Golden Agri-Resources

Golden Agri-Resources and Verborg Group Forge Strategic Partnership for Tropical Oils Supply

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

UTRECHT, Netherlands, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), a leading global agribusiness and palm oil producer, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Verborg Group, a new entrant in the vegetable oil market.

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  • UTRECHT, Netherlands, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), a leading global agribusiness and palm oil producer, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Verborg Group, a new entrant in the vegetable oil market.
  • The collaboration entails a multi-year contract, where GAR will be the exclusive supplier of over a million tons of tropical oils to Verborg Group.
  • Under this agreement, GAR will supply three main inputs – Crude Palm Oil (CPO), Crude Palm Kernel Oil (CPKO), and Coconut Oil.
  • Goedhart Borgesius, Director at Verborg Group said: "We are very excited to embark our journey with Golden Agri-Resources.

Golden Agri-Resources Move to New Location Marks Renewed Ambition for Integrated Agribusiness in Europe

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Europe is the world's primary consumer of sustainable palm oil, accounting for 45% of total global use of certified sustainable palm oil .

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  • Europe is the world's primary consumer of sustainable palm oil, accounting for 45% of total global use of certified sustainable palm oil .
  • GAR's new office location, Central Park Utrecht , has been selected with sustainability in mind, in line with the agribusiness' commitment to advancing sustainability in the palm oil sector.
  • BREEAM is regarded as the world's leading science-based suite of validation and certification systems for sustainability in the built environment.
  • The office, which houses more than 40 employees, is the largest outpost in the company's Europe and Latin America (LatAm) network.

Golden Agri-Resources Move to New Location Marks Renewed Ambition for Integrated Agribusiness in Europe

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, May 4, 2023

Europe is the world's primary consumer of sustainable palm oil, accounting for 45% of total global use of certified sustainable palm oil .

Key Points: 
  • Europe is the world's primary consumer of sustainable palm oil, accounting for 45% of total global use of certified sustainable palm oil .
  • GAR's new office location, Central Park Utrecht , has been selected with sustainability in mind, in line with the agribusiness' commitment to advancing sustainability in the palm oil sector.
  • BREEAM is regarded as the world's leading science-based suite of validation and certification systems for sustainability in the built environment.
  • The office, which houses more than 40 employees, is the largest outpost in the company's Europe and Latin America (LatAm) network.

Global Palm Oil (Crude, Kernel, Organic, Conventional) Market Factbook, 2018-2021 & 2023-2028 with 2022 as the Base Year - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

The Global Palm Oil Market is expected to generate USD 105 billion by the end of 2028, up from USD 67 billion in 2021.

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  • The Global Palm Oil Market is expected to generate USD 105 billion by the end of 2028, up from USD 67 billion in 2021.
  • Perhaps the main factor in the value of palm oil is its adaptability, which accounts for the expansion of the palm oil booming industry.
  • The report analyses the Palm Oil Market by Palm Oil Type (Crude, Kernel, Organic, Conventional).
  • Also, the attractiveness of the market has been presented by region, by Palm Oil Type, Palm Oil Nature and By End-Use.

Golden Agri-Resources introduces Sawit Terampil to enhance agricultural practices among farmers

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

GAR is now looking to further improve the livelihoods of farmers identified through traceability to plantation efforts with Sawit Terampil.

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  • GAR is now looking to further improve the livelihoods of farmers identified through traceability to plantation efforts with Sawit Terampil.
  • To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: https://www.prnasia.com/mnr/GAR_202210.shtml
    The programme aims to provide comprehensive support to independent smallholders through group coaching and individual support to implement good agricultural practices.
  • High level of illiteracy among farmers makes it difficult for farmers to properly record their production and other farm activities.
  • However, these challenges could be tackled with targeted assistance and transfer of knowledge with programme, such as Sawit Terampil.

Golden Agri-Resources introduces Sawit Terampil to enhance agricultural practices among farmers

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, November 2, 2022

GAR is now looking to further improve the livelihoods of farmers identified through traceability to plantation efforts with Sawit Terampil.

