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Malaysian Palm Oil Stocks Forecast Lower, Keeping Prices High In 2021

Malaysian palm oil stockpiles are expected to remain low in 2021 because of strong demand from China and a lower Indian import duty amid sluggish output ga...

Juul Halts Indonesia E-Cig Sales, Throwing Asia Expansion In Doubt

Juul Labs Inc is halting sales in Indonesia, citing concerns that it can't stop retailers from selling its high-nicotine e-cigarettes to young people in a...

Asian Palm Oil Producers Label New EU Safety Limits As 'Trade Barrier'

Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's top palm oil producers, accused the European Union on Friday of unfairly targeting palm oil under a plan to impose new...

Indonesia's Palm Oil Exports Hit Record In 2019

The world's top palm oil producer Indonesia exported a record 36.18 million tonnes of palm oil and its products, including biodiesel and oleochemical last...

European Liquor Off The Menu In Indonesia As Trade Row Escalates

What started as a spat with the European Union over Indonesian palm oil has escalated into a far broader trade dispute with imported European spirits and n...

Indonesia Warns On EU Trade Deal, Dairy Imports Amid Palm Oil Spat

Indonesia is prepared to walk away from talks on a free trade deal with the European Union over the bloc's stance on palm oil, while also launching a probe...

Indonesia Files Lawsuit Against EU At WTO Over Palm Oil

Indonesia has filed a lawsuit at the World Trade Organisation against the European Union, claiming the bloc's restrictions on palm oil-based biofuel are un...

Barry Callebaut Opens Second Chocolate Factory In Indonesia

Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has announced that chocolate manufacturing has commenced in its second manufacturing plant in Rancaekek in Indonesia. Th...