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. May 2019

Japan Considering Sustainability Credentials for Palm Kernel Shells
​With Japan considering palm kernel shell sustainability requirements, Japanese imports will likely face a steep decline as regulations go into effect. Once requirements can be met by palm oil producers, they will inevitably trend upward again. BiomassMagazine

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B10 biodiesel now available in Thailand. ThaiVisa

France. ​Total to move ahead with using palm oil at biodiesel refinery. Reuters

Setback for EU fighter jets as Malaysia bets on palm oil barter. DeutscheWelle

​Crosscheck: Sime Darby unveils industry-first platform for palm oil transparency, ecobusiness

Malaysia. ​Ensuring long-term stable ties with China. TheStar

China. Ministry of Agriculture signs MoU with Malaysian Minister of Industries. MOAChina

Poland against EU plan to ban use of palm oil for biofuels: Envoy. TheSunDaily

China. ​ZOZEN biomass fired boilers boost the high-quality development of oil processing industry. YahooFinance

Malaysia's FGV Holdings looks to cut reliance on palm oil. Nasdaq

​Sime Darby Oils — the rebranding of downstream businesses. TheMalaysianReserve

French palm oil imports up as biodiesel plant starts. Argus

​Germany - 2018 biodiesel output flat amid lower palm oil use. Agranet

Neste CEO Peter Vanacker: 'We are not an oil refining company anymore' BusinessGreen

India Agrees To Buy Ex-Mig-29s And Palm Oil From Malaysia To Secure LCA Deal. DefenceNews

Nigeria. Over 600,000 plantation workers to lose jobs as palm producers allege sabotageTheGuardianNigeria. 

Thailand. B10 to get wider distribution. BangkokPost

Liberia: Solidaridad Launches West African Oil Palm Program. FrontPageAfrica

​Malaysia seeks British help in EU palm oil row. MalaysianInsight

Indonesia. EU Visit to Oil Palm Plantation in Riau Eases Tensions. JakartaGlobe

Latin America. ​World’s Biggest Palm Oil Planter Is Running Out of Space at Home. Bloomberg

Nigeria Imports 112,480mt Of Oil Palm In Q1. Independent

​Thailand - Bangkok orders power, fuel producers to use more CPO. AgraNet

​Malaysia minister accuses EU of palm oil 'trade war' France24

Indonesia. ​EU's Palm Oil Panic. JakartaGlobe

Neste wants to start selling pure biodiesel in Estonia this summer. ERR

Malaysia calls on Southeast Asia to back palm oil against EU’s ‘unfair’ claims. EcoBusiness

Palm oil production faster than consumption and Malaysian palm oil reach record levels. BiofuelsDigest

Malaysia minister lambasts Singapore’s ‘sad’ stance on palm oil. EcoBusiness

Gabon. Olam gains RSPO certification for Gabon grassland palm oil site. ConfectioneryProduction

Ghana. BIRIM Central to supply 50,000 oil palm seedlings to farmers. GhanaNewsAgency

Latin America. Latin American Members Reach One Million Tonne Milestone. RSPO

Press release: Nestlé verifies three-quarters of its supply chain as deforestation-free. EthicalCorp

Toronto. Feronia Inc reports 2018 results. YahooFinance.