Emerging technologies can be powerful tools to help palm oil companies solve business problems and improve sustainability — Palm oil is a versatile oil used in a wide variety of products, including food, cosmetics, and biofuels, which makes it an attractive crop for growers and smallholders in tropical regions. Global palm oil production has increased significantly, from 24 million tonnes in 2000/2001 to 77 million tonnes in 2022/2023 to satisfy the high demand for vegetable oils. Over the past two decades, the amount of land the world uses to grow oil palm has been close to triple, from 10…

Biological solutions can help to upgrade palm oil biomass and reduce carbon emissions to battle the climate crisis. — Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil, derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree. It is an agricultural commodity produced at a large scale, consumed and traded globally. In order to satisfy the high demand for vegetable oils, global palm oil production has increased significantly from 24 million tonnes in 2000/2001, to 73 million tonnes in 2020/2021. …

Biotechnology could become a game-changing technology in sustainable oil and fat production — Join Bioeconomy.XYZ’s new Slack Community to build better connections in the new hybrid world and to foster more discussion around the most pressing topics our writers and readers are surfacing. Biotechnology involves working with industrial enzymes to maximize and optimize existing operational processes.