Two types of oil can be produced; crude palm oil comes from squeezing the fleshy fruit, and palm kernel oil which comes from crushing the kernel, or the stone in the middle of the fruit. Oil palm ...

Consumers in Bangladesh saw no drop in soybean and palm oil prices over the past week even though the National Board of ...

Consumers in Bangladesh saw no drop in soybean and palm oil prices over the past week even though the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced the import VAT from 15 percent to 10 percent.

burned their seed-kernel shells for heat, and woven their leaves into everything from roofs to baskets. Over the past few decades, however, palm oil use has exploded—in part because of the ...

Oil extracted from the flesh of the fruit is called palm oil, while oil made from the seed (or kernel) is called palm kernel ...

The lack of sunflower oil is particularly concerning because it’s the nation’s favourite cooking oil; last year, British supermarkets sold almost 61m litres ... such as red palm oil, lard ...

WWF's Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard assesses manufacturers, retailers, food service and hospitality companies on their commitments and actions in favour of sustainable palm oil, helping to build a culture ...

While the Latin American palm oil market is a significant one, its massive use is causing worldwide environmental and social problems. Extensive cultivation of oil palm trees destroys rainforest ...

Palm oil is used in everything from cosmetics to food to soap. There is enormous demand for it. But it is hugely controversial because it involves the clearing of tropical rainforests to grow palm ...

The import price of palm oil from the Southeast Asian country topped 220 yen per kg in May, and the price continued to hover above 200 yen throughout June. Price is not the only factor causing ...

While the average price of mustard oil has increased from Rs 141 per litre to Rs 152 in the past two weeks, palm oil was selling at Rs 122 per litre on Wednesday compared to Rs 100 on September 12.

Palm oil can be found in many things, from make-up to pizza, soap to chocolate. Rosette Ale, a sustainable fashion business owner, explains how the demand for palm oil is unfortunately leading to ...