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 |
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