palm oil
Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palms. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 33% of global oils produced from ...
Carson Cumberbatch
Carson Cumberbatch PLC is one of the largest conglomerates in Sri Lanka which also has business interests in Indonesia, Malaysia, and India. The company has its origin in the colonial era, having been founded by merging two companies founded by ...
. It is or used to be active in
South Kalimantan
South Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Selatan) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is the smallest province in Kalimantan, the Indonesian territory of Borneo. The provincial capital was Banjarmasin until 15 February 2022 when it wa ...
and Central Kalimantan. In 2012, the government of
East Kotawaringin Regency
East Kotawaringin Regency ( id, Kabupaten Kotawaringin Timur) is one of the thirteen regencies which comprise the Central Kalimantan Province on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. The population of East Kotawaringin Regency was 374,175 ...
in Central Kalimantan has told the company to temporarily halt part of its operations for allegedly violating its concession permit.
It is or used to be owned at 95% by Bukit Darah PLC.Future ready cdn.cse.lk Retrieved 5 April 2023 In 2017, investment by Bukit Darah into the company was at 4,785,841 Sri Lankan rupee. It had 10,818 hectares planted as of March 2009.
There are conflicts about land tenure.Archived copy
According to ''Rainforest Rescue'', residents in Penyang were not consulted in 2004 when the local government gave the company a permit for a plantation on 6,000 hectares of forest and farmland belonging to the community.
There were about 50 Orangutans in its concession area in Borneo.