Tact and diplomacy needed to counter EU threat, says Malaysian Palm Oil Council
07 April 2019
Its science and environment director Dr Ruslan Abdullah said such efforts by Malaysia could backfire if it does not work with other countries as Malaysia is only a small country. On December 19 last year, French lawmakers voted to remove palm oil from the country's biofuel scheme, starting in January 2020.
“Malaysia is an important trading partner for the EU. According to the European External Action Service, Malaysia is the EU's second largest trading partner in the South East Asia region, whilst the EU is Malaysia's third largest trading partner. He said trade between the EU and Malaysia is dominated by industrial products, with the EU mainly importing machinery and appliances and exporting electrical equipment and machinery.
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