KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 (Reuters) - So far, 11 planters have
obtained eco-friendly palm oil certification from the Roundtable
on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) -- an industry body of consumers,
green groups and plantation companies .
That represents just 12.3 percent of 89 oil palm growers who
belong to the RSPO, which started out in 2003.
Among the 11 planters, only some of their mills and estates
have been certified although almost all of them have put out a
time frame to get all their holdings accredited based on
commitments to stop clearing rainforests and harming wildlife.
The total plantation area certified across Indonesia,
Malaysia and Papua New Guinea stands at 310,212 hectares, just
0.2 percent of worldwide acreage of up to 13 million hectares
Exceptions include United Plantations <UTPS.KL> in Malaysia
and SIPEF/Hargy joint venture to develop plantations in Papua New
Guinea, who have certified all their mills.
Following is a list of firms that won green palm oil
certification for their mills they own, the countries where the
mills are located and the amount of crude palm oil that has been
certified:
Firm Country Mills Mills crude palm
Certified Total oil(tonnes)
United Plant <UTPS.KL> Malaysia 6 6 200,456
New Britain <NBPO.L> PNG 4 6 263,995
Sime Darby <SIME.KL> Malaysia 5 42 209,444
Kulim Bhd <KULM.KL> Malaysia 3 4 88,914
Wilmar/PPB <WLIL.SI> Malaysia 3 9 122,900
PT Musim Mas Indonesia 2 12 133,690
IOI Corp <IOIB.KL> Malaysia 3 12 155,447
SIPEF/ Hargy Oil Palms PNG 2 2 78,158
Cargill/PT Hindoli Indonesia 2 4 51,344
KL Kepong <KLKK.KL> Malaysia 2 20 92,000
Lon Sumatra <LSIP.JK> Indonesia 4 10 169,480
Palm kernel oil certified
from the various firms 344,418
TOTAL 36 127 1,910,246
Notes:
- Total mills for IOI Corp and KL Kepong include Malaysian and
Indonesian holdings.
(Source: Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, company and news
reports)
(Compiled by Niluksi Koswanage; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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