Palm Oil

Palm Oil Sustainability Group Reinstates Nestlé Membership

Nestlé's membership in the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has been reinstated three weeks after it was suspended, according to a joint st...

Palm Oil Sustainability Group Suspends Nestlé

Nestlé's membership of industry watchdog the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has been suspended as the Swiss food group failed to submit a...

Palm Oil Ban Likely To Displace, Not Halt, Biodiversity Losses: Study

A ban on palm oil due to fears it may cause deforestation could displace rather than halt global biodiversity losses as it would likely increase output of...

French Farmers Engage In Refinery Blockade Over Palm Oil Imports

French farmers have commenced a blockade of oil refineries and fuel depots over plans by Total to use imported palm oil at a biofuel plant, which have fann...

Major Palm Oil Manufacturer Says Q1 Net Profit Down 25%

Malaysia's Felda Global Ventures Bhd, the world's largest crude palm oil producer, on Monday said its net profit fell 24 percent in the first quarter from...

Iceland's Palm Oil Move 'Misleading For Consumers', Says CPOPC

The Council of Palm Oil-Producing Countries (CPOPC) – a board led by Indonesia and Malaysia – said that British supermarket chain Ice...

UK Retailer Iceland Eager To Position Itself As An 'Eco Warrior' With Palm Oil Move: Analysis

There was a time that so-called 'eco warriors' camped out in trees to prevent roads being built, or took to the high seas to block oil tankers from enterin...