“Deforestation for palm oil in Malaysia has generally been on a downward ... Orangutans are the largest tree-dwelling animals, known to spend most of their lives swinging through canopies ...

Oil palm trees are native to Africa but were brought to South-East Asia just over 100 years ago as an ornamental tree crop. Now, Indonesia and Malaysia make up over 85% of global supply but there are ...

Palm oil’s big problem has always been the jungle-covered terrain where the tree is grown. It’s native to Africa, but Malaysia and Indonesia now produce 85 percent of the world’s supply.

Malaysian palm futures declined on Monday, continuing to decline for a fifth consecutive session. Pressured by the persistent ...

Senior lecturer at the Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Dr Khairiah Badri poses with her innovation. Palm biopolyol is produced ...

The price of palm oil in Malaysia reversed its gains on Tuesday. They continued to decline for the sixth consecutive session ...

The other seven plants also stopped running during the same period. Palm oil is mainly produced in Indonesia and Malaysia. According to trade statistics from the central government, the import ...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia remains optimistic and stands ready to adjust its palm oil export strategy in response to new tariff measures imposed by the United States (US), said ...

Unfortunately, much of this deforestation is driven by the unrelenting global demand for palm oil. Palm oil is a cheap ... in countries like Indonesia and Malaysia — and this demand is driving ...

The benchmark June palm oil contract on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange lost 42 ringgit, or 1%, to 4,170 ringgit ($945.58) a metric ton by at the close. “Following the 90-day tariff ...

Analysis of independent satellite data shows a decrease in the efficiency of palm oil plantations in Malaysia after they received sustainability labels. This could have negative repercussions for ...