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Events
INPALME 2015 aimed at strengthening oil palm industry across the globe INPALME (INTERNATIONAL PALM Oil Exhibition) 2015, organised by PT International Network, was held on 23-25 April at Medan International Convention Center (MICC) at Medan City, North Sumatra Province, in Indonesia. Co-founder of the International Network Kisata Pindi said, “The demand for palm oil products will continue to increase every year. We can make use of palm oil for food and as a source of energy.” He added that about 3,000 to 5,000 visitors attended the event this year. Indonesia is the largest crude palm oil (CPO) producer in the world, owning around 10mn hectares of palm oil plantation, more than 600 palm oil mills, around 120 refineries, besides palm kernel oil mills, oleo chemical companies and biodiesel factories. North Sumatra is the second largest palm oil plantation in Indonesia with around one million hectares of palm oil plantation while Riau Province is the largest with around two million hectares of plantation. Medan is the third largest city in Indonesia and plays a huge role in palm oil industry in the country.
INPALME 2015 saw palm oil related sectors converge at one venue
According to organisers, INPALME was attended by world palm oil society including producers, consumers, supporting industries, academicians, scientists, analysts, researchers and government and private players. Some of the Indonesian companies present included Anglo Eastern Plantation, ANJ Agri / Austindo, Asian Agri / RGM Group, Astra Agro Lestari, Bakrie Sumatera Plantations, Barito Pacific, Benua Indah, Bima Palma, Bumitama Gunajaya Agro (BGA), BUMN Plantations (PTPN), BW Plantation, Capella Group, Cargill Indonesia, Cisadane Raya, Darmex Agro /
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Duta Palma, Medco Agro, Minamas Plantation, Minanga Ogan, Musim Mas, Paya Pinang, Perdana Sawit Mas, Permata Hijau, Provident Agro, Salim, Sampoerna Agro, Saraswanti, SMART (Sinar Mas), Sungai Budi, Triputra Agro Persada, Wilmar; Malaysian firms include Asia Oil Palm Sdn Bhd, BBC Group, Bell Group, Boustead Plantations, Cepatwawasan Group, FELCRA, FELDA, Genting Plantations, Hap Seng Plantations, IJM Plantations Bhd, IOI Corporation Bhd, Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd, QL Plantations Sdn Bhd, Rimbunan Hijau Group, Sawit Kinabalu Group, Sime Darby, Taiko Plantations, TDM Berhad, Teck Guan Holding, Tradewinds Plantations, United Plantations; Thai firms namely Southern Group, Srijaroen Group, Univanich Palm Oil PCL were present; Filipino companies including Filipinas Palm Oil Plant and Agumill Inc. From India, companies like Oil Palm India Limited, Gokul Refoils & Solvent, also took part. The event also saw the participation from African countries like Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon, DR Congo, Sierra Leone, among many others.
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