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Oil palm estates above 40 hectares must be MSPO-certified
TAWAU: Operators of oil palm estates which are above 40 hectares are required to have the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification effective this year. Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok Suh Sim said the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) would be withdrawing the licence of operators who...
Bumps expected from B20 rollout
This is because significant upgrades are required for their lorries and buses before such mass adoption can be seamlessly executed, said operators as well as engine manufacturers. Yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail launched the B20 programme here together wit...
Biodiesel B20 programme set to enhance palm oil demand, price stability
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): The implementation of the Biodiesel B20 Programme for the transport sector is expected to provide sustainable support for palm oil demand, hence ensuring price stability for the commodity, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said. She said the increase in...
B20 biodiesel to be sold in 3,400 petrol stations by mid-2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will be rolling out its B20 biodiesel programme in stages to cover 3,400 petrol stations nationwide in a push towards greener energy and increasing palm oil production. The primary industries ministry today said the B20 biodiesel programme is expected to be fully impleme...
Embracing Industry 4.0 in palm oil milling — Hong Wai Onn
FEBRUARY 19 — We may not be zipping around with rockets on our backs, but life in recent years is still remarkably different than it was even a decade ago, especially with constant technological advances and inventions coming out every year. In the last decade, using an app to hail a ride or send mo...
Indonesia’s palm oil exports to China decline due to coronavirus
Reuters (17/02/2020) JAKARTA – Indonesia’s palm oil exports to China have declined due to a drop in demand for the vegetable oil as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, farming ministry officials said. Indonesia has so far exported 84,000 tonnes of palm oil this month, compared with 371,000 t...
