|
|
Palm Oil - The Sustainable 21st Century Oil, the SCI's conference, intends to provide a platform to discuss the production, trading, processing, use and future prospects of palm oil. The conference is being organized by the SCI Lipids Group and is open for all those involved in the palm oil industry, including food industry, nutritionists, environmentalists, NGOs, shippers, traders, buyers and politicians. The conference will address the issues of production, sustainability and environmental degradation with knowledgeable speakers from many disciplines. The attendees will gain knowledge about the sustainability of palm oil cultivation and will learn the strategies to achieve true sustainability. They will also get a great opportunity to network with key people in the world-wide palm oil industry.
Palm Oil - The Sustainable 21st Century Oil Conference will focus on the following topics:
• Challenges for Palm Oil in the 21st century
• Sustainable Palm Oil developments in Malaysia
• Sustainable Palm Oil developments in Indonesia
• Sustainable Palm Oil developments in New Britain
• Sustainable Palm Oil developments in Brazil
• Palm Oil prospects in the USA
• Recent Trends: Vegetable oils and tanker markets
• Future prospects for Palm Oil in the 21st century: Biological and related challenges
• Nutritional aspects of Palm Oil
• Minor components in Palm Oil and their health benefits
• Technological advances in food formulation based on Palm Oil
• Future prospects for Palm Oil processing
• Biodiesel from palm oil in comparison with other renewable fuels
• Palm oil methyl esters: Sustainable and environmentally friendly feedstocks for the oleochemical and biodiesel industries
• Life cycle assessments of palm oil and other vegetable oils
• Greenpeace’s view of Palm Oil
• The potential of Palm Oil for developing countries and the role in the food and fuel debate
• Response to Greenpeace: Promoting the production of sustainable Palm Oil in Indonesia
Organizer
Society of Chemical Industry (SCI)
