INDONESIA – American soda and food giant PepsiCo and Dutch dairy producer FrieslandCampina have asked their suppliers to stop buying…
Read MorePepsiCo, FrieslandCampina ask their supplier to stop buying palm oil from Astra Agro Lestari
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Ivory Coast commences establishment of oil palm waste electricity project
IVORY COAST – The government of Ivory Coast has kicked off construction work on the first biomass power plant with…
Read MoreGanic Foods clinches US$38m from Afreximbank for establishment of edible oil processing facilities
NIGERIA – Ganic Foods Limited, Nigeria based agrofood processing companies, has received a N16.56 billion (US$38m) Dual Tranche Export Development…
Read MoreGolden Star Oil Palm Plantation achieves Roundtable on Sustainable Palm oil Certification
GHANA – Golden Star Oil Palm Plantation (GSOPP), an alternative livelihood project of Golden Star resources, now a member of…
Read MoreNigeria to register rise in palm kernel oil production propelled by increased private sector investment
NIGERIA – Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economy, is expected to register a 12% rise in palm kernel oil production in…
Read MoreKenyan cooking oil manufacturer Pwani Oil temporarily halts operations over shortage of raw materials, forex
KENYA – Pwani Oil Products Limited, the makers of popular household cooking oils-Freshfri, Salit, and Fry Mate, has temporarily shut…
Read MoreIndonesia’s lift on palm-oil export ban brings relief to the global vegetable oil market
INDONESIA—Indonesia has lifted its three-week-long palm oil export ban due to improvements in its domestic cooking oil supply. The move…
Read MoreNigerian edible oil processor Presco gains overwhelming support for its maiden US$82.8m bond
NIGERIA – Presco Plc, a fully integrated oil palm processing firm, issued its first bond issuance in the Nigerian debt…
Read MoreNigerian palm oil processing firm Presco eyes full ownership of Siat Nigeria Limited
NIGERIA – Presco Plc, a fully integrated oil palm processing firm in Nigeria is seeking to take full ownership of…
Read MoreOrganic Potash Corporation partners with PALMCI for production of organic sourced fertilizers
IVORY COAST – Organic Potash Corporation, OPC, through its subsidiary in West Africa, OPC Ivory Coast (OPCIC), has entered into…
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