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InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – The oleochemical industry  of Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food celebrated its 25^th annivesary by introducing its new brand, Sinar Mas Oleochemical.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Wilmar fully supports the Filling MachineAnjungan Minyak Goreng Hygienist Otomatis (AMH-o) inaugurated by Minister of Trade, Indonesia, Enggartiasto Lukita, on Saturday (16/9/2018) in Bandung. The cooking palm oil filling machine is designed to implement the Regulation of Minister of Trade, No. 9/M-DAG/PER/2/2016 that obliges cooking oil distribution in simple packaging.

InfoSAWIT, BANDUNG– The government through Ministry of Trade appreciated PT Pindad that has created a palm oil machine, called, Anjungan Minyak Goreng Higienis Otomatis (AMH-O). Minister of Trade, Enggartiasto Lukita told it when launching the AMH-O machine in the office of PT. Pindad Bandung, West Java, Saturday, (15/9/2018) where InfoSAWIT  did attend too.

"By this machine, the people could be easier to get hygienic, and healthy 

InfoSAWIT, KALBAR – Head of Village of Lembah Hijau 2, Tri Gunawan said, the ‘Desa Siaga Api’ program and the making of ‘Masyarakat Peduli Api’ have helped the villagers to prevent the fire in the forest and areas. Days before, in every year in the village, the fire kept happening. “Years before, in every single year, there should be fire in the areas. But now, we could prevent it. In the future, we keep trying our best to prevent it,” he said.

InfoSAWIT, KALBAR -CEO Perkebunan Sinar Mas in West Kalimantan, Susanto Yang said, there are three main goals to make‘Desa Siaga Api’. The first, it is to take the people participatory to prevent the fire in the forest and areas and also as the efforts so that the people are aware of the impact of the fire and change their behaviour.

InfoSAWIT, BANDUNG –The falling of Rupiah, according to Minister of Trade, Enggartiarto Lukita, is reasonable. It happens for the investment in United States of America (USA) is created as good as possible by publishing the tax relief. This is why, the Dollar circulation in the world recedes.

InfoSAWIT,  SAMARINDA – According to the result of Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team Decision in West Kalimantan Province, the 10 to 20 year old fruit is Rp 1.454,10/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - On 1 September 2018, the government launched the expansion of biodiesel mandatory program (B20). The diesel should be mixed 20% with palm oil biodiesel both for public service obligation (PSO) and non-PSO. It is hoped that there would be no more diesel (B0) in the markets.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA–The future challenges in palm oil industries are massive. There are two main issues to face, they are, in diplomacy, information and the quality. For example, in the recent days, there have been opinions about palm oil.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –In his visit to Indonesia, Deputy of Prime Minister who is also as the  Minister of Foreign Affairs of Democratic Republic of Congo, H.E. Leonard She Okitundu opened and gave the chance of palm oil investment in the country.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -In the last days of 2017, precisely on 22 December 2017, a document within letterhead Coordinator Minister in Economy, Indonesian Republic No. S-342 /M.EKON/12/2017, was sent to Secretary of Cabinet about the approval to President’s Instruction Draft about the Postponement and Evaluation of Palm Oil Plantation License and Enhancement of Palm Oil Plantation Productivity within the initials of Coordinator Minister in Economy, Darmin Nasution, From what InfoSAWIT traced, in general the moratorium has 12 (twelve) instructions to five ministries and institutions, including, the regional governments, such as, governor, and regent/major. They would have different authority and duty to do.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -In the recent days, to avoild the tax, a new regulation about controlled foreign company (CFC) has been running since July 2017. Through the regulation, the government has its authority to make dividend tax to the company belonging to the citizen of Indonesia who protects in the ‘heaven of tax’. The regulation would make the same kind companies difficult to avoid tax.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -Integrated Supply Chain Management becomes the important part in palm oil industrial management to fulfill the sustainable development principles. It is important too to prevent mismanagement issues that would make corruption.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -Palm oil that gets bigger and wider in the global markets, of course, would be the ‘primadona’ of vegetable oil in the world. It is predicted, in 2018, the national palm oil production would increase about 10% or reach 46 million tons. The increasing CPO production would be from the success of the plantations to increase the productivity.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The institutional reinforcement could become one way to empower the position of the smallholders nationally. Besides as the place to gather to increase the capacity to manage and cultivate the plantation, the institutional reinforcement could become the administration in palm oil plantation management based on Good Agriculture Practices(GAP).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –Indonesian Chambers and Industry in cooperation with Reed Panorama Exhibitions and related associations would run annual event for the transportation and logistic industries in Indonesia, called, Indonesia Transport, Supply Chain & Logistics (ITSCL) 2018.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Palm oil plantations in Jambi have been developed since 1980s. PTPN VI, the government’s company, and PT Indo Sawit Subur (Asian Agri Group), were the pioneers to develop the plantations in the province. The palm oil plantation companies started from the government’s program through Petani Inti – Rakyat (PIR) program which got the fund support from the World Bank at the time.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To solve the deficit of trade balance, the government through Ministry of Trade decided to evaluate the commerce policy. It was told by Secretary of Trade, Enggartiasto Lukita in  the press conference with Coordinator Minister in Economy, Darmin Nasiution; Minister of Treasury, Sri Mulyani; and Minister of Industry, Airlangga Hartarto in the office of Ministry of Treasury in Jakarta, Wednesday (5/9). “To solve the trade balance deficit and control the import, the commerce would be re-regulated,” he said in the official statement to InfoSAWIT.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Mechanism is unavoidable in this era. In addition, the mechanism cultivation hardly becomes the main condern in plantation sector in a whole.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The implementation to expand the mixture of palm oil biodiesel 20% to diesel (B20) for non – public service obligation (non-PSO) was officially announced by the government on August 31^st, 2018 and would effectively run on September 1^st, 2018.