Palm Oil Supply and Disappearance: A Quarterly Review

The palm oil industry has continued to be a significant driver of the Malaysian economy and has established as one of major players in the international oils and fats business. Export earnings from oil palm products recorded RM 80.4 billion in 2011, a substantial increase of 34.4% from RM 59.8 billion in the previous year […]

Malaysian Oil Palm Industry: Responding to the Sustainability Criteria of Greenhouse Gas Emission Savings under the European Union Renewable Energy Directive

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 […]