Malaysia

Malaysia's Top Supermarket Chain Bans 'Palm-Oil-Free' Products

Malaysia's biggest supermarket chain Mydin has removed products labelled 'palm-oil-free' from its stores, its top executive said on Thursday, as part of a...

Indonesia Tells Some Jakarta Supermarkets To Remove 'Palm Oil-Free' Products

Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, has told some retailers in Jakarta to remove food products with "palm oil-free" labels from their s...

Ajinomoto To Relocate Malaysian Business To New €79 Million Facility

Japanese food ingredients firm Ajinomoto is relocating its Ajinomoto Malaysia Berhad (AMB) business to new facility at techpark@enstek, in Bandar Enstek, M...

Palm Oil Analyst Mistry Raises 2019 Malaysia Output Forecast

Malaysia's palm oil output is forecast to rise to 20 million tonnes in 2019, up from as much as 19.5 million tonnes forecast earlier, industry analyst Dora...

EU Risks 'Trade War' With Malaysia Over Palm Oil

The European Union risks opening up a trade war with Malaysia over its "grossly unfair" policies aimed at reducing the use of palm oil, Prime Min...

Malaysia Bets On Durian As China Goes Bananas For World's Smelliest Fruit

The stinky, spiky durian is set to become Malaysia's next major export as the Southeast Asian nation rushes to develop thousands of acres to cash...

RSPO Endorses New Palm Oil Certification Standard

The 16th Annual Roundtable Conference on sustainable palm oil ended last week with more than 850 representatives from the global palm oil industry agreeing...

Mondelēz Calls For Complete Transparency And Sustainability In Palm Oil Supply Chain

Mondelēz International has called on palm oil suppliers to commit to concession mapping, which is vital in making the palm oil supply chain transparent and...