Blogs

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06 September 2024

Unlocking the Demand for Long-Shelf...

By Devane Sharma The Global Appeal of Long-Shelf-Life Cakes Trends in the Long-Shelf-Life Cake Industry Statistics ...

03 September 2024

Substitutes for Cocoa Butter: All A...

16 August 2024

Collaborating for Deforestation-Fre...

By Devane Sharma Introduction Prioritizing the High-Risk Aceh Landscape Growing A Platform for Collaborative Action...

17 July 2024

Affordable Premium Chocolate Indulg...

11 July 2024

Training the Farmers of Tomorrow to...

This article is based on the perspectives shared by Musim Mas’ Director of Sustainability, Olivier, Tichit, at th...

17 May 2024

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) fo...

06 May 2024

How Do Forests Sequester and Absorb...

We all know that forests play a crucial role in maintaining the health of the planet and particularly in absorbing ...

25 April 2024

What Are Greenhouse Gases (GHGs), a...

By: Chermaine Yap In recent years, greenhouse gases (GHGs) and their impact on climate change have become widely r...

02 February 2024

Demystifying Scopes 1, 2, And 3 Emi...

By: Chermaine Yap As the world races towards a net-zero future, navigating the labyrinth of carbon footprints and ...

31 January 2024

From Concrete Jungles to Plantation...

By: Yeo Yu Teng Navigating New Horizons In the heart of Pelalawan in Riau Province, a city-dweller ventured into t...

17 January 2024

Researching Innovations For Sustain...

By Devane Sharma Behind the commercial aspects of the agribusiness industry that determine the supply and prices o...

11 January 2024

Musim Mas Introduces MASPHATE® CD ...

By Devane Sharma Introduction In response to the growing demand for skin-friendly and natural surfactants, Musim Ma...

24 October 2023

Why Smallholders are Crucial for a ...

By Carolyn Lim Smallholders in Indonesia make up over 40% of oil palm planted areas and are an integral part of the...

02 October 2023

Affordable Indulgences with Cocoa B...

Cocoa butter is one of the main ingredients in chocolates. It is responsible for dark, milk and white chocolates...

12 September 2023

How is Coconut Processed From a Pla...

By Devane Sharma Photo by MarcTutorials Introduction In addition to being a vertically integrated palm oil major, M...

25 August 2023

Promoting the Sustainable Productio...

By Devane Sharma Musim Mas’ efforts for the sustainable production of palm oil extends not just to its supply bas...

23 August 2023

Fire Prevention in the Era of “Gl...

By Chermaine Yap The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres, has proclaimed an end to glob...

04 August 2023

Embracing the Health-Conscious Cons...

The ice cream market has traditionally gravitated towards lavish options, as exemplified by the world’s most ...

27 July 2023

Combating Heat Stress Effects in Co...

Musim Mas , through our subsidiary ICOF, is a leading supplier of oils and fats throughout the ruminant and monogas...

18 July 2023

How Precision Agriculture Can Addre...

By Devane Sharma Ensuring global food security is becoming increasingly challenging as the world’s population is ...

11 July 2023

5 Ingredients That Extend the Shelf...

By: Yeo Yu Teng In a world where family sizes are shrinking and bread consumption is stretched across the week, kno...

04 July 2023

Is Palm Oil Bad for You? 6 Misconce...

By Devane Sharma Palm oil is the most widely-consumed vegetable oil globally. It is found in up to 50% of packaged ...

23 June 2023

Vegetable Glycerin for Innovations ...

By Devane Sharma The low-sugar trend is gaining momentum as more consumers prioritize healthier diet choices. With ...

23 May 2023

5 Insights for Navigating the World...

By Devane Sharma and Yeo Yu Teng In a world where environmental concerns are at the forefront, businesses face an e...

10 May 2023

The People Studying Our Interaction...

By Devane Sharma Musim Mas engaged experts of ecology and biodiversity conservation from the South East Asia Rainfo...

02 May 2023

Palm-based Power: A DATEM Substitut...

By Devane Sharma Source: Pexels The food industry is constantly evolving, and the latest innovation to shake things...

27 April 2023

Behind the Scenes: Workplace Safety...

25 April 2023

Oil Palm Anatomy: 5 Ways an Oil Pal...

18 April 2023

From Plantation to Specialty Fats: ...

Being highly versatile and free of trans fats, palm oil is used in a wide array of food products. A key application...

05 April 2023

3 Things We Have Learnt to Trust in...

31 March 2023

How Musim Mas Improves Yields Witho...

By Devane Sharma How oil palm yields have been improving while being non-GMO Leading oil palm manufacturers have be...

30 March 2023

How Do We Train Independent Smallho...

By Devane Sharma How We Train Independent Smallholder Farmers The adage “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for ...

30 March 2023

How Safe Are SLS and SLES in Soaps ...

By Devane Sharma What Are Surfactants and How Do They Work? Surfactants, short for “surface active agents,” are...

20 March 2023

3 Myths and Misconceptions About Pa...

Speech by Senior Manager of Corporate Communications, Carolyn Lim, at NUS Global Asia Institute’s Wee Cho Yaw Bus...

