French ambassador to Malaysia Frederic Laplanche says Putrajaya has been taking steps to improve the image of palm oil and tackle the trust deficit among European consumers.
India was the largest palm oil buyer last year, followed by the EU, China, Pakistan and the Philippines.
Noting the policy’s aim to maintain over 50% of bio-diverse tropical rainforest and to cap Malaysia’s total area for palm oil at 6.5 million hectares from 5.8 million in 2018, he said “this is something that we can fully support”. Laplanche also said there is no ban on palm oil going into the EU. He said France and the EU as a whole are gradually withdrawing incentives for palm oil to be added into diesel mix.
“But it is important to understand that it is not a ban. We are only talking about withdrawing an incentive, and only for palm oil as a biofuel. There is absolutely no change in policy regarding palm oil used for food products and basic material for the oleochemical industry at the French or EU level,” he said.
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