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05 March 2019
‘Realising Possibilities, Together’: Sime Darby Plantation Rebrands its Downstream Division and Launches ’Sime Darby Oils’
Kuala Lumpur, 4 March, 2019 - Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP), the world’s largest producer of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO), today launched a new entity named Sime Darby Oils (SDO) in the first ever rebranding of the company’s entire downstream division.
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28 February 2019
Sime Darby Plantation Registers RM457 million in Profit Before Tax (PBT) for the Six Months Ended 31 December 2018
Kuala Lumpur, 28 February 2019 – For the six-month financial period ended 31 December 2018 (FP 2018), Sime Darby Plantation (SD Plantation) Group registered a PBT of RM457 million, on the back of weak average crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel (PK) prices realised mitigated by continued earnings improvement from its Downstream operations. PBT declined by 76 percent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, wholly attributable to the sharp decline in the average CPO and PK realised prices.
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15 February 2019
Statement in Response to article by Rainforest Action Network dated 11 February 2019
On 12 February 2019, Sime Darby Plantation (SDP) was made aware of an online report entitled ‘Who is Still Tied to Indofood?’ by Rainforest Action Network (RAN) at 11.15pm(Kuala Lumpur time). The report tells the decision by the Company to withdraw its membership from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), and named SDP as one of its trading partners.  
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04 February 2019
Statement in Response to Report by foresthints.news dated 4 February 2019
Foresthints published a report dated 4th February 2019 (‘Palm Oil Supplier Continues to Disrespect Government Sanction’), which links the Pundi Lahan Khatulistiwa Group to Sime Darby Plantation (SDP). We wish to clarify that this is inaccurate, and that the Pundi Lahan Khatulistiwa Group does not supply to SDP. For further details, please refer to our list of supplying mills as published on our website:  http://www.simedarbyplantation.com/sustainability/open-palm-traceability....
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02 February 2019
Statement in Response to Report by foresthints.news dated 1 February 2019
We refer to the online report published by www.foresthints.news on 1 February 2019 containing satellite imagery as evidence of land clearing activities by PT SAE, a subsidiary of Saraswanti Group. We were made aware of this report at 16.00h (Kuala Lumpur time).
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30 January 2019
Sime Darby Plantation Berhad’s Biodiversity Conservation Project in Jentar Features the Largest Collection of Endangered Rare & Threatened Rainforest Tree Species in an Oil Palm Plantation Area
Pahang, 30 January  2019 – Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP), the world’s largest producer of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO), today celebrates the successful completion of its ‘Jentar Plant-A-Tree’ project – a biodiversity conservation initiative that includes the largest collection of Endangered, Rare and Threatened (ERT) tree species in a single oil palm plantation area in Malaysia, and possibly South East Asia.
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29 January 2019
Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) and Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (SALCRA) signed MOU For Proposed Collaboration within Palm Oil Value Chain
KOTA SAMARAHAN, 29 January 2019 - Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) and Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (SALCRA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to form a collaborative framework to establish, strengthen and encourage synergistic commercial cooperation along the palm oil value chain.
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14 December 2018
Sime Darby Plantation Appoints Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha As Deputy To Managing Director
Petaling Jaya, 14 December 2018 - Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha as Deputy to the Managing Director, effective 1 January 2019.
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23 November 2018
Sime Darby Plantation Reports A Net Profit of RM115 million for the Three Months Ended 30 September 2018
Kuala Lumpur, 23 November 2018 – For the financial period ended 30 September 2018, Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SD Plantation) registered a profit before tax (PBT) of RM212 million on the back of weaker average CPO and PK prices realised, which was partly mitigated by higher FFB production and improved oil extraction rate (OER), as well as lower production and finance costs.
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