And in the wake of all the cutting, Malaysian palm oil companies moved in. Impoverished Papua New Guinea sees its economic future in palm oil. By 2030, it plans to increase the size of its palm ...

Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby Plantation Bhd has completed its acquisition New Britain Palm Oil Ltd, a Papua New Guinea-based grower lauded by environmentalists for its green policies. The $1.7 ...

Cargill will sell off its palm oil holdings in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to focus on operations in Indonesia, reports the Star Tribune. The $175 million sale involves 62,000 ha of oil palm across ...

We planted oil palm and services are coming to us here in the bush like the road which we now use to go back and forth to town.” Papua New Guinea’s palm oil industry contributes substantially to rural ...

One reason could be that because palm oil is so controversial few companies want to be linked to it - even if it's sustainable. Make-up artist Emmy Burbidge travels to Papua New Guinea to discover ...

thriving palm oil industry, backed by a Malaysian privately ... the provincial capital of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Kokopo is located about 25km away from the scenic port city ...

Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby Plantation Bhd has completed its acquisition New Britain Palm Oil Ltd, a Papua New Guinea-based grower lauded by environmentalists for its green policies.