US agriculture giant Cargill to build US$200mil palm oil refinery in Indonesia


SINGAPORE, June 4 (Reuters): US agribusiness giant Cargill Inc said it is building a US$200 million palm oil refinery in the Indonesian province of Lampung, which the company expects to be completed late next year.

The new refinery is part of a push by Cargill to fully oversee its palm oil supply chain "from plantation to customer" in order to meet North American and European demand for more sustainable palm oil, the company said.

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