While the POPMs may be used anywhere in the world, they have been designed specifically for the palm oil sectors and environment of west and central Africa. The POPMs are the design of a British engineer with over 12 years of experience of the palm oil industry. They are manufactured under license by a Polish engineering firm. While the equipment has been designed to be durable, simple to operate and low maintenance scotp will provide ongoing support and maintenance where necessary after the units are commissioned in the field. The POPMs are available for outright purchase or may be supplied by way of some form of finance lease arrangement.

scotpalm aims to promote ‘Sustainable Development’ through the manufacture and installation of carbon-neutral Palm Oil Processing Mini-Mills for the more efficient extraction of Palm Oil derived from sustainable sources of wild and cultivated Oil Palms throughout west and central Africa. As a result, the socio-economic welfare of communities throughout the regions will be enhanced through the creation of

I agree that it’s the best we’ve got at the moment and it has the potential to do a lot of good, but currently it is being misused and it seems that the RSPO does more to hush up what companies do wrong rather than expose them and push them to change.

To answer your question, obviously the alternative is not to all rally behind uncertified palm oil, or to demand that production cease altogether. I think the point environmentalists are trying to get across is that what is deemed by the RSPO as ‘certified’ palm oil is a product of compromise and negotiation and is in the end so watered down that it is probably not much better than the uncertified kind. Meanwhile, companies are able to use the RSPO certification as good PR.

I agree that it’s the best we’ve got at the moment and it has the potential to do a lot of good, but currently it is being misused and it seems that the RSPO does more to hush up what companies do wrong rather than expose them and push them to change.

To answer your question, obviously the alternative is not to all rally behind uncertified palm oil, or to demand that production cease altogether. I think the point environmentalists are trying to get across is that what is deemed by the RSPO as ‘certified’ palm oil is a product of compromise and negotiation and is in the end so watered down that it is probably not much better than the uncertified kind. Meanwhile, companies are able to use the RSPO certification as good PR.