PETALING JAYA: The Spanish government is rejecting any move leading to the discrimination of palm oil, following bilateral meetings with Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong.
The stance is based on premises that the adaptation of the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) could have negative repercussion towards Spain’s own biofuel industry and it does not adhere to the fair trade regulations in accordance to the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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