Announcements
Termination & Suspension of RSPO Membership
3 March 2015
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:
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Termination: Non-submission of ACOP reports for three (3) consecutive years
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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 (16 February 2015).
Terminated Members
| Company | Membership sector | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Brossard | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | France |
| SOFIVO | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | France |
| Traou Mad SAS | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | France |
| Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil Foundation | Environmental or Nature Conservation Organisations (Non Governmental Organisations) | Indonesia |
| PT Jaya Mandiri Sukses | Oil Palm Growers | Indonesia |
| EFKO Food Ingredients LLC | Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders | Russia |
| Equatorial Trading Ltd | Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders | South Africa |
| Essent Energy Trading BV | Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders | Netherlands |
| Jin Wei (M) Sdn Bhd | Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders | Malaysia |
| Nexsol (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd | Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders | Malaysia |
| Oleo-fats, Incorporated | Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders | Philippines |
| Pavlos N Pettas S.A. | Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders | Greece |
| PT Hap Chuan Trading | Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders | Indonesia |
| Refinadora Nacional de Aceites Y Grasas S.A. | Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders | Colombia |
| STORIMPEX Unternehmensgruppe | Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders | Germany |
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.
Suspended Members
| Company | Membership Sector | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Aachener Printen- und Schkoladenfabrik Henry Lambertz GmbH & Co KG | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Germany |
| AOR N.V. | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Belgium |
| ARTENAY CEREALS | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | France |
| Big Sister Foods Pty Ltd | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Australia |
| Borggreve KG Zwieback und Keksfabrik | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Germany |
| Federation of Dutch Grocery and Food Industry | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Netherlands |
| fit GmbH | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Germany |
| H. & E. Reinert Westfälische Privat-Fleischerei GmbH | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Germany |
| Hain Celestial Group, Inc | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | United States |
| Herza Schokolade GmbH & Co. KG | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Germany |
| Honeytop Speciality Foods | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | United Kingdom |
| La Boulangere | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | France |
| McCain Foods Europe BV | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Netherlands |
| Mulder Natural Foods | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Belgium |
| Nataïs | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | France |
| Nordgetreide GmbH & Co. KG | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Germany |
| Pierre Schmidt | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | France |
| Plusfood BV | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Netherlands |
| Regals De Bretagne (part of CBE group) | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | France |
| Rieber & Søn Holland BV | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Netherlands |
| Rübezahl Schokoladen GmbH | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Germany |
| Samworth Brothers | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | United Kingdom |
| Sealake Industries | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | South Africa |
| Sels Oel + Fett GmbH & Co.KG | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Germany |
| Seventh Generation, Inc | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | United States |
| SnackPartners GmbH | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Germany |
| Sun Products Corporation | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | United States |
| Tiger Tim Products Ltd | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | United Kingdom |
| Wewalka GmbH Nfg.KG | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Austria |
| Wilhelm Reuss GmbH & Co. KG Lebensmittelwerk | Consumer Goods Manufacturers | Germany |
| PanEco Foundation | Environmental or Nature Conservation Organisations (NGO) | Switzerland |
| Asian Plantation Ltd | Growers | Singapore |
| Community Enterprise Group For Sustainable Palm Oil Production | Growers | Thailand |
| GEOFF PALM LIMITED | Growers | Malaysia |
| Taiping Sawit Enterprise | Growers | Malaysia |
| Artistic Support Sdn Bhd | Processors & Traders | Malaysia |
| Assar Refinery Services Sdn Bhd | Processors & Traders | Malaysia |
| BAY FISHING CORPORATION LIMITED | Processors & Traders | Bangladesh |
| Britz Networks Sdn. Bhd. | Processors & Traders | Malaysia |
| CELYS – Part of ALVA SAS Group | Processors & Traders | France |
| Emami Biotech Limited | Processors & Traders | India |
| Gabungan Industri Minyak Nabati Indonesia | Processors & Traders | Indonesia |
| GEMINI EDIBLES & FATS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED | Processors & Traders | India |
| Grains & Fourrages S.A. | Processors & Traders | Switzerland |
| Lao Thong Seng Co. Ltd. | Processors & Traders | Thailand |
| Liaoning Huaxing Group Chemical Corp. | Processors & Traders | China |
| Marvesa Holding N.V. | Processors & Traders | Netherlands |
| Medilux oil & Fats Sdn Bhd | Processors & Traders | Malaysia |
| New Biodiesel Co., Ltd | Processors & Traders | Thailand |
| Olympic Oils Limited | Processors & Traders | United Kingdom |
| Pacific Rim Plantations Services Pte Ltd | Processors & Traders | Singapore |
| PT Dua Kuda Indonesia | Processors & Traders | Indonesia |
| PT Global Interinti Industry | Processors & Traders | Indonesia |
| PT Kimia Farma (Persero) Tbk – Plant Semarang | Processors & Traders | Indonesia |
| PT Trenergy Biomasse Indonesia | Processors & Traders | Indonesia |
| PT Visichem Intiprima | Processors & Traders | Indonesia |
| Soyuz Corporation | Processors & Traders | Russia |
| SUBRAHMANYESWARA AGRO PRODUCTS PVT LTD | Processors & Traders | India |
| Viterra Inc | Processors & Traders | Canada |
| Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Asia and the Pacific | Social or Development Organisations (NGO) | Malaysia |
| OLPESA | Palm Oil Processors and/or Traders | Peru |
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