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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) decreased to be Rp 11.180/kg, Monday (4/9/2023). It means, it got cheaper Rp 218/kg compared to Friday (1/9/2023) tender which was Rp 11.398/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In this fast developing era, energy policy would be very important thing to develop one country. President candidate, Prabowo Subianto, told his focus plan of policy if he would be voted to be president in the 2025 president election and one main point in his agenda is to make sure energy security in this country.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK - 7.376 hotspots were seen in 235 palm oil concession areas and industrial plantation forests (IPF) in West Kalimantan Province in August 2023. If on 1 to 17 August 2023 the hotsposts in palm oil concession areas were about 3.275 and in IPF concession areas about 1.675, after the period until the late of August 2023 they got more to be 7.376 hotspots. The additional hotspots on18 to 31 August 2023 were, 1.726 hotspots in palm oil concession areas, and 700 hotspots in IPF. But the numbers of hotspots on 1 - 17 August 2023 were more than those on 18 – 31 August 2023. 

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Crude palm oil (CPO) price at Malaysia Derivatives Exchange got cheaper on Monday, (4/9/2023), or decreased after other vegetable oils got cheaper in Dalian Commodity Exchange.

InfoSAWIT, BANGI - Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) launched two new technologies from biotechnology and food cluster commercially at Transfer of Technology (TOT) MPOB 2023 recently. They are called True-to Type Version 2 – Platform Genotipe Resolusi Tinggi to identify mature palm oil trees and Mozzarella analogue cheese within palm oil material – bases.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Palm oil plantations in many regions in Indonesia were developed based on mutual cooperation among the stakeholders. In fact, ever since palm oil was developed, it needed participation from many stakeholders in the regions to be part of people’s economic around.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Derom Bangun was always as official delegation in trade mission to many countries, even until South Africa to escalate palm oil exports from Indonesia. He sometimes went with Minister of Agriculture, Anton Apriyantono and General Director of Plantation, Achmad Mangga Barani in many international level-meetings. He was always invited as a speaker in many forums, seminars, and conferences in international level about palm oil, such as, in Oxford (United Kingkom), Schleswig-Holstein (German), Mumbai (India), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), and Phoenix (United States of America).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Selecting palm oil seeds would be very significant thing to do because it is the main modal to get maximally palm oil production. That is why it needs to be aware and knowing every supporting factor.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In the recent days, President Joko Widodo established Taskforce of Palm Oil Plantation Governance by publishing President’s Decision Number 9 / 2023 about Taskforce of Escalating Palm Oil Plantation Governance and Optimizing Revenue. The taskforce is led and managed by Coordinator Minister in Maritime and Investment, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan and has 18 members from related ministries/institutions.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – From sports, there have been figures who become legends, for instance, in badminton, Indonesia has Rudy Hartono as legend; in boxing, the world has Muhammad Ali; in basketball, the world has Michael Jordan and in palm oil sectors, the world has a legend, he is Derom Bangun.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The bad palm oil governance in Indonesia actually raised up after there were many numbers of palm oil plantations from many different ministries/institutions. It is understandable if there is no official data about them.

InfoSAWIT, SORONG – Palm oil plantation company, PT Putera Manunggal Perkasa (PMP), the subsidiary of PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk. (ANJ) in District of South Selatan and Maybrat justgot awards at Badan Usaha Award as “Peraih Badan Usaha Award Kategori Pekerja Download MJKN Terbanyak Tingkat Kantor Cabang Skala Badan Usaha Besar” from BPJS Kesehatan Kedeputian Wilayah XII, City of Sorong, Thursday (31/8).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Tri Yuswidjajanto Zaenuri, energy conversion expert of Faculty of Technic and Aerospace Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) said that biodiesel with its chemical name – FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) from crude palm oil (CPO) esterification process has hygroscopic (could absorb water) characteristic, detergency (solvent to deposit in fuel tank up to fuel that causes dirt is stuck in filter and would clog), high oxidation level that triggers deposit and calories numbers of FAME reaching 37 MJ/kg are lower than diesel that reaches 43 MJ/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Palm oil plantation companies’ stocks at Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) on Friday, 1 September 2023 increased up to 4,32 percent. It was led by JARR and other ten got the same.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan (IHSG) on Friday, 1 September 2023 increased 0,35 percent to be at level 6.977,65.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Are you searching for career opportunity which is full of challenge but meaningful in agribusiness world? The golden chance arrives! PT Union Sampoerna Triputra Persada (USTP) opens vacancy for some postions in plantations and mills.\

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) reference price to decide levy and tariff on Public Service Obligation Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) or known as export tax on 1–15 September 2023 would be US$ 805,20/metric ton (MT). The numbers decreased US$ 5,15 or 1,85 percent from those on 16—31 August 2023.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) price at Malaysia Derivatives Exchange on Friday (1/9/2023) decreased. It stopped the two previous sessions after it got cheaper because of other vegetable oils got cheaper at Dalian Commodity Exchange.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – As the biggest palm oil producer in the world, Indonesia has many renewable sources of energy in big numbers to be optimized and to accelerate economic activity in many sectors.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT Pana Oil Indonesia, automotive and industry lubricant producr delivered some tips for B35 users to get machines and heavy tools in mining sector optimally operate.