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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The success of Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) implementation up to March 2019 was that 722 planters fulfilled the regulation of Ministry of Agriculture No.11 / 2015 about ISPO Certification System which consists of 707 companies, 11 KUD/KSU Plasma Plantation, 1 Bumdes, and 3 Koperasi/Asosiasi Kebun and as a matter of fact, by March 2019 there were 7 ISPO certificates postponed.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The fuel usage in palm oil – base or famously known as biodiesel actually has been introduced since 2006. It started from B 5, B 7,  B 10, B 15.  Since September 2018 the B 20 (the mixture of Fame to diesel about 20%) has been running. In the time, the usage to PSO and Non-PSO was differentiate. But since January 2019 there is no more differentiation.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA- Executive Secretary of Jejaring/Serikat Pekerja Buruh Sawit Indonesia (JAPBUSI) Nursanna Marpaung said that in total the labors who work in the chain of palm oil stock could be 16,2 million, i

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Millions of palm oil plantation labors in every single day within their targets of work should fight for the sunlight and storm within their hands so that we can use the daily products from the derivative palm oil. Every food and cosmetic product that we use in our daily lives is from palm oil. By the Mayday 2019, Koalisi Buruh Sawit claimed to improve the governance in palm oil plantation within welfare and fair principles.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – Plantation industries in Indonesia, namely palm oil, are proven to be the pillars of economy and the exchange provider. But the massive exchange seems drown the power of oil and gas industries nationally.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Head of Research Department of Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit (SPKS), Sabarudin said that there should be agreement of fresh fruit bunch (FFB) price in the smallholders’ level to have stable price and would be the same with what is decided in the plantation agency.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Do you know Elaeis guineensis? It is Latine language which means palm oil. It has become the ‘primadona’ of plantation in Indonesia ever since the colonialism era.

In 1960s this commodity was massive

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Referring to the researches published in the Proceeding of The National Academy of Sciences of the United State of America (PNAS), palm oil plantations which implement Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) scheme contribute to protect the environment significantly. The higher level of certification could make the higher protection to the forests.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - In general PT Alfa Laval Indonesia (Alfa Laval) offers kinds of superior products within the latest technology to help the process of fresh fruit bunch (FFB) to be crude palm oil (CPO) to be more efficient and has higher purification level.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Besides the environment, palm oil industries face other issues, such as, the labors. Many sides start focusing this.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Head of Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) Secretariat, Azis Hidayat told that based on ISPO policy about palm oil plantation development, every company should facilitate the making of labors’ union.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – It is reasonable why European Union make discriminatory to palm oil. Staff Expert of Minister in Agricultural Infrastructure, Ministry of Agriculture, Prof. Dedi Nursyamsi said that it happens for palm oil has the highest productivity of all kinds of vegetable oil and could be source of environmental source of energy.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Making batik famously known in Indonesia is the process of crafting process of the national culture. It is normal if batik becomes one heritage of culture in the world which the global society knows. One application and mostly used by the global including Indonesia is batik fabric or batik cloth which was produced by making batik.

InfoSAWIT, LONDON – In a research done by University of Cambridge about the awareness of England society about certified sustainable palm oil, it is found that 77% of them are aware of palm oil. 41% of them are aware of that palm oil is as unsustainable product.

InfoSAWIT, BOGOR – Minister of Agriculture, Amran Sulaiman said that one thing to trigger the young generations of Indonesia to do farm is by transforming the traditional model to be modern one.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – According to Head of Sub Directorate of Non – Food Plantation Industry, General Directorate of Agro Industry, Ministry of Industry, Lila Harsyah Bakhtiar, ST, MT, every side should support the palm oil derivative industries to make them run.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Surface Active Agent (Surfaktan) which is useful as the cleaner has its chance to be developed from palm oil.

InfoSAWIT, MAMUJU – The palm oil derivative products from Sulawesi were officially exported. Head of Badan Karantina Pertanian (Barantan), Ali Jamil said that his side would always support the exports because it is the same accelerating program with Ministry of Agriculture.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – According to Senior Advisor in President’s Staff Office, Abetnego Tarigan, the success of palm oil development in many regions happens for the people participate in developing it. From their involvement, every side should support the sustainable business.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - In the second week of December 2018, PT. Pertamina did trial to make green gasoline by mixing gasoline and bio hydrocarbon directly in its factory in Plaju. The trial was running up to 70%. The result was that 7,5% of bio hydrocarbon could be mixed to gasoline and the octane could reach 90.

Until now PT. Pertamina is s