Palm oil

ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 217: Time to face palm oil’s transboundary problem

2026-10-23T11:00:00.000Z
The response follows a Straits Times report citing a recent Greenpeace investigation, which named First Resources among entities with concession areas registering haze source points.

First Resources blames El Nino, outside fires for Kalimantan hotspots amid haze scrutiny

2026-10-16T00:02:42.000Z
Workers handle palm oil fruits at an oil palm plantation in Slim River, Malaysia.

Malaysia sees 2027 palm output declining, announces support measures

2026-10-09T12:09:54.000Z
Malaysian monthly inventories for palm oil have exceeded the three-million-tonne mark only five times to date.

Palm oil under near-term pressure as rising stocks outweigh El Nino fears

2026-09-24T08:49:21.000Z
A farmer from West Kalimantan whose plot was damaged after a fire in the neighbouring land spread to the area.
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No smoke without fire: Smallholders’ view from ground zero of the haze

2026-09-18T06:00:00.000Z
Indonesia is the world’s largest exporter of palm oil, thermal coal and nickel products and a major supplier of coffee beans, bauxite, tin and copper, among others.

Indonesia’s planned commodity exchange likely to cover palm oil, nickel, coal

2026-08-18T06:02:15.000Z
In a statement on its second-quarter results, SD Guthrie said its performance was underpinned by gains from its industrial development and downstream segment.

Malaysia’s SD Guthrie sees El Nino impacting 2027-28 palm oil output

2026-08-11T08:50:14.000Z
Indonesia is the world’s second-largest rubber supplier, accounting for 14 per cent of global output.

Indonesian rubber growers bet the farm on oil palm 

2026-08-07T08:53:41.000Z
A price increase by US$10 a barrel for Brent crude could lift CPO prices by 3 to 6% in the near term, says Nirgunan Tiruchelvam, head of consumer and the Internet at Aletheia Capital.

Higher palm oil prices lift outlook for SGX-listed planters ahead of Q2 results

2026-08-03T09:54:54.000Z
The palm-oil market did not have a major reaction to Indonesia’s gradual roll-out of its expanded biofuel mandate this week.

Palm oil dips on weaker crude and Malaysian production outlook

2026-07-02T08:05:08.000Z