTS) is a major conference for the global palm oil industry.
Organized by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council, the event this year is being held digitally due to the Covid19 pandemic. Over 24,000 registrants have been recorded for this event.
Closing comments and main takeaways from the Palm Oil Trade Fair and Seminar 2021 from Datuk Kalyana Sundram, CEO of Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).
"The response to our first ever digital POTS was overwhelming. We had to scramble to increase the online capacity to meet the number of registrants for the event which was quadruple of what we expected. The conference featured 8 major events and activities which was backed up by 22 palm oil industry sponsors and 103 exhibitors. It was exciting to see 25,000 registrations from all over the world coming to this one event to see what is happening in the palm oil industry.
The main take-away from POTS Digital 2021 is that we at the MPOC should provide ease of access to everyone with an interest in the palm oil industry in Malaysia with on-line events.
This one event enabled us to reach a global audience with our core messages that Malaysian palm oil cares about the natural environment and that palm oil is a good food source for human health.
The Minister for Plantation Industry and Commodities, Secretary General Ravi Muthayah reiterated Malaysia’s commitment to no deforestation and no peat for new plantations. This is a commitment to sustainable palm oil that must be underscored as this covers the whole of Malaysia. It makes the conservation work at MPOC that much easier as we move forward to support new and on-going efforts to preserve biodiversity in Malaysia.
As for human health, the twelve specialists and scientists who shared their perspectives and the latest research at the Palm International Nutra-Cosmeceutical Conference (PINC) reached an attentive global audience as the two conferences were viewed more than 14,000 times.
This was an essential event as scientists work to understand the role of dietary fats for human health. The experts reviewed the large body of evidence that supports palm oil as a neutral fat in a healthy diet mix and expounded the emerging evidence for the nutritional benefits of its unique minor constituents namely tocotrienols, carotenoids and phenolics that are finding greater applications among health supplement formulators.
The MPOC hopes that the presentations on palm oil sustainability and health will also be of use to end users from all over the world who are highly dependent upon palm oil to help enhance the functionality of the variety of products they formulate and use in various geographical applications. These are among the many key messages that MPOC promoted through various expert deliberations and consultations at POTS Digital 2021."
January 06, 2021
MalayMail: Sustainability the key mantra for palm oil industry, says India palm oil association president
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Amid the continued allegations premised on the sustainability of the palm oil industry arising mostly from nationalistic sentiment to protect their edible oils industry, palm oil producers acknowledged that the sustainability issue cannot be ignored and they have to level up their game for the longer term.
But while most agreed to the notion, some believed that instead of addressing the issues in the west where the “noise” came from, the palm oil industry should just focus on its neighbouring market — China and India.
“About 40 per cent of the world’s edible oil market come from China and India where sustainability is perhaps not a big issue.
TheHinduBusinessLine: Exporters told to treat Indian palm oil refiners as comrades
Palm oil exporting countries have been asked to treat Indian palm oil refiners as comrades and not as adversaries.
Speaking at the CEO Forum of Palm Oil Trade Fair and Seminar 2021, which was organised by Malaysian Palm Oil Council on a digital platform, Atul Chaturvedi, President of the Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA) of India, said exporters and importers need to start a campaign to promote guilt-free eating of palm oil by Indian
FreeMalaysiaToday: Forget the West, look to China, India, Africa, say palm oil industry players
PETALING JAYA: Palm oil experts say putting greater emphasis on biodiesel and expanding into markets such as India, China and Africa can be key drivers of growth for the sector.
Speaking at a digital forum on the industry, Lee Yeow Chor, the CEO of IOI Corporation Berhad, said Malaysia’s palm oil sector should look into producing high-value products and explore the renewable fuels market.
MalayMail: Palm oil industry needs to collaborate with seed oil producers for sustainability, says IOI Corp group MD
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — It is prime for the palm oil industry to collaborate more comprehensively with competing seed oil producers, offering a multi-oils solution as a way for a sustainable industry in post-pandemic.
IOI Corporation Bhd group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Lee Yeow Chor said the seed oil sector is also equally important for the socio-economic development of a country, similarly in the same way that palm oil has been important for Malaysia and Asia.
MalayMail: Sustainability the key mantra for palm oil industry, says India palm oil association president
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — Amid the continued allegations premised on the sustainability of the palm oil industry arising mostly from nationalistic sentiment to protect their edible oils industry, palm oil producers acknowledged that the sustainability issue cannot be ignored and they have to level up their game for the longer term.
But while most agreed to the notion, some believed that instead of addressing the issues in the west where the “noise” came from, the palm oil industry should just focus on its neighbouring market — China and India.
“About 40 per cent of the world’s edible oil market come from China and India where sustainability is perhaps not a big issue.
TheHinduBusinessLine: Exporters told to treat Indian palm oil refiners as comrades
Palm oil exporting countries have been asked to treat Indian palm oil refiners as comrades and not as adversaries.
