POM Insights

The EU’s draft Delegated Act for the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) was released last week after a flurry of activity in Brussels. The draft was…

Last week, Euractiv published an opinion piece by agronomist and environmental expert, and Palm Oil Monitor co-author Pierre Bois d’Enghien. Following France’s decision to ban…

RED: A week on the edge The situation on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) in Brussels last week reached something of a fever pitch. As…

What is Happening to the EU-ASEAN Relationship?  The discontent between palm oil producers and the EU – which has been bubbling now for several years…

Two weeks ago, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir took the step of writing directly to French President Emmanuel Macron to protest the National Assembly’s Finance Bill…

Darell takes swing at EU Malaysia’s Trade Minister, Datuk Darell Leiking, has taken a swing at the EU’s broader approach to both palm oil and…

A New Year Exclusive One week into 2019, palm oil policy is heating up. Two major policy developments took place in the days leading up…

As the EU institutions return from their extended Christmas and New Year holiday, our Brussels sources inform us that the controversy around palm oil in…

Malaysia keeps up the pressure at the WTO Malaysia has again taken the EU to task at the WTO for its approach on the Renewable…

A group of researchers from Purdue University published a paper last week that claimed RSPO or sustainability certification for palm oil is no better than…