Palm oil is one of the world’s most widely used vegetable oils and found in nearly 50 percent of all packaged products, according to the World Wildlife Fund. It plays a vital role in foods, baked ...

On Thursday, biotech company C16 Biosciences is announcing the launch of Palmless, a palm oil alternative created with yeast. Palm oil found in more than half of the packaged products Americans use, ...

The oil palm tree is native to one of the largest contiguous blocks of lowland rainforest in West Africa, and provides food and habitat for many animals, including threatened species. Grown in ...

Malaysia and Indonesia are the centre of palm oil production. They are the two biggest exporters in the world, with Indonesian palm oil making up 58% of the market and Malaysia 24%. Palm oil is also a ...

Utilisation of BSF larvae could help to stem the expansion of damaging palm oil production, researchers from UK-based consultancy Tunley Environmental, claim in a new study. Cultivation of palm for ...

Palm oil production growth plummets to 1% from 7% Indonesia boosts biodiesel consumption, curbs exports Palm oil prices surge past soyoil amid tight supplies Biofuel demand to drive up vegoil prices ...

Macaúba, a palm tree found across the Americas, is tipped as a new biofuel feedstock to decarbonize transport and aviation. The macaúba palm produces an oil when highly refined that can be made into ...