Top planters to export certified sustainable palm oil by end-2019


Sectorial conference: (from left) Malaysian Palm Oil Council chairman and IOI Corp Bhd CEO Datuk Lee Yeow Chor, Malaysian Palm Oil Board chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Hamzah, Mah, Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry secretary-general Datuk M. Nagarajan, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd CEO Tan Sri Lee Oi Hian and other captains of industry at the dialogue session.

PETALING JAYA: Captains of the local palm oil industry have pledged to export 100% certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) by the end of 2019.

This consensus was achieved at a recent special dialogue session between Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong and the country’s top planters.

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