A fast food boom is luring Southeast Asia\'s top palm oil producers to Myanmar to meet surging demand in the formerly-isolated state. Palm oil imports surged 60 percent in the past six years to 750,000 metric tons, according to the U.S.

PALM oil has been linked to several health benefits, including protecting brain function, reducing heart disease risk factors and improving vitamin A status. It goes without saying if many people prefer to consume food made with palm oil.

CPOPC found at least three potential violations of World Trade Organization (WTO) regulations in the European Union\'s (EU) trilogue decision draft on the future of palm oil in Europe.

Indonesian Trade Minister is not fully satisfied with EU policy to phase-out the use of palm oil in transport fuels from 2030 since it merely means delay the ban, not a halt.

INDONESIA has produced a document which serves as a road map for the development of its energy sector.

Indonesian government conveyed its concerns over the amendment plan of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED) at the WTO Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee Meeting in Geneva, 19-21 June 2018.

Bangka Belitung (Babel) provincial government is planning to build palm oil mill that will be managed by regional-owned enterprise (BUMD).

THE benefits, significances, and influences it gives to national economy have made oil palm an important commodity for the Indonesia.

In trying to implement 5th dictum of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Decree Number 6034K/12/MEM/2016 concerning Market Price Index (MPI) for biofuel blended with fuel oil as amended by Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Decree Number 2026 K/12/MEM/2017, we are pleased to announce MPI of June 2018: [googlepdf url=\`http://www.bpdp.or.id/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Pengumuman-HIP-BBN-Bulan-Juni-2018.pdf\` download=\`Download\` width=\`599\` height=\`800\`]

BIOMASS power plant project has been a long time work in progress.

THE GOVERNMENT of Indonesia is expected to speed up implementation of sustainable palm oil at farmers level in response to European Union policy to phase out the use of palm oil in transport fuels from 2030.

Negotiators from the European Commission, the Parliament and the Council reached a late on June 14 for an ambitious political agreement on increasing renewable energy use in Europe.