Press Release

Superior feed ingredient from oil palm provides better value Kuala Lumpur, 25 April 2017 – Sime Darby Plantation (SDP), the world’s largest producer of certified sustainable palm oil, today launched PURAFEX, a superior quality animal feed ingredient, laying the foundation for its foray into the animal feed business. PURAFEX is made from palm kernel expellers (PKE), a by-product after palm kernels are crushed for their oil. SDP and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) developed a patented technology to produce PURAFEX.

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We refer to the letter from Transformasi Untuk Keadilan (TUK) Indonesia dated 16 January 2017 related to the activities of Sime Darby Plantation in Indonesia. TUK cited four areas under PT Mitra Austral Sejahtera (PT MAS), PT. Guthrie Pecconina Indonesia (GPI), PT. Swadaya Andika (SAA) and PT. Tamaco Graha Krida (TGK).

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It is with great sadness that New Britain Palm Oil Limited would like to confirm that one of its trucks from Higaturu Oil Palms was involved in a road accident with a PMV on the main Oro Bay to Kokoda highway on the afternoon of Monday, 9 January 2017. At the time of the incident, the PMV was ferrying 29 passengers of whom 13 died and a number have been injured and are now under treatment at the Popondetta General Hospital. Higaturu Oil Palms is cooperating fully with the police in its investigations.

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Kuala Lumpur, 8 November 2016 – We refer to the factsheet issued by Transformasi untuk Keadilan (TUK) Indonesia on 7 November 2016 related to PT Mitra Austral Sejahtera (PT MAS). Sime Darby Plantation is committed to assisting the communities to resolve these issues. We are sympathetic to the situation of the people and have agreed to assist in dialogues with the authorities. However, we are unable to accede to their demands at this point as it is against the terms of the contract signed with the government of Indonesia.

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Bangkok, 8 November 2016 - Following a year of intensive work, the HCS Convergence Working Group announced in Bangkok that they have reached agreement on convergence between the HCSA and HCS+ approaches. The Group has agreed on a single, coherent set of principles for implementation of companies’ commitments to “no deforestation” in their palm oil operations and supply chains. The members of the Group worked together constructively to develop recommendations that provide a roadmap forward for addressing the issues that remain in a collaborative and integrated way.

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Kuala Lumpur, 21 September 2016 – Sime Darby Plantation, the world’s largest producer of certified sustainable palm oil, launched its Responsible Agriculture Charter (RAC) today to improve its agriculture practices further through responsible and sustainable agricultural development.

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We refer to an article published on Mongabay on 14 September headlined Liberia land policy a ‘challenge to national development’. Sime Darby Plantation would like to categorically state that it is not involved in any ‘land grabs’. The company only develops land where it has the free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) of affected communities. We would also like to clarify other inaccuracies in the article: 1. Statement: Sime Darby, a Malaysian oil company and citizens of Grand Cape Mount county have on several occasions had bitter disputes Actual situation:

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Kuala Lumpur, 27 July 2016 - Sime Darby Plantation yesterday received a letter from the Department of Environment, Johor, reinstating the license to operate its Ulu Remis Palm Oil Mill in Johor. In the letter, based on the initiatives taken by Sime Darby Plantation as well as the Company’s commitment to implement improved control measures at its Mills, the Department cancelled the suspension notice allowing the Mill to resume its operations.

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Kuala Lumpur, 16 July 2016 - With reference to recent statements quoted in the media, Sime Darby Plantation would like to clarify the following: The Company has been cooperating with the authorities including the Department of Environment, Badan Kawalselia Air Johor and Syarikat Air Johor since Wednesday, 13 July 2016. Our checks have shown that there was no physical evidence of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) being the cause of contamination.

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