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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – After being successfully developing palm oil plantations and becoming one big vegetable oil industry in the world, Wilmar has been running paddy business since 2018.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The world population escalates while areas to produce food get limited. Chairman of Gabungan Pelaku dan Pemerhati Sistem Integrasi Sapi-Kelapa Sawit (Gapensiska), Joko Iriantono said having about 16,38 million hectares palm oil plantation, Indonesia has potential to produce food by implementing palm oil plantation – cow integrated program.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team and FFB Documents of Riau Province Number 13 on 29 March – 4 April 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 45,16/Kg to be Rp 2.831,00/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Material usages in crude oil – base now change and even increase to be in vegetable oil – base for it is more environmental. Turkey, for instance, keeps encouraging (its citizens) to apply more environmental materials. Oleo-chemical in vegetable oil – base keeps increasing by having imports more than 70% and the rests were produced by the country itself.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got better to be Rp 12.005/kg, Tuesday (28/3/2023), It means, it increased Rp 140/Kg compared to Monday (27/3/2023) tender which was Rp 11.865/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Apical Group, one palm oil producer company, Monday (27/3/2023) did “Ngabuburit Bersama Apical” that started from visiting micro, small, and medium business (MSMB) developed by Suku Dinas Tenaga kerja dan Transmigrasi (Sudinakertrans) North Jakarta and Apical in the parking spot of Sudinakertrans, Plumpang, North Jakarta.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To deliver clear information about palm oil cultivation in Indonesia to many countries in Europe, many stakeholders in Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) planned to join Hannover Messe 2023 industrial technology exhibition.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got better to be 11.865/kg on Monday (27/3/2023). It means it increased Rp 65/kg compared to Friday (24/3/2023) tender that was Rp 11.800/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – It is complete to violate the sentence of Constitutional Court in the formal test of Undang-Undang Cipta Kerja (UUCK). Indonesian Legislators officially inaugurated the Regulation in lieu of Law Cipta Kerja Number 2 / 2022 about Cipta Kerja to be Law. It was decided in the 19^th meeting of the fourth assembly in 2022 – 2023. The assembly was also attended by Coordinator Minister in Economy, Airlangga Hartarto, Tuesday (21/3/2023).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) reported that January 2023 crude palm oil (CPO) exports reached 2,94 million tons or higher than those in December 2022 that reached 2,75 million tons.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Crude palm oil (CPO) production in the early of 2023 reached 3.892 thousand tons while palm kernel oil (PKO) reached 370 thousand tons. The numbers were relatively the same as in 2022 in the same period. Compared to December 2022 which reached 4.300 tons, it could be said that January 2023 CPO production was lower 9,5%.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Director of Holding Perkebunan Nusantara PTPN III, Muhammad Abdul Ghani mentioned, there would be some massive projects for PalmCo.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – Until now palm oil plantations based on the last map in Jambi Province by Ministry of Agriculture of Indonesia in 2019 laid about 1,1 million hectare (ha). Of the total plantations, 150.000 hectares belonged to plasma smallholders, 400.000 hectares belonged independent smallholders or people, and the rests, about 500.000 hectares belonged to many companies.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil plantation company which is operating for too long is PT Tolan Tiga Indonesia (PT Sipef). In the beginning the company was established in 1912 with the brand PT PP Sipef. It is now officially 111 years old.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of West Kalimantan Province in the third period – March 2023, the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 13,88/kg to be Rp 2.661,93/Kg, which was decided on Wednesday (22/3/2023).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – One oldest palm oil plantation in Indonesia which still active and produces, belongs to the company of Harrison and Crosfield in North Sumatera Province. It started developing in 1906. The historical plantation is now cultivated by PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk (Lonsum).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Glycerin is the side product from basic oleochemical industries that produce fatty acid, fatty alcohol, and biodiesel. Oleochemical process would have glycerin for about 10% and could be having further process to be propylene glycol (PG).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – For everyone who has ‘independent’ thought, he would tell ‘unsatisfaction’ and try to get new different things from the previous. It also happens to Tjiung Wanara Nyoman, the founder of PT. Unggul Widya Teknologi Lestari.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The hope of Indonesia as crude palm oil (CPO) price barometer in the world was not as good as it was imagined. The proof was that it had no good outcome when physical CPO trade ran in Bursa Berjangka Jakarta (BBJ) for six months after it was established, precisely in June 2009.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Being effective May 2023, Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) would substitute its coordinators. Carl Bek-Nielsen gets the mandate to be the leader in MPOC. Prior Carl-Bek Nielsen was famous as an executive in many palm oil companies. He was vocal enough to face negative campaigns in palm oil.