Key Points: 
  • GAR is now looking to further improve the livelihoods of farmers identified through traceability to plantation efforts with Sawit Terampil.
  • To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: https://www.prnasia.com/mnr/GAR_202210.shtml
    The programme aims to provide comprehensive support to independent smallholders through group coaching and individual support to implement good agricultural practices.
  • High level of illiteracy among farmers makes it difficult for farmers to properly record their production and other farm activities.
  • However, these challenges could be tackled with targeted assistance and transfer of knowledge with programme, such as Sawit Terampil.

Traceability essential to ensuring sustainable palm oil production at scale

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

SINGAPORE, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- After four (4) years of investment, and despite the constraints imposed by the global pandemic, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) has achieved 95 percent traceability to the plantation for its entire supply chain. The company's commitment to a fully traceable supply chain is based on its belief that traceability – knowing its supply chain – creates the necessary foundation to support industry level adoption of sustainable production practices.

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  • The information traceability provides also enables us to scale up and be realistically ambitious in our interventions, especially with smallholders," said Anita Neville, Chief Sustainability and Communications , GAR, in the Company's online panel discussion themed Leading to Sustainable Palm Oil Industry through Supply Chain Transformation.
  • Since 2015, GAR has had 100 percent visibility on all of the supplier mills who deliver palm oil to our six refineries.
  • Collaboration between customers, suppliers and other industry stakeholders is essential to achieve a sustainable palm oil industry overall.
  • In Indonesia, its primary activities include cultivating and harvesting of oil palm trees; processing of fresh fruit bunch into crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel; refining CPO into value-added products such as cooking oil, margarine, shortening, biodiesel and oleo-chemicals; as well as merchandising palm products globally.

COP26: AMAGGI and other 9 global commodity companies announce accelerated action towards net-zero emissions

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

The ten companies AMAGGI, ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Golden Agri-Resources, JBS, Louis Dreyfus Company, Olam, Wilmar and Viterra manage large global trade volumes in key agricultural commodities, including more than half of both Brazilian soy exports and global palm oil trade.

Key Points: 
  • The ten companies AMAGGI, ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Golden Agri-Resources, JBS, Louis Dreyfus Company, Olam, Wilmar and Viterra manage large global trade volumes in key agricultural commodities, including more than half of both Brazilian soy exports and global palm oil trade.
  • The goal is to identify solutions at scale to further progress on eliminating commodity-driven deforestation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).
  • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that 23% of global GHG emissions are associated with land use, including 11% of global GHG emissions from deforestation and the conversion of natural ecosystems.
  • Alongside the announcement from these ten companies, a joint statement from more than 22 governments was announced at COP26 via the Forest, Agriculture and Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue Roadmap for Action.

Golden Agri-Resources Provides Sustainable Food Supply amid COVID-19

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

In response, leading palm oil-based agribusiness, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) , has increased focus on food security and livelihoods programmes to support communities where the company operates.

Key Points: 
  • In response, leading palm oil-based agribusiness, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) , has increased focus on food security and livelihoods programmes to support communities where the company operates.
  • "During the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw that access to nutritious food was an even greater challenge for rural communities.
  • Improving livelihoods and ensuring a stable food supply are not the only benefits of these programmes.
  • Founded in 1996, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) is now one of the largest palm oil plantation companies in the world.

Golden Agri-Resources Provides Sustainable Food Supply amid COVID-19

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, January 7, 2021

In response, leading palm oil-based agribusiness, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) , has increased focus on food security and livelihoods programmes to support communities where the company operates.

Key Points: 
  • In response, leading palm oil-based agribusiness, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) , has increased focus on food security and livelihoods programmes to support communities where the company operates.
  • "During the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw that access to nutritious food was an even greater challenge for rural communities.
  • Improving livelihoods and ensuring a stable food supply are not the only benefits of these programmes.
  • Founded in 1996, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) is now one of the largest palm oil plantation companies in the world.