Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
Red Palm Fruit Oil comes from oil palms that are traditionally grown in tropical regions of West Africa and are now cultivated on a large-scale in Southeast Asia. Malaysia is one of the world leaders in exports of palm oil. It is a traditional oil used for more than 5000 years in African countries. Crude […]
China is the world’s most populous country with a population of over 1.3 billion. China consumed more than 32 million tonnes of oils and fats but produced only 22.8 million tonnes of oils and fats. The huge differences between production and consumption can only be met by imports. The country is now one of the […]
The oleochemical industry in China has grown rapidly in the last few years. The growth was attributed to the growing demand of the oleochemical derivatives by the many industries in China. The main driving force for this growth is the increase in disposable income of the population and the strong economic growth in China for […]
Ever since the successful economic reform and implementation of open market policy in China, the food industry has developed tremendously into a sophisticated speciality fats market. Solid fats such as dough fat, margarine, shortening, palm stearin and animal fats have emerged as important ingredients in the food processing industry. Margarine processing technology was introduced into […]
The Palm Oil Research and Technical Service Institute of MPOB (PORTSIM) was established in 2005 in Shanghai, China to enhance Malaysian palm oil’s presence and establish closer ties with the oils and fats industry in China. The other objectives of PORTSIM are to expand the applications of palm oil in food and non-food products and […]
Many Greek young men have always wondered why longevity is a common phenomenon in their Greek village. Their parents had lived to a ripe old age and so did their grandparents. They were told that the phenomenon may be due to the Mediterranean diet. People living in the Mediterranean such as in Greece, Italy, and […]
China’s food industry seems to have taken a blow by the recent spate of tainted food incidents, putting the national food safety system in jeopardy. This has led to the tightening of the imported foods quality monitoring system by the Chinese authorities. Malaysian palm oil producers have been keeping a watchful eye on the development […]
With the world’s second largest population of 1.25 billion and her oils and fats consumption estimated at 18.83 million tonnes in 2012, India is one of the world’s leading oils and fats economies. Based on Oil World Annual 2012, India was one of the largest producers of oilseeds in the world in 2011, both in […]
The Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources (Renewable Energy Directive – RED) entered into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (EU) on 5 June 2009. The Directiveimposed a mandatory target […]
Malaysia is one of the largest producers and exporters of palm oil in the world, accounting for 38% of the major producers and 46% of major exporters in 2009 (Oil World, 2010). The phenomenal growth of palm oil and palm oil products increased the total oil palm planted area in the country by 3.4% to […]