Malaysian palm oil producers for supplying quality products

KUALA LUMPUR; Oct 27: Top leaders of Malaysian palm oil industry have laid emphasis on ensuring best business practices and supplying quality products to cope with the growing global demand for oils and fats.

 Keeping this in view, they also called for ensuring greater sustainability of palm oil industry -- both at its plantation and manufacturing levels.

Their views came at an interaction programme, organised by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), at a hotel here in association with the annual Palm Oil Trade Awareness Programme (POTAP), 2014.

The MPOC Chief Executive Officer Dr. Yusof Basiron, Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia (PORAM) Chief Executive Officer Encik Mohamad Jaafar and Khushairi bin Din spoke on the occasion.

Top executives of leading Malaysian companies engaged in palm oil plantation and manufacturing line presented their companies' activities.

Delegates from different oil and fat producing-importing countries also took part in the programme.

As part of this year's POTAP, the MPOC has also organised a host of events, including seminars, business-match (Biz-Match) sessions, for October 28 and October 29, 2014 to familiarise the participants with issues relating to the present state of Malaysian palm oil industry and its future challenges and opportunities.

The POTAP, intended for leading players in the global oils and fats-related industries, aims to explore the business opportunities for palm oil.

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