The department instructed palm nut buyers and palm oil extraction plants to refrain from making palm nuts fall unnaturally. Offenders could face a prison term of up to five years, a fine of ...

It’s an edible vegetable oil that comes from the fruit of oil palm trees, the scientific name is Elaeis guineensis. Two types of oil can be produced; crude palm oil comes from squeezing the fleshy ...

WWF's Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard assesses manufacturers, retailers, food service and hospitality companies on their commitments and actions in favour of sustainable palm oil, helping to build a culture ...

In Benin most palm oil is still produced by women for domestic use. The fruit is boiled and pounded to extract oil from the pulp. Here a woman separates the fruit fibers and shells from the oily ...

While the Latin American palm oil market is a significant one, its massive use is causing worldwide environmental and social problems. Extensive cultivation of oil palm trees destroys rainforest ...

Palm oil can be found in many things, from make-up to pizza, soap to chocolate. Rosette Ale, a sustainable fashion business owner, explains how the demand for palm oil is unfortunately leading to ...

With no end in sight to sky-high prices for palm oil, Japanese businesses have idled their power plants that burn it to generate electricity. And they do not appear ready to resume operations ...

Palm oil is a type of vegetable oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree, commonly found in many processed foods, cosmetics, and household products. While it is widely used due to its ...

Indonesia reduced its export levy on palm oil in a bid to boost shipments of the tropical commodity. The world’s biggest grower set the crude palm oil levy at 7.5% of the reference price ...

India on Thursday approved a 101 billion rupee ($1.2 billion) programme to double edible oil production in the country within seven years, aiming to reduce dependence on costlier imports ...

Palm oil will begin a new bull phase early next year on the back of strong demand from biofuel makers and healthy purchases by India and China, according to veteran trader Dorab Mistry. Crop-based ...