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InfoSAWIT, BRUSSEL – In the third meeting of European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Joint Task Force, Indonesia and Malaysia mentioned their concern about the regulation implementation for it would be realized soon even though there could be potential to postpone it until next year.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Besides being well-known as the main source to inform/forecast the climate and weather, Geophysics, Climatology, and Meteorology Agency (GCMA) also informed about green – house gas (GHG) emission, it would be one factor that contributed to the temperature and decreasing air quality in many regions.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Geophysics, Climatology, and Meteorology Agency (GCMA) is famous for one source that informs the latest climate, weather, and geophysics in Indonesia. But besides those, GCMA is the significant reference to face natural disasters, such as, earth quake.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was Rp. 14.135/kg on Monday (14/10/2024). It meant to get increased 0,91% or about Rp 128/kg to Friday (11/10/2024) tender that was Rp 14.007/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The elected President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto got the data that indicated the leak revenue up to Rp 300 trillion from palm oil plantation sectors. Vice Chairman of Supervisors Board of Partai Gerindra, Hashim Djojohadikusumo who is also the younger brother of Prabowo himself.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Many focused to palm oil plantation bleaching. Director of Sawit Watch, Achmad Surambo worried about the minimal transparency in the government’s program. Even Minister of Environment and Forestry legalized the the program, the information access was so restricted.

InfoSAWIT, MAMUJU – The Legal Bureau of West Sulawesi Secretariat did a meeting to decide index performance “P” and fresh fruit bunch (FFB) price in September 2024 that the smallholders produced in the province. The meeting was attended by the formulator of law, Ariani; legal analyst, Ulwiah Sawabi, and other staffs. It was the order of Head in duty of Legal Bureau West Sulawesi Secretariat, Nuryani.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Great Attorney searched the office of Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MEF), Thursday 3 October 2024. It was about the corruption assumption about illegal palm oil plantation governance in 2005 to 2024. Head of Public Relation, The Great Attorney, Harli Siregar said that the witnesses would be scheduled to deliver information.

InfoSAWIT, BRUSSEL – The third meeting of European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Joint Task Force was conducted, it would be the crucial moment as the same efforts to face global scale deforestation. The meeting was in Brussels on 12 September 2024 and attended by the representatives of European Union, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

InfoSAWIT, TANGERANG – When facing palm oil export challenges namely about European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), Ministry of Trade took every planter to remain optimist and should get every chance from the increasing derivative product demands, such as, cosmetic, oleochemical, and biodiesel in palm oil base to the countries.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducted Indonesia Downstream Palm Oil Industry Business Forum as the way to get palm oil diplomacy and promote downstream products to many countries. It was running in Jakarta, attended by 128 participants, including the buyer candidates, and national scale – stakeholders.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Government of Indonesia would keep reinforcing downstream industries to develop to realize the economic progress 6 - 8 percent, as regulated in the Nationally Long Term – Development Plan 2025 - 2045. One strategic thing would be about to develop 10 (ten) prioritized industries by focusing on agro sectors. The policy would be about to deepen industrial structures from the upstream to downstream sectors, and maximize one abundant potential natural resource, which is, palm oil.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk. (ANJ) re-confirmed its reputation as the company that prioritized sustainable governance. In the Annual Report Award (ARA) 2023, ANJ successfully got the highest award in Non-Fianceial Go Public Company – category. The award was handed over by the Chairman of Komite Nasional Kebijakan Governansi (KNKG), Mardiasmo and Chief Direcctor of ARA, Sigit Pramono to Lucas Kurniawan, Director of ANJ together with Independent Commissioner of ANJ, Darwin Cyril Noerhadi at the hall of Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI), Jakarta, Monday.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The member of Ombudsman Indonesia, Yeka Hendra Fatika said that it would be significant to get clean and good palm oil industrial governance in Indonesia. He said it when being a speaker in the "Workshop Penguatan Tata Kelola Sawit Indonesia" that Asosiasi Petani Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (DPP APKASINDO) conducted, Wednesday in the auditorium of Ministry of Agriculture.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - PT REA Kaltim Plantations (REA), one palm oil plantation industry in Indonesia launched the latest program - SHINES (SmallHolder INclusion for Ethical Sourcing). The program would be implemented from 2025 to 2027 and the goal wouls be about to empower independent smallholders to obey and qualify the closer regulation, namely European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of South Sumatera Province in the first period - October 2024 (1 - 15 October 2024), decided on Wednesday, 9 October 2024, the 10 – 20 getting more expensive Rp 186,86/kg to be Rp 3.131,90/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was in withdraw (WD) with the highest bid Rp. 14.007/kg on Friday (11/10/2024). It meant to get increased 0,84% or about Rp 117/kg to Thursday (10/10/2024) tender that was Rp 13.890/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The policy about palm oil downstream sectors that have been implemented as the instruction of President Joko Widodo successfully minimized economic dependence of Indonesia to the global scale – commodity price. The latest data showed the palm oil and its derivative exports in 2023 reached US$ 28,45 billion, equal to 11,6 percent of the total non-oil and gas exports. The export ration between the materials (crude palm oil/crude palm kernel oil or CPO/CPKO) and processed palm oil significantly showed the progress with the comparison 10,25% : 89,75%.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil industries massively contributed to this country namely since the past decade by the downstream sector development into three groups, such as, food, renewable energy, and personal care – products.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Saleh Husin, Minister of Industry of Indonesia in 2014 -2016, stood before the guest, to launch a book that contained of not only ideas, but also the big wills for the future of Indonesia. His book - "Hilirisasi Sawit Cegah Middle Income Trap", proved that he was so serious to know the big potential of palm oil industries as the key heading to the vision of Indonesia Emas 2045.