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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Forest Area Compliance Task Force (Satgas PKH) has begun collecting administrative fines from dozens of companies operating illegally in forest areas. The latest report shows 71 companies—from the palm oil and mining sectors—are on the collection list.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA — The Palm Oil Farmers Union (SPKS) has deployed humanitarian assistance to palm oil smallholders and residents affected by severe flooding in North Aceh, following days of heavy rainfall that inundated homes and farmland.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – 12 December 2025 — As scrutiny grows over environmental impacts from the palm oil industry, sustainable plantation governance is becoming increasingly urgent. IPB University Professor of Agribusiness Policy Bayu Krisnamurthi stressed that sustainability is a necessity—not a choice—to minimize long-term risks.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA — Indonesia’s palm oil industry marked a major milestone as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) officially approved Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) as a certified feedstock for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The decision is recorded in the global reference document “CORSIA Default Life Cycle Emissions Values for CORSIA Eligible Fuels”, which guides the aviation sector in transitioning to low-emission fuels.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA — The crude palm oil (CPO) price at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was set at Rp 14,414/kg on Thursday (11 December 2025), marking an increase of Rp 257/kg or around 1.82% compared to the highest bid on Wednesday (10 December 2025), which reached Rp 14,157/kg.

InfoSAWIT, KUTAI KARTANEGARA — PT REA Kaltim Plantations (REA) reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening national food security by expanding corn cultivation at the village level. The initiative aligns with the President’s Asta Cita program and reinforces the company’s sustainability pillar, Empowering Livelihoods, which focuses on enhancing smallholder capacity and local economic resilience.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR — A significant milestone for Indonesian smallholders was marked at the RSPO Annual Roundtable Conference (RT2025) in Kuala Lumpur on 5 November, where four independent smallholder groups officially received RSPO certification through the SMILE (SMallholder Inclusion for Better Livelihood & Empowerment) program.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s crude palm oil (CPO) inventories surged in November, reaching their highest level in more than six and a half years amid weak exports and strong production, according to new data from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) released Wednesday.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG — The rising number of palm oil mills (PKS) operating without nucleus estates in South Sumatra has once again drawn attention to sustainability risks in the region’s palm oil sector. South Sumatra Police Chief, Insp. Gen. Andi Rian R. Djajadi, revealed that 31 mills currently operate without having their own plantations as stable supply sources.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN — The Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) price for North Sumatra rose during the period of 10–16 December 2025, following the latest decision of the provincial FFB pricing team. The FFB price for palms aged 10–20 years increased by Rp 23.38 per kg to Rp 3,455.95/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA — The crude palm oil (CPO) price at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was withdrawn (WD) on Wednesday (10 December 2025), with the highest bid recorded at Rp 14,157/kg. This means the CPO price fell by Rp 168/kg, or about 1.17%, compared to Monday’s (8 December 2025) price of Rp 14,325/kg.

InfoSAWIT, ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Indonesia on Tuesday agreed to expand cooperation in trade, health, agriculture, information technology, science, and education, while deepening coordination on regional and global issues, including Palestine.

InfoSAWIT, BOGOR — Concerns over palm oil plantation expansion resurfaced following a series of natural disasters in Sumatra. Environmental groups pointed to forest-area conversion—originally intended for conservation—as one factor exacerbating floods and landslides that struck Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG — Efforts to boost national palm oil productivity took center stage at the Technical Meeting on Palm Oil Plantations and Mills themed “Strategies for Increasing Palm Oil Productivity”, held at Aryaduta Hotel Palembang on Tuesday (9/12/2025).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA —  The Indonesian government is accelerating efforts to restore control over forest areas. The Task Force for Forest Area Control (PKH) is nearing its target of reclaiming 4 million hectares of palm oil and mining land by the end of 2025.

InfoSAWIT, YOGYAKARTA — Indonesia’s palm oil industry is facing an urgent need for skilled, adaptive, and technically capable human resources. This challenge resurfaced during the Human Resources Workshop for the Palm Oil Plantation Industry titled “Preparing HR to Support Sustainability in the Palm Oil Sector” held at INSTIPER Yogyakarta on Tuesday (9/12/2025), as part of the university’s 67th anniversary series.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA — Crude palm oil (CPO) prices at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) inched higher on Tuesday (9/12/2025). KPBN set the CPO price at Rp 14,325/kg, an increase of Rp 10/kg or about 0.07% compared to Monday’s (8/12/2025) price of Rp 14,315/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU — Based on the Riau Provincial Independent Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Pricing Team’s official decree No. 45 for the period of 10–16 December 2025, the price of 9-year-old independent smallholder palm fruit increased by Rp 54.64 to Rp 3,456.10 per kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU — Based on the Riau Provincial Plasma Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Pricing Team’s official decree No. 45 for the period of 10–16 December 2025, the price of 9-year-old plasma palm fruit increased by Rp 55.13 to Rp 3,515.90 per kg.

InfoSAWIT, KOTAWARINGIN TIMUR — Amid growing global demands for a cleaner and more sustainable palm oil industry, Bumitama Gunajaya Agro (BGA) Group has taken another significant step forward. Through a strategic partnership with PT Organics Bali and PT Organicsindo Konstruksi Energi—internationally recognized biogas technology companies—BGA has officially begun operating its biogas-based renewable energy project using Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME).