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KUCHING – Malaysian Palm oil Board (MPOB) has warned by giving letter “showcause” to the palm oil factory owners and 11 dealers in Serawak relating to buy stolen fruit in their production.

BENGKULU – The company running palm oil plantation and factory in North Bengkulu, PT Sandabi Indah Lestari (SIL) said that the company implements zero waste concept from the production and the cultivation of palm oil.

KUALA LUMPUR – The income of palm oil producer company, Felda Global Holdings Bhd (FGV), in the second quarter 2014 (2Q2014) which ended on June 30th increased almost two times fold.

JAKARTA – Governor of Central Kalimantan, TerasNarang said, enlarging palm oil in his region will not destroy productive agriculture area. Teras said it in Jakarta, Tuesday (26/8/2014).

KOTAPINANG – Forestry and Plantation Agency Labuhan Batu said there are 20 palm oil company in District of South Labuhan Batu having no Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification.

PALANGKARAYA – Head of Regional Strategy REDD+  Kapuas, Sanidjan said the socialization of REDD+ could increase the knowledge of the stakeholders about the programme comprehensively.

KUALA LUMPUR - Presiden Group and Chief Executive Officer Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd, Mohd Emir Mavani Abdullah estimated the prospect of crude palm oil in the market will be remaining bearish or increasing in the rest of this year 2014.

JAKARTA – Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource and Ministry of Transportation plan to blend vegetable fuel palm oil-base about 2% to avtur in 2016. This is to reduce green house effect.

PALANGKARAYA – Central Kalimantan which is known as the pioneer of REDD+  keeps improving to welcome of REDD+ programme in the footprint level.

NEW DELHI – Price of crude palm oil (CPO) slightly increased about 0,31% to be Rs 520,50 /10 kg in the trade on Thursday (24/7/2014). As a speculant, it is making central pick – up price to the demand in the spot market.

JAKARTA - PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk (DSNG) in the first six months in 2014 has planted new palm oil in the 3.499 hectares area of its own. It consists of 2.128  hectares of main plantation and 1.370 hectares of plasma plantation.

JAKARTA – The fire in the forest and area which happens in every year in Indonesia are caused by people, 99%. Deputy of Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) in Prevention and Readiness, Dody Ruswandi said onThursday (24/7/2014).

JAKARTA – To fulfill and develop palm oil seeds in the plantations belonging to PT Astra Agro Lestari (AALI), the company keeps cooperating with Pusat Penelitian Kelapa Palm oil (PPKS). To develop and enlarge palm oil seeds, the company will get the licence in this year.

JAKARTA – Palm oil plantation company PT Jaya Agra Wattie Tbk (JAWA) booked net profits in the first semester 2014 (6M14) about Rp68,95 billions or it increased 35,01% than in the same period in last year which reaching Rp51,07 billions.

JAKARTA  - Plantation company, PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk (DSNG) booked net profits in the first semester 2014 (6M14) about Rp 367.4 billions or it increased increased 219,6% than the same period in last year.

JAKARTA – General Secretary of Indonesian Biofuels Producer Association, Togar Sitanggang said, biodiesel exports will decrease to Europe, starting from this year. It happens for the tax is getting higher in European Union.

LIBERIA - Sime Darby Plantation Liberia (SDPL) has made large breakthrough by investing in Liberia, building modern palm oil factory which is about US$ 10 millions. If the building is finish, the factory will be the first palm oil factory built by Malaysian company in Africa.

JAKARTA – Director of PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk (DSNG), Djojo Boentoro, said, in semester I 2014 (6M14) the CPO production of the company increased 30,2%, than in the same period in 2013.

JAKARTA – General Director of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Gamal Nasir said to InfoSAWIT, Ministry of Agriculture recorded, the total export of palm oil plantation sector in Semester 1 2014 reached US$ 6,3 billions. It decreased than the last year in the same period, which was US$ 6,6 billions. On the other hand, the export volume in 2013 increased to be US$ 26,4 billions than US$ 24,2 billions in 2012.

Pekanbaru – When meeting Commission 2 of South Sumatera Legislative, the Head of Plantation Agency, Riau, Drs. H.Zulher MS explained the direction of plantation industrial developments, especially the three mainstay commodities, they are, palm oil, rubber and coconut. In the future, the developments will be done in intensification and area diversification patterns.