Jakarta – PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk has been awarded the Gold Category Corporate Emission Transparency Award at the “Best Corporate Transparency and Emission Reduction 2024” award ceremony by Investortrust.id in Jakarta. The event was initiated by Investortrust.id in collaboration with the Bumi Global Karbon Foundation (BGK Foundation), which values corporations’ commitment to reducing carbon…
The palm oil industry plays an active role in emissions management. Indonesia, as the largest producer of palm oil, absorbs 64.5 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per hectare. According to the 2020-2022 National Leading Plantation Statistics data, Indonesia’s oil palm plantation area is 14.38 million hectares, which is calculated to absorb 927.5 million tons of…
The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade with a slight upward bias next week due to stronger demand, said a trader. According to palm oil trader David Ng, estimates by inspection company Intertek Testing Services (ITS) put Malaysian palm oil exports for May 1-25 higher by 1.37…
The government and Russia have strengthened bilateral economic cooperation in a number of fields. Bilateral economic cooperation is one of the important sectors to maintain and improve in order to strengthen the national economy in the face of the various increased risks of global uncertainty that continue to occur today. On the sidelines of the…
Jakarta — Indonesia is still the world’s largest palm oil producer, with Crude Palm Oil (CPO) production reaching 45.5 million metric tons (MT) per year. The palm oil industry is essential in improving the welfare of independent palm oil farmers and increasing the country’s foreign exchange earnings. Furthermore, the palm oil industry is able to…
Singkil Lama Beach is hot during the day, but the rows of mangrove trees provide shade, especially for the people in the surrounding villages. The sun penetrates the dense, dry branches of the mangroves, illuminating the various marine life that gather around the roots floating in the brackish water. Fish flit on each side of…
The Indonesian government has started testing the use of B40 biodiesel blends in building generators and heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) as the country aims to increase biodiesel use to reduce its use of imported diesel, local media sources reported. The Lemigas Oil and Gas Testing Center (BBPMGB) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM)…
As one of the largest palm oil producers, the government has issued a series of policies involving ministries and institutions to maintain the sustainability of Indonesian palm oil. Sawitsetara again organized the Indonesian palm oil policy series to thoroughly explore the regulations related to Indonesian palm oil. Sawisetara.co, with the support of the Palm Oil…
The plan to double palm oil production is still environmentally, technically and commercially feasible because there are still large areas outside the natural forests that are fit for oil palm estate expansion Among all the perennial crops grown in Indonesia, oil palm plays the most vital role in the country’s economy in terms of income…
Pasangkayu Regency in West Sulawesi has experienced rapid economic development in recent years, largely due to its thriving palm oil industry. A palm tree monument in front of the regent’s office symbolizes the crucial role palm oil plantations have played in enhancing the welfare and economic development of Pasangkayu’s more than 200,000 residents. Once a…
Analysts expect the crude palm oil (CPO) stockpile to increase in the coming months, potentially exerting downward pressure on prices. In their research notes on Monday, analysts from Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB), Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB) and Public Investment Bank Bhd forecast CPO inventories to continue rising, thus they maintained their…
PT Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), a company engaged in the oil palm plantation industry and has a number of subsidiaries in various regions, promoted Hermanto Rudi as Comunity Development Area Manager (CDAM) Borneo 3 in East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan. Hermanto Rudi has an inspiring background, from being a casual daily laborer to becoming a…
Palm oil plantation company PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk (AALI) consistently implements the palm oil replanting program (PSR). AALI said that the average replanting realization has reached 4,000 to 5,000 hectares (ha) every year since the program was released in 2016. “We consistently replant every year in the range of 4,000-5,000 hectares per year,” said Vice President…
Malaysian palm oil is expected to trade between 3,700- 4,300 Malaysian ringgit ($780-$906.4) per metric ton from now until June, as tight supplies are seen offsetting weak demand, leading industry analyst Dorab Mistry said on Wednesday. On Wednesday, the benchmark FCPOc3 was trading at around 3,900 ringgit per ton. “May will be the tightest month…
Higher CPO prices in 2024 will mean that the purer planters would be looked upon more positively than the integrated players. RHB Bank Singapore analysts Hoe Lee Leng and Syahril Hanafiah are maintaining “neutral” on the plantation sector following Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s confirmation that El Nino is underway. In their Oct 5 report, the…
Malaysian palm oil futures rose for a second session to close at a more-than-one-week high on Tuesday, tracking sustained gains in soyoil on poor weather in Brazil and Russia, while key palm producer Indonesia’s adverse weather conditions also supported palm prices. The benchmark palm oil contract for July delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange…
Pelalawan – Cooperation between companies and communities is very important, especially in the oil palm plantation business. PT Sari Lembah Subur (SLS) is committed to establishing partnerships with oil palm farming communities. This was revealed by Lasturi, Partnership Support Operational in charge of PT Sari Lembah Subur (SLS), located in Genduang Village, Pelalawan, Riau, the…
Indonesia has set its crude palm oil (CPO) reference price for May at $877.28 per metric ton, a Trade Ministry official said on Tuesday, up from $857.62 in April. The new reference price would put the export tax for CPO at $52 per ton and levy at $90, unchanged from this month’s rates. Source: marketscreener.com…
The national palm oil industry has contributed to poverty alleviation and job creation for more than 16 million workers and is the largest non-oil and gas export contribution by contributing 15.6 percent of total non-oil and gas exports in 2020. Palm oil has become the backbone of the national economy and become the belle of…
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) estimates that a minimum stock of crude palm oil (CPO) of around 17.57 million kiloliters will be needed to support the Biodiesel B40 program. This estimation is based on the assumption of diesel fuel needs for the year 2024, which is approximately at 38.04 million kiloliters. Meanwhile,…
