# European palm oil industry calls for 100 percent sustainable • De Molenaar

> The European Palm Oil Alliance published a position paper setting out regulations to achieve 100% sustainable, deforestation-free palm oil in Europe. It said only 60% of palm oil bought by European food producers and supermarkets is sustainable, despite ample supply.

- Date: 2020-05-14 · published 2020-05-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53154-european-palm-oil-industry-calls-for-100-percent-sustainable-de-molenaar
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The gap between sustainable supply and demand suggests that buyers may pay more for certified palm oil if EU due diligence rules are adopted, supporting premiums in the vegetable oil complex.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2020-04-27 | [Sustainable Palm Oil, in line with European proposals against imported deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53663-sustainable-palm-oil-in-line-with-european-proposals-against-imported.md) | -4.9% | -4.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-03-27 | [Making It Visible – A New Era For Sustainable Palm Oil \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36904-making-it-visible-a-new-era-for-sustainable-palm-oil-esm-magazine.md) | +1.1% | -1.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2016-11-16 | [MEP calls for EU trade to tackle palm oil driven deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73862-mep-calls-for-eu-trade-to-tackle-palm-oil-driven-deforestation.md) | +0.7% | +6.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-10-12 | [EU countries called to step up actions on sustainable palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62558-eu-countries-called-to-step-up-actions-on-sustainable-palm-oil.md) | +1.8% | -4.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-12-19 | [No change in sustainability requirements for palm oil \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21526-no-change-in-sustainability-requirements-for-palm-oil-the-star.md) | +0.8% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- demolenaar.nl: https://www.demolenaar.nl/en/news/European-palm-oil-industry-calls-for-100-percent-sustainable/25661/

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