Indonesian Palm Oil News (IPO News), Jakarta — PTPN IV PalmCo continues to strengthen sustainability standards across its plantation and palm oil mill operations. As of the first half of 2026, 67 Palm Oil Mills (PKS) and 124 estates managed by PalmCo had obtained certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
The achievement reflects the expanding implementation of sustainability standards across PalmCo’s operations. Of the company’s total 71 palm oil mills, 67, or approximately 94.36%, have obtained RSPO certification. Meanwhile, 124 of its 149 estates, or approximately 83.22%, have also been RSPO certified.
According to data from Indonesian Palm Oil News (IPO NEWS), the achievement represents an important part of PalmCo’s transformation in improving plantation governance, product quality, and traceability throughout its palm oil supply chain.
STRENGTHENING GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED PALM OIL STANDARDS
RSPO certification is not only related to production standards. It has also become increasingly important as global buyers place greater emphasis on sustainability, environmental management, labor practices, and relationships with local communities.
PalmCo Director of Marketing and Management Systems, Rury C. Baskoro, emphasized the importance of transparency and traceability in meeting customer requirements.“Transparency and traceability are customers’ rights that we must fulfill,” Rury said.
With its growing certification coverage, PalmCo has a stronger foundation for meeting the requirements of buyers that apply sustainability standards throughout their supply chains.
CPO PRODUCTION EXCEEDS 1.2 MILLION TONNES
The strengthening of sustainability standards has been accompanied by solid production performance. During the first half of 2026, PalmCo recorded more than 1.2 million tonnes of CPO production.
During the same period, the company achieved a CPO extraction rate of 23.47%, while average CPO productivity reached 2.18 tonnes per hectare. The performance provides PalmCo with a strong foundation for maintaining the quality and reliability of CPO supplies to industrial customers. For the B2B market, consistency in both volume and quality remains an important factor in maintaining long-term relationships with buyers.
Interestingly, sustainability certification has also generated tangible commercial value for PalmCo. Throughout 2025, the company received approximately US$10.5 million, equivalent to around Rp174 billion, in premium prices from the sale of 760,000 tonnes of RSPO-certified CPO and PKO under the Identity Preserved (IP) and Mass Balance (MB) schemes.
The figure demonstrates that sustainability standards are not merely a matter of corporate compliance and governance, but can also create additional commercial value for palm oil producers.
TOWARD BROADER CERTIFICATION COVERAGE
PalmCo has continued to express its commitment to expanding certification coverage toward 100%. With 67 mills and 124 estates already RSPO certified, the company still has room to extend certification to its remaining operational units.
At the same time, PalmCo continues to strengthen its implementation of Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO), Indonesia’s national sustainability standard. The development illustrates that PalmCo’s transformation is not focused solely on increasing CPO production, but also on how palm oil is produced, traced, and delivered to increasingly demanding markets.
According to Indonesian Palm Oil News (IPO NEWS), the combination of productivity, quality, certification, and traceability will become increasingly important for palm oil companies as global market requirements continue to evolve.
With a network of 71 palm oil mills and 149 estates, together with CPO production exceeding 1.2 million tonnes in the first half of 2026, PalmCo has a substantial operational base to further strengthen its role in Indonesia’s palm oil industry.
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