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MUKOMUKO – About 500 hectares of palm oil plantation in District of Mukomuko, Province of Bengkulu will be turned into rice field. The government of Mukomuko said so.

JAKARTA–Business executive of GreenPalm(Book &ClaimLtd) Simon said, Unilever uses theInternational Trade Centre’s Standards Mapas the reference to increase the transparency of international production quality standard.

SIMPAG AMPEK  - To increase and boost the people’s plantations, which are about 1 millions hectare, they need replanting process. Plantation Agency of West Pasaman, West Sumatera plans to do replanting process to 100.314 hectares.

BANJARMASIN – The increasing production of crude palm oil (CPO) in South Kalimantan could increase the economy in the region. Chief of Representative of Indonesian Bank Regional II, Kalimantan, Mokhamad Dadi said.

JAKARTA – Two palm  oil companies, PT Transpacific Agro Industry (TPAI) and PT Global Kalimantan Makmur which are the subindustries of PT Provident Agro Tbk get loans from Bank Mandiri about Rp 16,488 billionsto enlarge palm oil plantations. 

JAKARTA–Indonesian Vegetable Oil Industries Associationn (IVOIA) complained what Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK)had officially made by the rising premiums  for palm oil companies. The rising tariff will press palm oil industries more and more.

KUALA LUMPUR - KimLoongResourcesBhdnoted the operational drilling in the first quarter 2014 increased 58% within the profits about RM 19,4 billions. The selling of CPO increased 28% from the previous year to be 66.300 MT within the average price higher about 16%.

KUALA LUMPUR – Palm oil companyKimLoongResourcesBhdin the first quarter 2014 got double incomes year on year (yoy). According to the emitten, its income increased for the crude palm oil (CPO) got better price and the production of the fruit did too.

KOTABARU –The people in Pulau Laut Barat, District of Kotabaru, Province of South Kalimantan asked that palm oil company, PT Bumi Raya Investindo would provide School bus for them and they have now.

Kuala Lumpur – Referring to the Chairman BLD Plantation Bhd (BLD Plantation), his side is optimistic to develop downstream industries to boost the performance of the company. “In the future, we are going to invest in refining and crushing,” he said as it was written in The Borneo Post.

Kuala Lumpur - Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) has officially and commercially launched  its oleochemical factory locating in Quincy, Massachussetts, United States of America, which is run by its subindustry, Twin Rivers Technologies Holdings (TRTH).

Kuala Lumpur -  Referring to the Intertek Testing Services and Societe Generale de Surveillance, the export of RBD Palm Olein Malaysia increased from 338.710 tons in 1-25 May 2014, to be 435.385 tons or it increased 96,6 thousands of tons on 1 – 25 June 2014.

Brussel – In Indonesian embassy press conference in Brussel, national biodiesel industries have paid the anti dumping taxes for palm oil to European Union for about 183 millions of Euro. The anti dumping taxes were published by European Union because of the protests done by European Biodiesel Board in 2013.

Kuala Lumpur – Referring to the information from Intertek Testing Services and Societe Generale de Surveilance, Malaysian CPO exports to India increased 299.725 tonsin 1-25 June 2014, or it was higher 26,2 thousands of tons or it increased 9,58% if it was compared to the previous period (1-25 May 2014).

Brussel ­-  Indonesian Embassy in Brussel questioned the double standards which European businessmen have implemented relating to the palm oil effect towards the health in Brussel, Wednesday June  25 June, 2014.

Pekanbaru-There are lots of illegal CPO shelters in Riau Province, especially in District of Indragiri Hulu (Inhu). It is rumored thatthis business is held by middle class businessmen without having licences.

Brussel – In one European symposium about Effects of Palm Oil towards the Health in Brussel, Wednesday, June 25th, 2014, attended by many health and nutrients experts  in Europe Union, it was told that, palm oil is good for human beings for it has betacaroteen, vitamin A and E. “It is a misleading perception to say, consuming palm oil could increase the risk of stroke and heart attack,” it was the conclusion in the symposium.

Jakarta –Referring to the information of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the production of Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) by April 2014 reached 10,7 millions tons from about 2,2 millions hectares. It means, the CSPO in the world has reached 16% of the total production of crude palm oil (CPO) in the world.

Jakarta – The vaster growth of palm oil industries in Indonesia urges wider enlargement. For the mineral area is limited, it is suspected that palm oil enlargement has been done in peatland area.

Jakarta – The European consumers are urged to absorb Certification Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) more. Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) urged them. It was rumored, the CSPO absorptions got higher in Europe though the CSPO physical markets needed to be boosted more too.