Europe’s love-hate relationship with palm oil
An explainer on how the EU’s amended Renewable Energy Directive II affect Malaysia and other palm oil producers.
Sheridan is a journalist with The Malaysian Insight.
E-mail: sheridan@themalaysianinsight.com
An explainer on how the EU’s amended Renewable Energy Directive II affect Malaysia and other palm oil producers.
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