Press Releases and Public Updates

10 April 2020

Sime Darby Plantation welcomes the decision by Sabah State Government to Allow Oil Palm Estates and Mills in 6 Districts to Resume Operations

Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) would like to thank the Sabah state government on its latest decision to allow oil palm estates and mills in Tawau, Lahad Datu, Kinabatangan, Semporna, Kunak and Kalabakan to resume operations.
1 April 2020

Yayasan Sime Darby Pledges over RM4.4 million through Partnerships for COVID-19 Response

Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) has committed more than RM4.4 million to support efforts that address the immediate needs of individuals and communities impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
1 April 2020

Sime Darby Plantation’s Statement in Support of MPOA’s Request to Resume Critical Operations in Sabah Plantations

Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) shares the concerns voiced by the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) and the Malaysian Estate Owner Association (MEOA) over the decision announced yesterday by the Sabah State Government to close palm oil operations in three additional districts in the state.
16 March 2020

Sime Darby Plantation’s statement on an employee testing positive for the COVID-19 virus

Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) wishes to confirm that one of our employees based at Sime Darby Oils refinery in Port Klang has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus yesterday, 15 March 2020, and is currently receiving medical attention at a Government Hospital.
28 February 2020

Sime Darby Plantation’s results for 2019 impacted by a one-off impairment charge of RM235 million on its Liberia assets

For the financial year ended 31 December 2019, Sime Darby Plantation (SD Plantation) Group reported an unaudited net profit of RM122 million from its continuing operations compared to RM729 million in the corresponding period of the previous year.
18 February 2020

Sime Darby Plantation and partner MEME develop the world’s first mechanism to resolve Human-Elephant Conflict

The world’s first publicly available human-elephant conflict (HEC) resolution mechanism is set to be developed, thanks to the partnership between academia and the public and private sectors.
15 February 2020

Sime Darby Plantation Berhad collaborates with UPM Bintulu to research potential conservation areas in its Sarawak Region Plantations

Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP), the world’s largest producer of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO), and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), a leading research university in Malaysia, announced a collaboration to research and identify potential conservation areas located within SDP’s estates in Bintulu, Sarawak.
11 February 2020

Sime Darby Oils, UKM collaborate in world’s first comprehensive clinical trial for fatty liver treatment using NATRIÉO Tocotrienols

Sime Darby Oils (SDO) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) today announced a collaboration in the world’s first comprehensive clinical trial to determine if the palm oil derived Tocotrienols
11 February 2020

PT Mitra Austral Sejahtera (PT MAS) Assets Disposal & Legacy Issues

The world’s first publicly available human-elephant conflict (HEC) resolution mechanism is set to be developed, thanks to the partnership between academia and the public and private sectors.
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