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LANGKAT – A people in Kwala Bingei, Subdistrict of Stabat, District of Langkat, North Sumatera, Selamat mentioned, tens of sugarcane area belonging to PTPN-2 now turn over to be palm oil areas.

SINGAPURA – Advanced palm oil producer, Indo Agri Resources Ltd, in the last quarter 2014 (4Q14 ) increased 12% year on year (yoy) to be Rp 4.192 billions from Rp 3.749 billions.

SINGAPURA – The decresing crude palm oil (CPO) price does not make palm oil plantation company, First Resources Limited also decrease its Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) and CPO productions

KUALA LUMPUR  -Sime Darby Berhadreported, the profits before the tax  reached RM592,7 millions and the net profits reached RM437,4 millions in the second quarter which ended on 31 December 2014 (2QFY2015).  While the profits before the tax and the net profits of the company in 2QFY2015 decreased 38 percents and 47 percents for each in the same period in last year.

JAKARTA – IndoAgri subindustry, PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia (Lonsum) in the meeting with Investor Relations, Friday (25/2) explained, in the end of 2014, the planted area of some commodities reached 3.636 hectares.

KUALA LUMPUR – In the proposal to Malaysian Stock Exchange, palm oil company, TH Plantation Bhd noted, the profit before the tax which ended on December 31st, 2014, decreased to be RM58.21 millions from RM71.04 millions which was listed in 2013. The lower profit margin made it so.

SINGAPURA – Palm oil company, First Resources Limited reported,in 12 months in 2014, the net profit reached US$173,4 millions or decreased 27,2% than it in 2013 which reaching US$ 238,2 millions.

JAKARTA – In a mas economical situation in 2014, palm oil plantation company, PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia (Lonsum) still showed the best works.

PEKANBARU – The Provincial Government of Riau through Plantation Agency mentioned, palm oil factories operating in the region have helped the government to solve the climate changes and the electricity crisis happening in Riau.

MUKOMUKO – In 2015, 20 farmers joint in the farmers groups in Sidodadi, Village of Agung Jaya, Subdistrict Air Manjuto get aid 20 cows from the  government of Bengkulu Province.

Bali, InfoSAWIT – After Joko Supriyono, Director of Astra Agro Lestari was elected as the Chairman of Indonesian Palm Oil Businessmen Association (IPOBA), there was a formation of the coordinators too.

Bali, InfoSawit – The 9th National Conference of Indonesian Palm Oil Businessmen Association (IPOBA) was finally successful to vote for the Chairman and the new coordinators in 2015-2018. There were 8 candidates in the voting.

JAMBI – Based on the decision of price making team in Plantation Agency of Jambi, from 27 February – 5 March 2015, the of 10 – 20 year old fruit increases Rp25,57/kg to be Rp1.775,67/kg from the previous period which was Rp1.750,10/kg.

PEKANBARU – Indonesian Businessmen Association (IBA) asked the government to protect the Industrial Plantation Forest (IPH) and national palm oil plantations from the foreign non government organizations (NGOs) which vocalize the negative issues to the two kinds of industries.

SAMPIT – Head of Transmigration, Employees and Social Agency, District of East Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan Province, Bima Ekawardana said there are tens of palm oil companies not reporting their corporate social responsibilities (CSR).

Bali, InfoSAWIT – The presence of Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) members will have their own dynamics. The members have specialization, such as, votes to determine the direction of the association in the future.

Bali, InfoSAWIT – The 9th Conference of IPOA is running from 26 – 27 February 2015. Based on what InfoSAWIt saw, the members of IPOA attended and came to Trans Hotel, Bali.

Bali, InfoSAWIT – The 9th National Conference of Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) will be officially innagurated on February 26th, 2015. It is planned, the opening ceremony would have been done at 09.00 in the morning with the report of the committee, the opening speech of the Chairman and Coordinator Secretary of Economy, Indonesian Republic.

Bali, InfoSAWIT – The presense of Indonesian Palm Oil Businessmen Association (IPOA) as the association of palm oil businessmen has specialty for the members for it is arranged in the Article of Association of IPOBA, Chapter VII, Sovereignty, the highest authority, Conference, Meeting, and Voting, article 17.

JAKARTA , INFOSAWIT – In the last time of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono era, there were many regulations which were not profit to the national palm oil industrial developments.