IOI Group
Palm oil

IOI Group

https://www.ioigroup.com/

About

IOI is one of Malaysia's largest conglomerates. It operates oil palm plantations, facilities for manufacturing specialty fats and oleochemicals, and property investment and development. The company was incorporated in 1969 under Industrial Oxygen Incorporated (IOI) Sdn Bhd, and entered the plantation sector in 1983 through the acquisition of three estates in Pahang, Malaysia. Despite being a co-founder of the RSPO, IOI has faced significant criticism from NGOs such as Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and Aidenvironment over failures to abide by its own sustainability commitments. These include illegal deforestation, land conflict and fires within company concessions.

RSPO Member : Yes RSPO Member : Yes

Environmental, Social, Governance Rating (SPOTT)

76.4%

Source: SPOTT - Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit
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Market cap

5,678

Million USD

Landbank

206,542

hectares, all in Malaysia (Johor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak)

Supply chain position

Upstream - Midstream

Grower. Processor of crude palm oil and palm kernel oil. Refiner & Trader. Oleochemical producer.

Refineries / capacity

2

1,800,000 MT / yr

NDPE Policy

Yes

No deforestation, No peat, No exploitation

Market served

International, Malaysian

Parent Company

n/a

Subsidiaries

IOI Oleochemicals, Unico-Desa Plantations Bhd., Perusahaan Mekassar (M) Sdn. Bhd., IOI Pelita Plantation Sdn Bhd., Morisem Palm Oil Mill Sdn Bhd., Dynamic Plantations Berhad, Palmco Plantations (Sabah) Sdn Bhd., Pt Bumi Sawit Sejahtera., Lipid Nutrition Trading (beijing) Co. Ltd., Permodalan Plantations Sdn Bhd.

Products

Crude palm oil and kernel oil, refined palm oil and palm kernel oil, kernel cake, palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD), specialty fats and oils including oleochemicals

Resources

Mongabay
Malaysian palm oil giant IOI suspended from RSPO
March 25, 2016
Thomson Reuters
Malaysian palm giant IOI to conduct audit after report alleging labour abuse
July 2, 2021
New Straits Times
IOI, Orang Asal in Sarawak settle decades-long land dispute
June 2, 2022
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