The Indonesian Palm Oil Estate Fund (BPDPKS) signed a deal on the funding of research and development of palm plantations with several research institutes on April 23rd at Jakarta.

Indonesian palm oil producers and exporters are now more optimistic as the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled in favor of several challenges by Indonesia to anti-dumping duties imposed on its biodiesel exports to the European Union. For Indonesian biofuel producers and exporters, as well as crude palm oil (CPO) producers, the WTO ruling gives rise to optimism as the EU is a big market in terms of biofuels.

The Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) hosted a meeting with all stakeholders of Indonesia\'s palm oil industry in an event of Stakeholders Gathering 2018.

INDONESIAN Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) along with Ministry of Commerce are negotiating palm oil export with Tunisia and Morocco.

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs of Indonesia Luhut Binsar Panjaitan intends to immediately implement the offer of China Development Bank to finance the replanting of palm oil in the country.

The Indonesia Ambassador for India Sidharto R Suryodipuro called on the Indian Government not to discriminate against palm oil, following a policy to raise import duties by the country. The Indian government raised the import duty of crude palm oil (CPO) to 44 percent and its derivatives by 54 percent.

The Indonesian Oil Palm Plantation Estate Fund (BPDKS) carries out its duties in accordance with the mandate of Presidential Regulation no.

One of the allocations for the use of Palm Oil Funds managed by BPDPKS are for replanting of palm oil plantations.

INDONESIA asks Argentina and MERCOSUR countries to lower tariffs or import duties for Indonesian palm oil products.

In line with the government\'s renewable energy supply program, Asian Agree has built and operated seven biogas power plants utilizing the palm tree waste.

The use of biodiesel in the country has contributed positively in suppressing the import of diesel fuel.

Indonesia is not the only country in the world that produces palm oil.