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France to Restrict Use of Palm Oil in Biofuels

France will restrict the use of palm oil in producing biofuels to reduce deforestation, Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot said early June.

Special tax bills have been tabled on the use of palm oil in food, citing environmental damage caused by plantations. Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s two largest palm oil producers, opposed such a tax.

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