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Palm Oil Bans Meet Resistance in Southeast Asia Sri Lanka has decided to completely remove its palm plantations. Meanwhile, the U.S. and the E.U. are scaling back on imports over environmental and labor concerns. A palm oil plantation in Malaysia. Apr. 13, 2021 Several coun­tries have taken mea­sures against the pro­duc­tion and use of palm oil, a move that has put pres­sure on the main Southeast-Asian pro­duc­ers. In Sri Lanka, a major source and importer of palm oil, the gov­ern­me...

KUALA LUMPUR: The world's top producers of palm oil, Indonesia and Malaysia, are looking to join forces for the first time to run an advocacy campaign in Europe, where increasingly tight regulations are threatening sales in their third biggest market.

Read more about Indonesia, Malaysia eye joint campaign in Europe to counter palm oil critic on Business Standard. The producers of palm oil, grown primarily in Indonesia and Malaysia, are accused of clearing vast areas of biodiversity rich rainforests in Southeast Asia and exploiting migrant workers

Exclusive: Indonesia, Malaysia eye joint campaign in Europe to counter palm oil critics

KUALA LUMPUR: The world’s top producers of palm oil, Indonesia and Malaysia, are looking to join forces for the first time to run an advocacy campaign...