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Jakarta –The same goal between the certification of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO), that is to boost the sustainable palm oil cultivation practices, will make the audit in the same time. But before, the suggestion was proposed by Vice Secretary of Trade, Republic of Indonesia, Bayu Krisnamurthi in London.

KUALA LUMPUR - Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd in the third quarter 2014 plans to plant palm oil in 500 hectares area in Central Kalimantan.

BANDUNG–Secretary of Agriculture, Suswono said, the bilateral cooperation of Indonesia and Malaysia in agribusiness is dominated by palm oil plantation which reaching 85%.

BALIKPAPAN–Indonesian Palm Oil Businessmen Association (IPOBA) hoped that the certification process to get Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO)which is mandatory for palm oil companies should be prolonged.

PANGKAL PINANG – Integrated Programme Palm Oil-Cow as the Ministry of Agriculture proposed is welcomed by the provincial government of Bangka Belitung (Babel). Provincial government Babel through the Head of Agriculture and Livestock Agency, Toni Batubara said their readiness to success the programme.

PEKAN BARU –Commission B, Riau Representatives welcomed the plans of Riau Government to make new State Enterprice to manage palm oil factories.

KARACHI–General Consulate of Malaysia in Karachi, Abu Bakar Mamat said, for the first time, 100% of Malaysian cooking oil is sold in Pakistan markets.

MALANG –General Secretary of Indonesian Palm Oil Farmers Association (IPOFA) Asmar Arsjadsaid, moratorium which the government made in 2011 postponed the progress of Indonesian palm oil farmers.

ROKAN HILIR–As part of the people welfare, Plantation Agency of Rokan Hilir plans to distribute 500 hectares palm oil plantation to the poor people in the region in 2014.

JAKARTA - PT Eterindo Wahanatama Tbk (ETWA) plans to build palm oil factory by the end of 2014 within the investment about Rp 175 billions. This is done to supports the business in the upstream sectors.

JAKARTA –Palm oil and kernel oil companies belonging to Sampoerna Agro, which parts of Group Sampoerna Strategic got increasing income in the first quarter about 10,9% to be Rp 649.6 billions than in the same period last year which reaching Rp 585.5 billions.

JAKARTA - PT SMART Tbk achieved Work Healthy and Safety Management System Award (WHSMS) and Zero Accident Award in 2014, which was held on May 26, 2014 in Birawa Room, Bidakara Hotel. The yearly agenda was held by Ministry of Labour and Transmigration to appreciate the companies and regional governments which successfully do WHSMS.

BANGKO – Plantation and Forestry Agency, Merangin gave subsidized palm oil seeds to the farmers in 2014 by considering the importance of the superior seeds for the progress of palm oil plantations.But for the limitation, each farmer got 250 stalks.

BALI–The Secretary of Research and Technology, Gusti Muhammad Hatta said, the replanting process by planting superior seedsis not only cultivated by people’s main plantation, but also the businessmen’s.

SAMARINDA – To develop available renewable natural resources, the government of East Kalimantan boosted palm oil plantation as the mainstay sector in the future.

BANDUNG–Palm oil is worth to be called the mainstay product in Indonesia. The facts show, it is not only the fruit could produce raw oil for the ingredients of many other products, but the waste could also be utilized as handycrafts, such as, bag.

KUALA LUMPUR - Sarawak Plantation Bhd which targets to expand 3.500 palm oil plantations in this year, is actively exploring the acquisition or merger to realize it.

ABUJA – One biggest palm oil company in Nigeria, Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc,plans to build palm oil factory (POF) by investing 2,5 billions Niera, which would be the biggest plantation in Africa before the end of this year, 2014.

JAKARTA – As the biggest crude palm oil producer in the world since 2006, Indonesia is required to have environmental and sustainable palm oil plantations. So the government published the policy so that evey company should have Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification.

Jakarta – After meeting 300 CPO buyers in Europe, Vice Secretary of Trade, Bayu Khrisnamurti said, the European positively responds Indonesian crude palm  oil.