Speaking at the CEO Forum of Palm Oil Trade Fair and Seminar 2021, which was organised by Malaysian Palm Oil Council on a digital platform, Atul Chaturvedi, President of the Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA) of India, said exporters and importers need to start a campaign to promote guilt-free eating of palm oil by Indian
FreeMalaysiaToday: Forget the West, look to China, India, Africa, say palm oil industry players
PETALING JAYA: Palm oil experts say putting greater emphasis on biodiesel and expanding into markets such as India, China and Africa can be key drivers of growth for the sector.
Speaking at a digital forum on the industry, Lee Yeow Chor, the CEO of IOI Corporation Berhad, said Malaysia’s palm oil sector should look into producing high-value products and explore the renewable fuels market.
MalayMail: Palm oil industry needs to collaborate with seed oil producers for sustainability, says IOI Corp group MD
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — It is prime for the palm oil industry to collaborate more comprehensively with competing seed oil producers, offering a multi-oils solution as a way for a sustainable industry in post-pandemic.
IOI Corporation Bhd group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Lee Yeow Chor said the seed oil sector is also equally important for the socio-economic development of a country, similarly in the same way that palm oil has been important for Malaysia and Asia.
January 05, 2021
TheStar: Malaysia committed to cap total oil palm planted area at 6.5m hectares
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will maintain its plan to limit total oil palm cultivated area at 6.5 million hectares, according to Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry Secretary General Ravi Muthayah.
* Malaysia will also ban conversion of permanent forest reserved area for oil palm cultivation, no new planting will be allowed in peatland areas, Ravi said at an online industry conference Tuesday.
* Cap on planted area means the country must accelerate productivity through technology, while addressing issues such as shortage of foreign workers.
MalayMail: Palm oil industry urged to have early consultation with new EU regulatory initiatives
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — The palm oil industry is encouraged to come forward for early consultation following new European Union (EU) or United Kingdom (UK) regulatory initiatives on sustainability to minimise the impact of products placed on the EU market.
FratiniVergano lawyer Paolo R. Vergano said the move was critical as the EU aims to pursue legislative initiatives on sustainability in forests, food, farming, land-use and supply chains, which might affect trade and palm oil.
TheEdgeMarkets: Stressing need for improved smallholder performance, palm oil expert suggests public-private partnership
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 5): While smallholder farmers make up 40% of the global palm oil output, they only account for 8.8% of certified sustainable palm oil production (CSPO).
Solidaridad Network Asia Senior Adviser Teoh Cheng Hai, who pointed this out today, said independent smallholders in particular have been underperforming in terms of productivity and income.
At one level, certification by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) presents challenges for the smallholders in terms of legality, best management practices and traceability.
TheSunDaily: Malaysian government and industry players guarantee sustainable palm oil
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5: The Malaysian government and palm oil industry players will continue to work hand-in-hand to guarantee that palm oil is sustainably produced and recognised as such around the globe, said the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) chairman Datuk Osman Sapian.
He stressed that both the government and industry players have the responsibility to ensure that all indus
TheStar: Malaysia committed to cap total oil palm planted area at 6.5m hectares
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will maintain its plan to limit total oil palm cultivated area at 6.5 million hectares, according to Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry Secretary General Ravi Muthayah.
* Malaysia will also ban conversion of permanent forest reserved area for oil palm cultivation, no new planting will be allowed in peatland areas, Ravi said at an online industry conference Tuesday.
* Cap on planted area means the country must accelerate productivity through technology, while addressing issues such as shortage of foreign workers.
MalayMail: Palm oil industry urged to have early consultation with new EU regulatory initiatives
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — The palm oil industry is encouraged to come forward for early consultation following new European Union (EU) or United Kingdom (UK) regulatory initiatives on sustainability to minimise the impact of products placed on the EU market.
FratiniVergano lawyer Paolo R. Vergano said the move was critical as the EU aims to pursue legislative initiatives on sustainability in forests, food, farming, land-use and supply chains, which might affect trade and palm oil.
TheEdgeMarkets: Stressing need for improved smallholder performance, palm oil expert suggests public-private partnership
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 5): While smallholder farmers make up 40% of the global palm oil output, they only account for 8.8% of certified sustainable palm oil production (CSPO).
Solidaridad Network Asia Senior Adviser Teoh Cheng Hai, who pointed this out today, said independent smallholders in particular have been underperforming in terms of productivity and income.
At one level, certification by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) presents challenges for the smallholders in terms of legality, best management practices and traceability.
TheSunDaily: Malaysian government and industry players guarantee sustainable palm oil
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5: The Malaysian government and palm oil industry players will continue to work hand-in-hand to guarantee that palm oil is sustainably produced and recognised as such around the globe, said the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) chairman Datuk Osman Sapian.
He stressed that both the government and industry players have the responsibility to ensure that all indus