“We think Malaysia is on the right direction because more palm oil in Malaysia is now certified with MSPO (Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil). Introduced in 2015, the certification is exclusively for palm oil that is sustainably and responsibly grown and produced in Malaysia. Italy is one of the most important impor­ters of Malaysian palm oil, which we use in the food industry. He said Italy’s import of palm oil from Malaysia last year was €250mil (RM1.16bil) or 372,000 tonnes. The EU is the second-largest im­­porter of Malaysian palm oil after India, buying 12% of the total palm oil produced in 2018.

Source: The Star July 05, 2019 23:15 UTC