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Spar Austria Introduces Palm Oil Free Christmas Cookies

Spar Austria has announced that it has rolled out a new range of private label Christmas cookies that are free from palm oil. The range also includes va...

Palm Oil Prices To Rally In First Half Of 2021, Say Top Analysts

Palm oil prices are likely to jump in the first half of 2021, three leading industry analysts said in a webinar on Thursday, as La Nina weather p...

Asian Palm Giants Say Sustainability Is The New Business Norm

Palm oil companies, which have faced criticism in recent years of widespread deforestation, said that ensuring sustainability across the supply chain...

Coronavirus Prompts Malaysia Palm Plantation Closures, World Vegoil Supply Concerns

Malaysia's palm oil plantations will stop operations for the next two weeks to comply with government orders to contain the spread of the coronavirus, a pr...

Malaysian Palm Oil Group Urges Industry To Tap Tech To Save Forests

Malaysian palm oil producers must use technology to improve yield and compensate for restrictions on land use, as the industry wrestles with concerns about...

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...

Malaysian Palm Oil Bosses Urge Action Against Environmental Groups

Malaysian palm oil industry officials have urged the government to take action against environmental groups critical of the commodity, with one executive c...

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...