Press Releases and Public Updates
8 November 2010
Sime Darby has received its latest Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification for its Yong Peng Strategic Operating Unit (SOU) in Johor, putting it at the forefront of RSPO compliance.
6 October 2010
Sime Darby, the world’s largest listed plantation company, launched Sime Darby Innovation Centre Europe (ICE) in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands, underlining the Malaysian company’s commitment to innovation and technology.
24 March 2010
Sime Darby Plantation Sdn. Bhd. – the plantation and agri-business arm of Sime Darby Berhad, Malaysia’s largest conglomerate – is leading the pack in heeding the Government’s call for public usage of biodiesel in Malaysia.
4 November 2009
Unimills, leading supplier of vegetable oil based ingredients for the food industry and the European subsidiary of world’s largest palm oil originator Sime Darby, announced today that it has acquired a lecithin production facility, previously owned by IOI Loders Croklaan.
17 September 2009
Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd’s mangrove replanting programme at Carey Island, Selangor has received a boost from accounting giant, KPMG Malaysia.
27 August 2009
Sime Darby Berhad reported a net profit after tax and minority interest of RM2.3 billion for the financial year ended 30 June 2009, exceeding the Group’s KPI of RM1.9 billion by 20%.
25 May 2009
Sime Darby Berhad reported a pre-tax profit of RM1.96 billion for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2009, a reduction of 48% over the same period in the previous financial year.
12 May 2009
Sime Darby Bhd announced today that it has successfully deciphered the genetics of the oil palm, making it the world’s first company to achieve this scientific breakthrough.
4 May 2009
Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd has cemented its first African plantation deal, following the execution of an Amended and Restated Concession Agreement (CA) with the Government of the Republic of Liberia.