TOKYO -- Japanese renewable energy company Shodensya is to start importing palm kernel shells (PKS) from Indonesia as early as this month to sell as fuel for biomass power plants at home.

What happens to the waste that accumulates when oil palm fruits are processed? Palm kernel shells (PKS) are the fraction left after crude palm oil has been extracted from fruit bunches and palm kernel ...

If you've ever risked your fingers while hitting a macadamia with a hammer, you'll know that the nuts can be tough to crack, yielding a small but tasty kernel inside. Just one third of a macadamia nut ...

Sulaeman, a 63-year-old worker pushes a cart as he collects fresh fruit bunches during harvest at a plantation in Kampar regency, as Indonesia announced a ban on palm oil exports effective this week, ...