24 February 2023

Using Beneficial Plants to Control ...

Updated on 18 September 2024 by: Yeo Yu Teng Pest Control Challenges in Plantation | What are Beneficial Plants | H...

02 February 2023

Verified Deforestation-Free: Better...

By Matthias Diemer Matthias Diemer is a sustainability consultant at Switzerland-based consulting firm Diemer Susta...

30 January 2023

Is Landscape Approach the Way Forwa...

27 January 2023

The Many Applications of Emulsifier...

By Devane Sharma Why Use Emulsifiers and Stabilizers? You have heard the phrase: oil and water don’t mix. When pu...

20 January 2023

Bird Sightings in Musim Mas’ Conc...

By Devane Sharma Introduction Musim Mas’ plantations operate in Indonesia, home to a diverse range of flora a...

17 January 2023

Barn Owls Pest Control: Combat Rats...

Updated on 18 July 2024 by: Yeo Yu Teng What are barn owls | Pest control challenges | Barn owl benefits | Implemen...

07 December 2022

12 Years of Biodiversity Data in Mu...

By Devane Sharma With the growing world population, demand for agricultural produce continues to increase. This inc...

15 November 2022

Musim Mas’ Efforts at Improving B...

26 September 2022

How Do Riparian Buffers Protect the...

26 August 2022

The Right Fats for Healthy and Prod...

02 August 2022

Vitamin E from Palm Oil: For Health...

28 July 2022

How Can Palm Oil Be Produced Sustai...

25 July 2022

Addressing Malnutrition in and Arou...

20 July 2022

Providing Education for Disadvantag...

13 July 2022

Circular Economy Zero-Waste Mills: ...

05 July 2022

Dispelling Myths: The Truth About F...

01 July 2022

Indonesia’s Largest: Musim Mas’...

27 June 2022

Regenerative Agriculture: The Case ...

23 June 2022

Functional Blends that Enable Food ...

07 June 2022

Healthier Without 3-MCPD in Palm Oi...

27 May 2022

How is Palm Oil Made into Functiona...

26 May 2022

What Are Emulsifiers and How Safe A...

24 May 2022

How is Palm Oil Made into Biodiesel...

19 May 2022

What is Palm Oil? Everything About ...

11 May 2022

How is Palm Oil Made into Oleochemi...

10 May 2022

Sustainability, Why It Makes Busine...

06 May 2022

Innovating in the Growing Frozen Br...

26 April 2022

Health Consciousness and the Rise o...

14 April 2022

How Is Palm Oil Transported? Naviga...

13 April 2022

Our Supplier Engagement Journey wit...

By Chermaine Yap Identifying measures to motivate suppliers are essential for successful supplier relationships. Ho...

01 April 2022

How Do Hand Soaps Clean

22 March 2022

Free, Prior and Informed Consent (F...

07 March 2022

Trends & Solutions for the Increasi...

By Devane Sharma The Growing Ready-To-Drink Coffee Market Coffee consumption has been growing across the globe in ...

01 March 2022

Innovations in Bread-Making: Made P...

10 February 2022

What Are the Different RSPO Tradema...

24 January 2022

How Palm Oil Can Enable Plant Based...

By Devane Sharma The rise of the plant-based consumer As concerns on environmental sustainability and animal welfa...

10 January 2022

Enabling food and beverage product ...

21 December 2021

What Captain Planet Can Teach Us Ab...

15 November 2021

Sustainable Certification – Alway...

08 November 2021

How Can We Support Biodiversity in ...

01 November 2021

Why We Should Be Paying More Attent...

25 October 2021

R&D Lab KIM II

01 July 2021

How Can Oil Palm Contribute to the ...

15 June 2021

Paving the Way Forward With Educati...

03 June 2021

Supplier Workshops – The Show Mus...

14 May 2021

Scheme Smallholders Program: Reduci...

29 April 2021

Are all fats bad for you?

29 March 2021

Peat Management in Musim Mas

04 March 2021

Emulsifiers and Sensory Innovation

08 February 2021

Behind Our Smallholders Program: Ro...

01 February 2021

What is Glycerine? Uses, Production...

29 December 2020

Farewell 2020, Onward to Questionin...

04 December 2020

“Fitting” Landscapes Into Corpo...

11 November 2020

From Odd-Jobber To Farmer – How L...

22 October 2020

Trust – An Essential Seed to Sow ...

22 September 2020

For a Trans Fat Free World

10 September 2020

Meet our leader of sustainability, ...

05 August 2020

Now More than Ever – Our Fire-Pre...

14 July 2020

Safety reaps quality output at our ...

22 May 2020

Adapting to the changing business l...

20 May 2020

How Our Colleagues Are Celebrating ...

08 May 2020

Contributing to Europe’s Fight Ag...

29 April 2020

Stepping Up To Protect Fellow Colle...

20 March 2020

Furthering Twin Goals of Human Capa...

21 February 2020

Managing Mineral Oil Contaminants i...