Palm Oil Today

The palm oil miracle

Red palm oil’s intense colour is due to its carotene (pro-vitamin A) content; it has one of the highest carotene content in the plant kingdom. — MPOC By Datuk...

Malaysian palm oil to debunk misperceptions

Iceland Supermarket based in Deeside, UK may have opened up the proverbial can of worms when it announced that it would ban the use of palm oil in store...

Time to seize the opportunity

Much of the media debate surrounding palm oil in recent months has focused on the EU Parliament’s proposed ban on palm oil biofuels, as part of the Renewable Energy...

Agricultural emissions article provides more incentives to support Malaysia’s environmental leadership

By Datuk Dr. Kalyana Sundram, CEO, Malaysian Palm Oil Council Mere days after The World Resources Institute (WRI) issued new greenhouse gas protocols, the organization felt it important to...

“Trilogue” negotiation to determine palm biofuels ban

The EU Decision making process on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) revision is important for palm oil producers as there is a possible ban on palm biofuels. The RED...

‘Is the EU phasing-out palm oil-based biofuels? The European Parliament continues its discriminatory path’

The European Parliament continues its discriminatory campaign against palm oil. On 17 January 2018, the European Parliament adopted its position on the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive of...

A Wake-Up Call to EU28 Parliamentarians: Reforest EU28 First, Before You Impose Legislations and Accuse Us of Deforestation

The print, electronic and social media has been awash with palm oil associated Europe centric news. First in April 2017, it was the EU Parliament’s “Resolution on Deforestation and...