KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is expected to begin domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) before the end of 2025 with the start of commercial operations by Ecoceres Renewable Fuels Sdn Bhd in Tanjung Langsat, Johor, said Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- The need for a new market mechanism to support palm biomass processing as a commercial product may be considered in the future, according to the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK).
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) is submitting a request to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) for crude palm kernel oil (CPKO) and palm kernel olein to be exempted from the Sales and Services Tax (SST), both of which currently taxed at a rate of five per cent.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- An allocation of RM1.4 billion under the Smallholder Oil Palm Replanting Financing Incentive Scheme (TSPKS 2.0), applied for by the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) for five years, is targeted to cover oil palm replanting across 82,979 hectares (ha).
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) expects the direct impact of the United States (US) market restrictions on the Malaysian palm oil industry to be minimal.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- Domestic latex production still falls short of fulfilling the demands of the latex-based product industry, which represents 75 per cent of the country’s rubber-based product exports.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's crude palm oil (CPO) exports continue to play an important role in the palm oil industry, as they help ensure that Malaysia does not lose market share to its closest competitor, Indonesia.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) aims to expand the country’s cocoa cultivation area to 10,000 hectares (ha) by 2030 from the current 5,985ha to meet the growing demand for high-quality Malaysian cocoa.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) through the Malaysian Rubber Board, is re-evaluating the need to increase allocations for the opening of new rubber planting areas, particularly in hardcore poverty areas such as Ranau.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s palm oil exports to the United States (US) increased by 51.8 per cent to 93,000 metric tonnes from January to May 2025, compared to 61,000 metric tonnes during the same period last year.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) has spent RM44.83 million on 131 farm road repair projects in Sabah and Sarawak from 2022 until June 30, 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 (Bernama) -- The Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) has benefited 239,053 smallholders, with total payments amounting to RM523.4 million from its implementation in September 2015 up to June 30, 2025, according to the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK).
