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InfoSAWIT, SAROLANGUN  – The program Desa Makmur Peduli Api (DMPA) done by Sinar Mas Agribusiness re-succeeded the good year in Jambi by the lack of hotspot and fire in nine village in District of Sorolangun. In 2017, the hotspots in the villages joining the DMPA program decreased to be only two hotspots while in 2016 there were two hotspots and one fire; in 2015, there were 213 hotspots and 130 fire. 

InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA -In 2017, Plantation Agency, East Kalimantan Province through Technical Unit of Pengawasan Benih Perkebunanhad certified 3,74 million seeds of plantation, including palm oil sprout in the province.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Based on the Meeting Result of Tim PenetapanFresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) price, Riau Province, No. 10 on 7 to 13 March 2018, the 10-20 year old fruit is Rp 28,58/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To support the industrial development, the government in 2018 targets that the 7 Special Economic Zones could perfectly operate.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Director of Palm oil Plantation Fund Management Agency, (PFMA), Dono Boestami, said, biodiesel incentive is the part of the government to the people for the source of fund is not from the National Budget, but from export citation.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Governor of East Kalimantan, H Awang Faroek Ishak atttended the meeting to propose the Extension of Construction of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Maloy Batuta Trans Kalimantan (SEZ MBTK) in the Coordinator Ministry of Economy in the end of February 2018. The meeting was led by Deputy in Infrastructure Extension and Regional Development or Percepatan Infrastruktur  dan Pengembangan Wilayah, Wahyu Utomo.

InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA – According to the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team in East Kalimantan Province, the ten year old fruit is 1.589,25/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA  -Malaysian company group, Sime Darby that also develops its palm oil plantation in Indonesia, within the company, Minamas, emphasized to develop its plantations sustainably. Palm oil plantation enlargement that Minamas does always refers to the regulations in Indonesia.

InfoSAWIT, SINGAPURA – According to Ministry of Trade, the cooperation between ASEAN and European Union (EU) gets better. It is known from the consistent trade value and investment in the two regions. Based on the statistic from EU, the trade between ASEAN and EU reached € 226,6 billionsin 2017, increased 9,1% from the previous year. EU was also the biggest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of ASEAN in 2016 reaching €26,3 billions. It showed that it is important to cooperate in both regions.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –Chairman of Sime Darby Foundation, Datuk Musa Hitam,  told his experience when becoming a bureaucrat and a chairman in a palm oil plantation company some time ago.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Jaringan Kerja Penyelamat Hutan Riau  (Jikalahari) reported, 38 companies and 15 personal modals or cukong that cut the forest in 2017 are not executed yet by the law officers. They are predicted to break the Undang-undang Pencegahan dan Pemberantasan Pengrusakan Hutan (UUP3H) for having no license.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - The accusation to palm oil industries nationally in the last decade seems has no end. It started from the health but in the last some years, the environmental issues have something to do with the progress of palm oil industries.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – Based on the meeting result of Tim Penetapan Harga Palm oil Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB)in Jambi, the FFB on 2 to 8 March 2018 in the province is that the 10-20 year old fruit is Rp 1.804.49/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA  -In the recent days, palm oil plantation company, Minamas Plantation (Minamas) gave scholarship to 18 students in an event called ‘2018 Minamas Scholarship Award Ceremony’ on Tuesday, 27 February 2018. The scholarship is part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Minamas, such as, Education, Environment, and Protection, Development of the People, and Health, the Youth and Sports, and also Art and Culture.

InfoSAWIT, PONITANAK – According to the result of Tim Penetapan Hargaof Palm oil Fresh Fruit Bunch in West Kalimantan Province in March  2018, the 10 – 20 year old fruit is Rp1.705,18/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The progress of palm oil plantation in Indonesia always faces issues and it does not run well, starting from the regulations and others.

But the facts showed, palm oil industries nationally seem strong and never stop developing. Of cource it has something to do with the supports of the stakeholders, namely the planters who always work and dedicate themselve to realize high productivity palm oil.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –In the event of Indonesia Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award II 2018, held by Majalah Economic Review at Crown Plaza Hotel Jakarta, on Friday, 23 February 2018, PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk., got Platinum predicate.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –On 21 February 2018 US Department of Commerce(USDOC), an institution that determines the numbers of dumping, published the final determination on the anti-dumping investigation on biodiesel from Indonesia and Argentina.

InfoSAWIT, PUTRAJAYA –After deciding to run sustainable palm oil cultivation certification in its own scheme, that is, Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO), the result showed that there are few palm oil plantation companies in Malaysia getting MSPO certificate. As quoted from nst.com.my,there would be efforts to give incentive, such as, audit cost help given by Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Based on Ministry of Trade, the referential price for crude palm oil (CPO) to make Out Fee (OF) in March is US$ 708,60/MetricTon (MT).