Palm oil is a type of edible vegetable oil derived from the fruit of palm oil trees, which typically thrive in balmy, tropical rainforests. According to the World Wildlife Federation (WWF), 85 percent ...

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You might not cook with it, but you almost certainly eat or use palm oil. Palm oil is the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet, found in many packaged products sold in the supermarket.

PALM oil is again being persecuted as the bad boy in the ongoing climate change debate. It is being blamed for deforestation, contributing to global warming. The palm oil industry in Malaysia is ...

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NUSA DUA, Indonesia :Indonesia's chief economic minister said on Thursday he is confident palm oil production can be increased in coming years to meet the country's rising demand for biofuel.

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