From Unilever to Nestle: Here's how much palm oil companies use as Indonesia imposes a ban on it
Unilever
Unilever said in 2016 that it used about 1 million tonnes of crude palm oil and its derivatives and about 0.5 million tonnes of crude palm kernel oil and its derivatives.
It said it was the largest user of physically certified palm oil in the consumer goods industry.
Nestle
In 2020, the maker of KitKat chocolate bars bought about 453,000 tonnes of palm oil and palm kernel oil, mostly from Indonesia and Malaysia, its website says.
It uses about 88 suppliers from more than 1,600 mills in 21 countries. It also buys from Latin America, Africa, and other parts of Asia.
Procter & Gamble
The company used about 605,000 tonnes of palm oil and palm kernel oil, and their derivatives, in its 2020-2021 fiscal year, a company document showed. It is used in its fabric and home care categories and beauty products.
Its purchases account for about 0.8 per cent of global palm oil production and it sells palm oil byproduct it cannot use. Some 70 per cent of its palm oil is sourced from refineries in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Mondelez International
The Oreo cookie maker said that it purchases “large quantities” of palm oil in a securities filing. It accounts for 0.5 per cent of palm oil consumption globally, according to its website.
Danone
Danone, the world's largest yoghurt maker, said it purchased a total of 71,000 tonnes of palm oil in 2018. Its brands include Activia yoghurt, Evian and Badoit water as well as Aptamil baby formula.
Ferrero
The Italian maker of Nutella sourced 85 per cent of its palm oil supplies from Malaysia and only 9% from Indonesia in the first half of 2021, according to its website.
L'Oreal
L'Oreal said in 2021 that it purchased less than 310 tonnes of palm oil and also used, from its suppliers, ingredients including palm derivatives in a quantity equivalent of 71,000 tonnes.
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