Papua New Guinea Palm Oil Suppliers — RSPO Certified Bulk
Find verified wholesale palm oil suppliers from Papua New Guinea on Towobo. Papua New Guinea is a significant sustainable palm oil origin — with a high proportion of RSPO-certified production, established export infrastructure at Lae and Port Moresby, and strong demand from EU and UK buyers requiring certified sustainable supply chains compliant with EUDR.
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Find PNG Palm Oil Suppliers →Papua New Guinea's palm oil industry: sustainability credentials and production overview
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is sub-Saharan Africa's largest palm oil producer outside Southeast Asia — an important distinction for sustainability-focused buyers seeking diversified, certified origins beyond the dominant Malaysian and Indonesian supply base. PNG's palm oil sector is dominated by commercial plantations rather than smallholders, providing more concentrated, auditable supply chains. **Production overview:** - Annual crude palm oil production: approximately 600,000–750,000 tonnes - PNG ranks as the world's 4th or 5th largest palm oil exporter by volume in some years - Production concentrated in West New Britain Province (the dominant oil palm region), Milne Bay Province, New Ireland Province, and Gulf Province **Key plantation operators:** - New Britain Palm Oil Limited (NBPOL) — now part of Sime Darby Plantation (Malaysia). NBPOL was historically one of the world's most RSPO-compliant large-scale palm oil producers, operating extensive certified estates in West New Britain - Hargy Oil Palms — operating in West New Britain, certified RSPO - Various smaller plantation companies and outgrower schemes **RSPO certification:** PNG has one of the highest RSPO certification rates of any palm oil producing country — a significantly higher proportion of PNG production is RSPO-certified compared to Indonesia and Malaysia. NBPOL achieved RSPO Segregated certification, meaning physically traceable certified palm oil is available from PNG. This makes PNG an attractive origin for EU/UK buyers requiring RSPO Segregated (not just Mass Balance) certified palm oil. **Deforestation profile:** PNG has large areas of primary tropical forest — this means EUDR due diligence requirements for PNG-origin palm oil are significant, and buyers must verify plot-level geolocation data confirming deforestation-free production. NBPOL and certified operators have invested in traceability systems to support this documentation requirement.
