Abstract
Palm oil, a kind of edible vegetable oil, is derived from the pulp of the
fruit of the oil palm tree. Palm oil production has gained importance in the
recent years, as it has many competitive advantages over other competing oils,
such as having low cost of production, high yield, and being free from
trans-fatty acids. The consumption of palm oil has increased rapidly in the
past years, owing to its multiple uses in both food industry as well as
non-food sectors.
Although about 80% of current world palm oil output is consumed for food or
edible use, non-food uses are increasingly becoming important, contributing to
greater demand and higher prices for palm oil. Usage in soaps, detergents and
surfactants, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and some household and
industrial products has been growing because of the move away from
petroleum-based products. The global desire to substitute at least a small
portion of fossil fuel use with renewable fuels has given rise to increased
demand for vegetable oils, one of the feedstock for biofuels. In addition to
the concern for the environment, relatively high fossil fuel prices have
created a demand for alternative cost-effective and clean fuels.
A major share of the total palm oil production in the world comes from
Indonesia and Malaysia, thereby making both the countries the largest
exporters of palm oil. In terms of consumption, India leads the global market
space.
Some of the major issues concerning the palm oil industry include the
environmental concerns regarding palm oil production and the demand for
sustainable palm oil.
Along with describing the global palm oil market, the current report analyzes
the two major producers, Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as the two major
consumers, India and China. The report also delves into the factors
responsible for boosting the global palm oil market in the coming years and
the major issues and challenges being faced by the industry. Also, the top
palm oil companies, including Wilmar International limited, PT Astra Agro
Lestari Tbk, and IOI Corporation have been profiled in the report.
By combining SPSS Inc.' s data integration and analysis capabilities with our
relevant findings, we have predicted the future growth of the industry. We
employed various significant variables that have an impact on this industry
and created regression models with SPSS Base to determine the future direction
of the industry. Before deploying the regression model, the relationship
between several independent or predictor variables and the dependent variable
was analyzed using standard SPSS output, including charts, tables and tests.
Table of Contents
1. Global Oil and Fat Market
- 1.1 Market Overview
- 1.2 Global Vegetable Oil Market
- Production Growth
- Geographic Breakdown
2. Palm Oil Market
- 2.1 Palm Oil-An Introduction
- 2.1.1 Value Chain analysis
- 2.2 Oil Palm Fruit Production
- 2.3 Global Palm Oil Market
- Production Growth
- Geographic Breakdown
- Consumption Growth
- Geographic Breakdown
- Imports by Country
- Exports by Country
3. Palm Oil Market - Country Analysis
- Production Growth
- Consumption Growth
- Exports
- Production Growth
- Production by State
- Price Trend
- Exports
4. Growth Drivers
- 4.1 Competitive Advantage over Other Vegetable Oils
- 4.2 Palm Oil Consumption-Increase in Emerging Markets
- 4.3 Demand Growing in Developed Markets
- 4.4 Increasing Use of Palm Oil in Consumer Products
- 4.5 Increasing Biofuel Demand
- 4.6 Favoring Demographic Factors
5. Key Issues and Challenges
- 5.1 Uncertainties in the Future Production Growth
- 5.2 Environmental Concerns
- 5.3 Yield Gaps
- 5.3 Demand for Sustainable Palm Oil
6. Company Profiles
- 6.1 Wilmar International Limited
- Business Description
- Key Financials
- Business Developments
- 6.2 PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk
- Business Description
- Key Financials
- Business Developments
- Business Description
- Key Financials
- Business Developments
7. Market Outlook
- 7.1 Market Forecast
- 7.2 Forecast Methodology
- 7.2.1 Dependent and Independent Variables
- 7.2.2 Correlation Analysis
- 7.2.3 Regression Analysis
List of Charts
- Global Oils and Fats Production (2002-2009)
- Major Vegetable Oils Production Worldwide (2007-2010)
- Global Vegetable oil Production by Country (2009/2010)
- Global Vegetable Oil Consumption by Country (2009/2010)
- Palm Oil Mill Process: Residue Utilization
- Palm Oil-Value Chain
- Oil Palm Area Harvested Worldwide (2002-2009)
- Oil Palm (Fruit) Production Volume Worldwide (2002-2009)
- Oil Palm Yield Worldwide (2002-2009)
- Global Vegetable Oil Production-Volumetric Share by Type (2009/2010)
- Global Palm Oil Production by Volume (2003-2010)
- Global Palm Kernel Oil Production by Volume (2007-2010)
- Global Palm Oil Production (Volume) Share by country (2009/2010)
- Global Vegetable Oil Consumption Volume Share by Type (2009/2010)
- Global Palm Oil Consumption by Volume (2003-2010)
- Palm Oil Production in Indonesia (2007-2010)
- Indonesian Palm Oil Consumption (2007-2010)
- Oil Palm Area Growth in Indonesia (2001-2009)
- Oil Palm Planted Area in Indonesia by Owner (2009)
- Indonesian Oil Palm Age Profile
- Indonesian Palm Oil Exports (2007-2010)
- Palm Oil Production in Malaysia by Volume (2001-2009)
- Area Under Oil Palm in Malaysia (2000-2009)
- Palm Oil Exports from Malaysia by Volume (2001-2009)
- Malaysian Palm Oil Exports-Share by Countries (2009)
- Average Annual Palm Oil Prices in Malaysia (2001-2009)
- Per Capita Oil Consumption in India (FY05-FY09)
- Vegetable Oil Consumption by Type in India (FY09)
- Palm Oil Consumption and Imports in India (MY07-MY10)
- Oil Content in Fruit and Seeds
- Oil Yield (in tonnes) Oils per Hectare
- Land Availability for Major Vegetable Oil Crops
- Global Palm Oil Consumption-Share by Regions (2010/2011)
- GDP per Capita of Emerging Countries (2009)
- Worldwide Volumetric Production of Biodiesel (2003-2010E)
- Share of Inputs in Global Bio-diesel Production (2010E)
- Global Urban Population (2003-2015)
- Wilmar International Revenue (2005-2009)
- Wilmar International Revenue-by Segments (FY09)
- Wilmar International: Plantation Age Profile
- PT Astra Agro Revenue (2005-2009)
- PT Astra Agro Revenue-Share by Segments (2009)
- IOI Corporation Revenue (2006-2010)
- IOI Corporation Revenue-Share by Segments (FY10)
- IOI Corporation-Age Profile of Oil Palm Planted Area (FY10)
- Global Palm Oil Consumption by Volume (2010-2014E)
List of Tables
- Global Palm Oil Consumption by Country (2007-2010)
- Palm Oil Imports by Country (2007-2010)
- Palm Oil Exports-by Country (2007-2010)
- Crude Palm Oil Yield in Malaysia by States (2006-2009)
- Export Volume and Value of Oil Palm Products in Malaysia (2008 & 2009)
- Palm Oil Consumption and Imports in China by Volume (MY07-MY10)
- Dependent & Independent Variables (2003 - 2010)
- Correlation Matrix
- Model Summary - Coefficient of Determination
- Regression Coefficients Output
