Press Release

Sime Darby Plantation’s Statement in Response US CBP’s Issuance of its Withhold Release Order Kuala Lumpur, 31 December 2020 – Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) refers to the Withhold Release Order issued by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on 30 December 2020. We are currently reviewing the CBP’s news release in order to better understand the potential impact, if any, of the Withhold Release Order.

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Sime Darby Plantation’s Response to the AP News Article dated 18 November 2020 (2nd Statement)  

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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release   Sime Darby Plantation’s Oil Palm Genome Research Available on Open-access Journal in Support of a Deforestation-Free Industry Over a decade of research by its R&D team has led to the development of the Company’s latest higher yielding seeds, the GenomeSelect™, recognised by the Edison Award 2017 (Energy and Sustainable Category).

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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Monday, 23 November 2020   Sime Darby Plantation Registers a Net Profit of More Than RM1 billion for The Nine Months Ended 30 September 2020   Kuala Lumpur, 23 November 2020 – Sime Darby Plantation (SD Plantation) Group recorded improved year-on-year (YoY) results bolstered by higher crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel (PK) prices realised.

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Sime Darby Plantation’s Response to the AP News Article dated 18 November 2020     KUALA LUMPUR, 19 November 2020 - Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) refers to a news article published by the Associated Press (AP) dated 18 November 2020 and reiterates our zero tolerance for any forms of sexual or human rights violations, exploitation or any other criminal offences in our operations and supply chains.   

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SDP Appoints Independent Experts to Further Strengthen its Human Rights Compliance KUALA LUMPUR, 10 November 2020 – Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and an independent international NGO specialising in migrant worker rights to support efforts to further strengthen its human rights commitments and compliance. ( i ) Appointment of PwC

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MARC has affirmed Sime Darby Plantation Berhad's (SD Plantation) corporate credit rating at AAA with a stable outlook. Concurrently, the rating agency has affirmed its AAIS rating on SD Plantation's Perpetual Subordinated Sukuk Programme (Perpetual Sukuk) of up to RM3.0 billion.

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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Friday, 2 October 2020   News Reports on Possible US Import Ban KUALA LUMPUR, 2 October 2020 – Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) refers to recent news reports identifying it as the “next major plantation firm” facing a withhold release order or import ban, by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

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PRESS STATEMENT For Immediate Release Thursday, 24 September 2020   Sime Darby Plantation Takes Pride in Providing Training and Employment to Parolees Under the Corporate Smart Internship Programme

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