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Company First Resources Limited is a Singapore-based palm oil producer. The Company is involved in cultivating oil palms, harvesting the fruit bunches, and milling them into crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel. The Company operates through two segments: Plantations and Palm Oil Mills, and Refinery and Processing. The Company's Plantations and Palm Oil Mills segment is involved in the cultivation and maintenance of oil palm... 

by Hans Nicholas Jong Auyu Indigenous peoples gather in protest in front of government offices in Boven Digoel district, Papua, Indonesia, where the Tanah Merah project is located. Image: Yayasan Pusaka. Land conflicts in Indonesia escalated in 2020, with palm oil and pulpwood companies taking advantage of movement restrictions to expand aggressively, according to a new report. These disputes have historically waned during times of economic downturn, but last year’s increase was driven by “land-hungry” companies, according to the NGO Consortium for Agrarian Reform (KPA). Most of the con...

by Hans Nicholas Jong Auyu Indigenous peoples gather in protest in front of government offices in Boven Digoel district, Papua, Indonesia, where the Tanah Merah project is located. Image: Yayasan Pusaka. Land conflicts in Indonesia escalated in 2020, with palm oil and pulpwood companies taking advantage of movement restrictions to expand aggressively, according to a new report. These disputes have historically waned during times of economic downturn, but last year’s increase was driven by “land-hungry” companies, according to the NGO Consortium for Agrarian Reform (KPA). Most of the con...

‘Hungry’ palm oil, pulpwood firms behind Indonesia land-grab spike: Report Land conflicts in Indonesia escalated in 2020, with palm oil and pulpwood companies taking advantage of movement restrictions to expand aggressively, according to a new report. These disputes have historically waned during times of economic downturn, but last year’s increase was driven by “land-hungry” companies, according to the NGO Consortium for Agrarian Reform (KPA). Most of the conflicts involved palm oil and pulpwood companies, while infrastructure developments backed by the government were also a major...

By Pan Yue 14 Jan 2021 Loans bankers in Asia are battening down the hatches, faced with a small deal pipeline and little visibility on better market conditions. While some respite may come their way after the Chinese New Year holiday, bankers are uncertain about the way forward for the syndication business. Pan Yue reports. A handful of deals have launched into syndication since the start of 2021. The borrowers seeking funding include Singapore-listed palm oil company First Resources, Vietnam’s Masan Group Corp and Vingroup Joint Stock Co, and Chinese names such as Beijing Clean Energy Grou...