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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) -- Malaysia’s global leadership in rubber glove exports during the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) period hinges on a sustained emphasis on high-value manufacturing, digitalisation, sustainability and labour market reforms.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- The export value of Malaysia’s rubber glove sector hit RM6 billion for the period January 2025 to May 2025, said Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
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).
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 21 (Bernama) – Over 30,000 smallholders in Sabah, covering more than 191,000 hectares, have achieved the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification as of April 2025, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
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 12 (Bernama) -- Natural rubber (NR) production increased by 5.9 per cent to 25,679 tonnes in June 2025 versus 24,256 tonnes in May 2025, according to the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM) today.
KUCHING, Aug 8 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak Dayak Oil Palm Planters Association (Doppa) said the federal government’s allocation of RM1.4 billion for oil palm replanting under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) is a timely move to rejuvenate ageing plantations, particularly for independent smallholders in the state.
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, Aug 5 (Bernama) -- The increase in the price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) is one of the main contributing factors for the low replanting rate in 2024, said Minister of Plantation and Commodities, Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- The Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) for cuplump and latex has been activated in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak for July 2025, according to the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB).
