The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has taken action against RSPO member companies / organizations for not submitting the Annual Communications of Progress (ACOP).
During the recently concluded exercise, companies / organizations that did not submit their ACOP reports faced the following action:
- Termination: Non-submission of ACOP reports for three (3) consecutive years
- Suspension: Non-submission of ACOP reports for two (2) consecutive years
Companies / organizations that have had their RSPO membership terminated will have all membership privileges revoked. This includes their RSPO Trademark License, their certificates and / or trade of Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO), which will cease to be valid with immediate effect (17 November 2015).
Companies / organizations that have had their RSPO membership suspended will have all membership privileges revoked with immediate effect. However, there will be a grace period of 30 days before their certificates, trade and Trademark License will cease to be valid.
TERMINATED MEMBERS
| COMPANY |
MEMBERSHIP SECTOR |
COUNTRY |
| Sealake Industries |
Consumer Goods Manufacturers |
South Africa |
| SnackPartners GmbH |
Consumer Goods Manufacturers |
Germany |
| Community Enterprise Group For Sustainable Palm Oil Production (Chonburi) |
Oil Palm Growers |
Thailand |
| GEOFF PALM LIMITED |
Oil Palm Growers |
Malaysia |
| PT Kimia Farma (Persero) Tbk - Plant Semarang |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
Indonesia |
| Soyuz Corporation |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
Russia |
| SUBRAHMANYESWARA AGRO PRODUCTS PVT LTD |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
India |
| Viterra Inc |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
Canada |
| Assar Refinery Services Sdn Bhd |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
Malaysia |
| BAY FISHING CORPORATION LIMITED |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
Bangladesh |
| PT Dua Kuda Indonesia |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
Indonesia |
| Grains & Fourrages S.A. |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
Switzerland |
| Liaoning Huaxing Group Chemical Corp. |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
China |
| PT Visichem Intiprima |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
Indonesia |
| Taiping Sawit Enterprise |
Oil Palm Growers |
Malaysia |
SUSPENDED MEMBERS
| COMPANY |
MEMBERSHIP SECTOR |
COUNTRY |
| AK ChemTech Co.,Ltd. |
Consumer Goods Manufacturers |
Korea |
| Amorepacific |
Consumer Goods Manufacturers |
South Korea |
| B. Grimm Green Power Limited |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
Thailand |
| Banketbakkerij Wouter de Graaf |
Consumer Goods Manufacturers |
Netherlands |
| Caraga Oil Refinery, Inc. |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
Philippines |
| Dalda Foods (Pvt) Limited |
Consumer Goods Manufacturers |
Pakistan |
| Diamant Nahrungsmittel GmbH & Co KG |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
Austria |
| Dick den Hertog Beheer B.V. |
Consumer Goods Manufacturers |
Netherlands |
| Fletchers Group of Bakeries |
Consumer Goods Manufacturers |
United Kingdom |
| Industria Química Anastácio S/A |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
Brazil |
| Kappus Seifen GmbH Riesa & Co. KG |
Consumer Goods Manufacturers |
Germany |
| LIBERTY OIL MILLS LIMITED |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
India |
| NOREL,S.A. |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
Spain |
| PALM OIL ENERGY INDUSTRY CO.,LTD. |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
Thailand |
| Production La Prade |
Consumer Goods Manufacturers |
France |
| Pyramid Lanka (Private) Limited |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
Sri Lanka |
| Renovatio Energy LLC |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
United States |
| Royal Chemicals Co. |
Consumer Goods Manufacturers |
Egypt |
| TIANJIN TIANZHI FINE CHEMICAL CO., LTD |
Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders |
China |
| West Africa Fair Fruit |
Social or Development Organisations (Non Governmental Organisations) |
Ghana |
