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The RSPO was established following concerns raised by non-governmental organizations about environmental impacts resulting from palm oil production. [123] 51,999,404 metric tonnes of palm oil produced in 2016 was RSPO certified. [124] Products containing Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) can carry the RSPO trademark. [125]
The remains of a peat forest in Indragiri Hulu, Riau Province, Indonesia to make way for oil palm plantation.. Production of palm oil in Indonesia has, since 1964, recorded a phenomenal increase from 157,000 metric tons (155,000 long tons; 173,000 short tons) to 41.5 million metric tons (40,800,000 long tons; 45,700,000 short tons) in 2018 [7] and a total of 51 million metric tons (50,000,000 ...
A mature oil palm plantation in Malaysia (2007) New oil palm plantation in East Malaysia (2010) Palm oil production is vital for the economy of Malaysia, which is the world's second-largest producer of the commodity after Indonesia.
The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) is an intergovernmental organization founded by Indonesia and Malaysia to collectively promote the global use of palm oil. Together, the two countries produce the majority of the world's palm oil, a product that has come under pressure due to environmental concerns. The CPOPC was founded in ...
Fruit of the oil palm Production Of oil palm fruit worldwide, by country in 2021. Oil is extracted from both the pulp of the fruit (palm oil, an edible oil) and the kernel (palm kernel oil, used in foods and for soap manufacture). For every 100 kg of fruit bunches, typically 22 kg of palm oil and 1.6 kg of palm kernel oil can be extracted.
Much of the land was converted to industrial-scale production of palm oil, which is used as an ingredient in shampoo, ice cream, margarine and a myriad of other cosmetics and foods. Environmental groups charge that rapidly increasing cultivation of palm oil has led to deforestation and pushed vulnerable populations off their native lands.
African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis. The World production of vegetable oil seed is forecast to be 418 million tonnes in 2008/09. After pressing this will make 131 million tonnes of vegetable oil. [22] Much of this is from Oil Palm, and palm oil production is growing at 5% per year. At about 7.5 lb/USgal (900 g/L) this is about 38 billion ...
Trump has routinely claimed increasing U.S. oil production would drastically reduce energy costs. ... In an October speech in West Palm Beach, he said, “I will keep men out of women’s sports ...