WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 
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Singapore, 28 February 2013 - Wilmar International Limited ("Wilmar"), Asia's leading agribusiness group, today announces that it will be able to supply the west coast of the United States of America (USA) with sustainable palm oil certified to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) standards from its refinery in Stockton, California, USA.
The refinery in Stockton, which started commercial production in September 2013 and has a production capacity of 150,000 metric tonnes of palm products per annum, has achieved the RSPO Supply Chain Certification (Mass Balance). The certified sustainable palm oil will be supplied from Sime Darby Berhad's RSPO-certified plants in Malaysia and available to the USA market from June 2014 onwards.
The USA market consumes approximately 1.5 million metric tonnes of palm oil per annum, and uses it for a variety of applications from food and cosmetics to detergents and biodiesel.
Mr Thomas Lim, Wilmar's General Manager, Trading (Tropical Oils), said, "Wilmar is pleased to be able to support the sustainable palm oil needs of the USA market. We recognise that there is an increasing demand for sustainable palm oil driven by major retailers and food brands, many of whom have committed to sourcing only sustainable palm oil by 2015. We want to be able to support the goals and growth of these companies who genuinely care for the environment and the local communities. Including our Stockton processing capacity, we aim to increase our certified palm oil volume into the USA market to 25% by 2015."
Wilmar's latest milestone for its Stockton refinery comes on the back of its commitment to a
"No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation" policy which was launched in December
2013 with the aim of delinking its palm oil supply chain from forest degradation and human rights abuse.
For more information about Wilmar's "No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation" Policy, please visit http://www.wilmar-international.com/sustainability/
Wilmar International Limited, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Singapore, is today Asia's leading agribusiness group. Wilmar is ranked amongst the largest listed companies by market capitalisation on the Singapore Exchange.
Wilmar's business activities include oil palm cultivation, oilseeds crushing, edible oils refining, sugar milling and refining, specialty fats, oleochemicals, biodiesel and fertilisers manufacturing and grains processing. At the core of Wilmar's strategy is a resilient integrated agribusiness model that encompasses the entire value chain of the agricultural commodity processing business, from origination and processing to branding, merchandising and distribution of a wide range of agricultural products. It has over 450 manufacturing plants and an extensive distribution network covering China, India, Indonesia and some 50 other countries. The Group is backed by a multinational workforce of about 90,000 people.
Wilmar's portfolio of high quality processed agricultural products is the preferred choice of the food manufacturing industry, as well as the industrial and consumer food businesses. Its consumer-packed products occupy a leading share in its targeted markets. Through scale, integration and the logistical advantages of its business model, Wilmar is able to extract margins at every step of the value chain, thereby reaping operational synergies and cost efficiencies. Wilmar remains a firm advocate of sustainable growth and is committed to its role as a responsible corporate citizen.
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