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KUALA LUMPUR – The Chairman of Felda Global Ventures Holdings (FGV), Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, said it is not fair to compare his company performance with the others when the other companies make the palm oil plantations as their business-focuses,

BEIJING – Indonesian Trading Minister Rachmat Gobel ask APEC to be more pro-people (people-centred), more opened for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) stakeholders, also overcome the problem of poverty in Asia-Pacific area.

KUALA LUMPUR – On of the focuses in 12^th annual Roundtable that held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on this middle November, is the keynote speaker that will represents by Dr. Suzuki by the themed “Setting the Bottom Line in the Anthropocene”, that scheduled will be delivered before the panel discussion that will moderated by himself by the theme of “Supporting RSPO on Identifying High Carbon Stock and Reducing Deforestation”.

KUALA LUMPUR – According to the information from Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) estimates the annual production of RSPO certified sustainable palm oil reach 11,1 million tons, or about 18% from the total production of crude palm oil (CPO) in the world, at present.

KUALA LUMPUR – On 12^th annual Roundtable that held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on this middle November, together with some positive development that showed by industries in England, France, Germany, Sweden, Netherland, Norway, Denmark, and Belgium which have deal to use fully (100%) of sustainable palm oil in next 2015.

KUALA LUMPUR – The 12^th Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) will held in Kuala Lumpur on 17^th – 20^th November 2014 will unite 800 delegations from over 30 countries, who as the stakeholders from all of the palm oil industry sector.

MUKOMUKO – The chairman of Commission I of Mukomuko district Regional Parliament, Badrun Hasani, on Thursday (06/11/2014), said they will call the company that buy fresh fruit bunches (FFB) of palm oil owned by the palm oil farmers at a price that does not comply with the provisions of FFB pricing team by local Agriculture Department.

PEKANBARU – The new and renewable bio-energy as nationally still reach in 3,94 million tons per year. The amount is still far away from the governments target to produce bio-energy for national needs whether for energy security and food supply. As statement from the Director of Post-Harvest and Business Development in Directorate General of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Bambang Sadjuga, in Pekanbaru, on Tuesday (04/11/2014).

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council (MPOCC) will be the agency that regulates the certification scheme for sustainable palm oil in Malaysia or Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) on January 1^st 2015.

JAKARTA – The Chairman of Autonomous Region of The Association of Indonesian Palm Oil Companies (GAPKI), Susanto, estimated the production of crude palm oil (CPO) to the end of this year will increase.

GUNUNG SUGIH -  The palm oil farmers in Bangunrejo, Central Lampung, complaining about palm oil plantations harvest are declining due to drought and hail of El-nino storms that hit Indonesia in recent months.

JAKARTA – The rate of national palm oil industry development is often choked with environmental issues, plus any regulations made from foreigners to decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

GRINDSTED – DuPont Nutrition % Health believes switch to use certified sustainable palm oil will increase the performance of the supply of sustainable emulsifier, said the director of DuPont Nutrition & Health sustainability, Anne Hansen.

TOBA SAMOSIR – A pulp producer company, PT. Toba Pulp Lestari, Tbk, has had as many as two units of steam turbines capable of generating 73 MW of electricity, which is kind of MHI turbine electricity-producing turbines with a capacity of 53 MWh, as well as the type of SGP turbines with a capacity of 20MWh of electricity generating power.

JAKARTA – In order to increase Indonesian Palm Oil Industry, The Association of Indonesian Palm Oil Companies (GAPKI) will held annual palm oil conference or The 10^th Indonesian Palm Oil Conference (IPOC) in Bandung, on 26^th until 28^th November 2014.

MEDAN – Founder of Gerakan Sumatera Utara Inisiatif, Julian Helmi Lubis said, there are many losts, about 7 millions of tons per hecare from the abandoned plantation. 30% of them are cultivated by the people. So he urged the government to make palm oil education, especially in North Sumatera.

BANDA ACEH – Being in bad irrigation in Village Jambo Dalem, Subdistrict East Trumon makes thousands hectares paddy areas in District of South Aceh, Aceh Province turn to be palm oil plantation.

BANJARMASIN – To fulfill the needs of electricity for the people in South Kalimantan, General Manager of State Electricity Company in South and Central Kalimantan,Mursalin suggested the local people to build electricity power palm oil – base as the renewable source of energy.

JAKARTA – General Secretary of Indonesian Palm Oil Businessmen Association (IPOBA), Joko Supriyono said, 10 palm oil companies will expand their business into downstream sectors which invest about Rp 250 billionsfor a factory.

KUTA – Ministry of Transportation is studying palm oil which will be used as the fuel mixing for aeroplane. It is done as part of renewable energy program in the ministry.