InfoSAWIT, BANDA ACEH – According to Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the palm oil plantation areas certified by RSPO in Aceh until the end of December 2018 reached about 26.660 hectares (ha) within the Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) reached about 95.234 metric tons.
In Indonesia the palm oil areas certified by RSPO reached about 1,9 million ha within the CSPO reaching 7,1 million tons.
The CSPO absorption in the world reached about 6,2 million mectric tons. RSPO also targeted that in 2020, the CSPO could be absorbed 100% in Europe. 50% in Indonesia and Malaysia, 30% in India and China 10%. (T2)
About RSPO (www.rspo.org)
As a respon to the global on the urgency to produce sustainable palm oil, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was made in 2004 within the goal, to promote the progress, and usage of sustainable palm oil products through the credible standards globally and involving many stakeholders. RSPO was listed in Zurich, Swiss, and the secretariat office is in Kuala Lumpur and the representative offices are in Jakarta, London, and Beijing.
RSPO is non-profit assocition which unites many stakeholders from seven sectors in palm oil industries, such as, the producer, processors or traders, the consumer goods – producers, the retailers, bank and investors, and non government organizations in environment conservation and social – to develop and implement the global standards to sustainable palm oil production.
