palm oil
-
Total starts up La Mède Biorefinery
.
Total announced last week that it has finally started up production of renewable diesel at its La Mède biorefinery in southeastern France, with the first batches of biofuel coming off the line. The biorefinery will produce 500,000 ton/year of hydrotreated…
-
Certified Palm Oil Hits Record Sales for Q1 2014
.
According to the latest data from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), sales of Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) for the first quarter ending March 31, 2014, has hit a new high, with a 49% increase for physical uptake of…
-
P&G reinforces sustainable palm supply
.
The Procter & Gamble Company announced a commitment to no deforestation in its palm oil supply chain. Specific commitments include: Establish traceability of palm oil and palm kernel oil to supplier mills by December 31, 2015; Ensuring no deforestation in…
-
Malaysia palm activities updates
.
Hello from a hazy/cloudy Kuala Lumpur where the palm and lauric oils industry congregates for this year’s annual conference. This is my first time attending this event, where most of the presentations will start tomorrow. I will tweet some of…
-
BASF targets 100% certified palm oil purchase by 2015
.
Food manufacturers and consumer products companies sometimes are not the only one looking to have its palm oil and other palm oil derivatives products sustainably certified. BASF said it is one of the first suppliers to the European home and…
-
Hershey to source 100% sustainable palm oil by 2014
.
The Hershey Company announced that it will work with its suppliers to achieve 100 percent traceable andsustainably sourced palm oil by the end of 2014. To achieve this commitment, the company will work closely with its suppliers and industry experts…
-
Wilmar, Unilever pledges sustainable palm oil policies
.
The palm oil industry is definitely feeling the sustainability pinch from worldwide environmental groups, investors and even from large buyers such as multinational food companies. Green Century Capital Management, a coalition of institutional investors from the US and Europe representing…