EU-Indonesia Quarrel Over Palm Oil: Quo Vadis?
By: Yuri O. Thamrin* Indonesia is a democratic country, and so is the European Union (EU). According to the “democratic peace” theory, democratic countries s...
Jan 22, 2024Palm Oil Good
CPOPC Working Visit To Italy, The Netherlands, And Belgium 17 – 26 October 2023
The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) conducted a working visit to three (3) Member States of the European Union (EU) namely, Italy, the Netherlan...
Dec 14, 2023
MBL's History and Milestones in the Palm Kernel Expeller Machines Industry
Muar Ban Lee Group (MBL) started its journey in the palm kernel expeller machines industry in 1987. We were a small team with big dreams, and we stood out by co...
Nov 14, 2023
MP Evans Group Acquires Two Indonesian Oil Palm Company Owners for US Million
M.P. Evans Group PLC, a producer of sustainable Indonesian palm oil, is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, P.T. Evans Indonesia, has signed a...
Oct 09, 2023
CPOPC Launched #Youngelaeis Ambassadors: Young Ambassadors Of Palm Oil
The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) organized the launching of #YoungElaeis Ambassadors: Young Ambassadors of Palm Oil in Jakarta, Indonesia, an...
Sep 26, 2023
Palm Oil Fund, Solution for Demand and Supply Gap of Smallholders Oil Palm Financing
Palm oil is one of the most resilient sectors in any global economic situation. In 2022, this sector has contributed 13,45% toIndonesian national export value a...
Aug 23, 2023
The Domino Effect of EU Deforestation Regulation Reaches New York
Less than one week after the adoption of the European Union (EU) Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by the EU Parliament to prevent deforestation, the New York Sta...
Jul 19, 2023
TSE Group Joins In Making Zero Emissions Commitments for 2050
The latest climate science from the IPCC - described by the UN as “code red for humanity” - shows it is still possible to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C...
Jun 20, 2023
Partnership With Producing Countries To Safeguard Smallholders Supply For The EU Market
On 6 December 2022, the European Commission, European Parliament, and the European Council reached a provisional agreement on the EU Deforestation-free Regulati...
May 25, 2023
CPOPC’S Germinated Seed Contribution To Honduran Oil Palm Farmers
The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) and the Indonesian and Malaysian private sectors contributed a total 102,000 oil palm germinated seed (GS) i...
Apr 19, 2023
<strong>Joint Statement On The Bilateral Ministerial Meeting Between CMEA And MPC</strong>
The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Plantation and Commodities of Malaysia and the current chairman of Council of Palm Oil producing Countries (CPOPC), YAB D...
Mar 17, 2023
Indonesia’s stronger foreign and international trade policy for EU: In defense of palm oil
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signaled European Union-Indonesia relationships to be at risk with the new Deforestation Regulation, warning that the EU shou...
Feb 21, 2023
EU Uses Deforestation Label To Edge Out Palm Oil From The Market
JAKARTA, SAWIT INDONESIA - The Council and the European Parliament on Dec. 6 reached a provisional deal on a proposal to minimize the risk of deforestation and....
Jan 17, 2023
G-20 Needs To Advance Global Sustainability Standard For Vegetable Oils
The Group of Twenty (G20) Sustainable Vegetable Oil Conference in Bali this week, which will coincide with the Indonesian Palm Oil Conference and Price Outlook....
Dec 16, 2022
Palm Oil Producing Countries’ Quality Assurance For the EU
Tropical forests are being presented as a needed solution to fight climate change Markets including the European Union, the United Kingdom and the US are see...
Nov 14, 2022
How The UN Declaration On Sustainable Development Affect The Indonesia Palm Oil
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), after five decades of the consensus-making process, declared in New York on July 28 that everyone on the planet has....
Oct 03, 2022
Food and Energy Security in the Pacific: The View of a Papuan Oil Palm Smallholder
On Friday afternoon, 22 July 2022 I had a chance of meeting an oil palm farmer from Papua, DorteusPaiki, a member of oil palm association APKASINDO, who inspire...
Sep 03, 2022
Deforestation-Free Label requires Clarity on Forest Terminology
European Union environment ministers reached an agreement on a general approach to new rules addressing global deforestation during a meeting of the Environment...
Aug 12, 2022
Erratic Policies Exacerbate Uncertainties in Palm Oil Industry
The pronouncement by the Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs early last week that audits of all palm oil companies in Indonesiaare to be u...
Jul 14, 2022
What’s Cooking In Your Oil Pot?
“Humanity’s greed seldom respects boundaries. But even when such boundaries are finally recognized, it often may be too late”. This also rings up the quote from...
Jun 14, 2022Edisi MSI Terbaru
Edisi 178 - Vol XIV - Agustus - September 2026
