Palm oil

African Palm Corp. to Launch Palm Oil Production in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa

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Thursday, April 19, 2018
Tropical agriculture, Crops, Tropics, Commelinids, Agriculture, Oil palm, Palm oil, Elaeis guineensis, Arecaceae, Coconut, Social and environmental impact of palm oil

MIAMI, April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- African Palm Corp. (APC), based in the United States, is dedicated to the sustainable extraction, processing, and commercialization of products derived from African palm trees (mainly palm oil).

Key Points: 
  • MIAMI, April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- African Palm Corp. (APC), based in the United States, is dedicated to the sustainable extraction, processing, and commercialization of products derived from African palm trees (mainly palm oil).
  • The installation of African Palm Corp.'s operations means a considerable investment for numerous West African countries and creates a regional cluster that competes with Indonesian and Malaysian palm oil which currently dominates the industry.
  • Prior to the start of its operations, African Palm Corp. signed working agreements with local ethnic groups to collaborate in harvesting the fruit from the African palm tree.
  • African Palm Corp. is a company dedicated to the extraction, processing and commercialization in international markets of derivative products of African Palm (mostly Palm Oil).

Pittsburg Unified School District Switches to Neste MY Renewable Diesel

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Energy, Sustainable development, Palm oil, Biofuels, Renewable energy technology, Environmental technology, Renewable fuels, Neste, Vegetable oil refining, Biodiesel, PUSD, Renewable resource

HOUSTON, April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Pittsburg Unified School District (PUSD), a public school district based in Contra Costa County, California, has switched some of its vehicles from operating on petroleum diesel to using Neste MY Renewable Diesel.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Pittsburg Unified School District (PUSD), a public school district based in Contra Costa County, California, has switched some of its vehicles from operating on petroleum diesel to using Neste MY Renewable Diesel.
  • Neste MY Renewable Diesel is a low-carbon fuel produced from 100% renewable and sustainable raw materials.
  • Unlike biodiesel, Neste MY Renewable Diesel is a drop-in fuel that requires no blending and is compatible with all diesel engines.
  • Western States Oil, based in San Jose, California, is the exclusive distributor of Neste MY Renewable Diesel to PUSD.

5th Africa Oil Palm & Rubber Summit Draws Plantation Owners, End Users to Ghana this April

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Palm oil, Oil palm, Crops, Tropical agriculture, RSPO, Elaeis, Arecales, Commelinids, Agriculture, Olam International

CMT’s 5th Africa Oil Palm & Rubber Summit on 25-26 April, 2018 in Accra, Ghana focuses on new investments in Africa’s palm oil and rubber markets, RSPO certifications, sustainability, traceability, responsible sourcing and advanced farming techniques.

Key Points: 
  • He presents on Are We Heading Towards Higher Palm Oil & Rubber Prices?
  • Palm oil producer Olam, that recently received RSPO certification in Gabon, presents on Integrating Africa with the Global Industry.
  • Palm oil end users sharing their perspective at the summit are Flour Mills of Nigeria presenting on Backward Integration and Maximizing Local Content highlighting oil palm demand and supply projections, investments in palm plantations as well as developing downstream processing industry.
  • Unilever Ghana shares its Sustainability Strategies in Supply Chain with details of its traceability, sourcing and transparency aspects of sustainable palm oil.