Deal #7624 Version 80460 Version 80466
Comment on land area
1016ha will remain as buffer areas. Makouke plantation made up of three concessions (Bindo-Bifoun (BB), MakoukΓ© and Bindo).
1016ha will remain as buffer areas. Makouke plantation made up of three concessions (Bindo-Bifoun (BB), MakoukΓ© and Bindo). The investor includes these estates under its Awala mill area (deal 2236)
Comment on implementation status
Plantation originally obtained in 1950's and planting started then. Olam took lease over in 2016 that was previously under SIAT (was previously incorporated into #3352).Was already operational when lease was taken over from SIAT.
Plantation originally obtained in 1950's and planting started then. Olam took lease over in 2016 that was previously under SIAT (was previously incorporated into #3352).Was already operational when lease was taken over from SIAT. The 5,488 ha Bindo-Bifoun (BB) concession was one of three concessions acquired in 2016 during OPG’s acquisition of SocietΓ© d’Investissement pour l’Agriculture Tropicale (SIAT)’s palm operations in Gabon. The other two, MakoukΓ© and Bindo were already under palm at the time of the acquisition, and have been under either palm or rubber since the end of the 50’s. Conversely, Bindo-Bifoun was undeveloped, except for approximately 600 ha in the southeast part of the concession that was cleared by SIAT between 2007 and 2013 and is now either under palm (347 ha) or is scrub or young regrowth vegetation (approximately 300 ha). On 10th June 2019, following Olam's letter to the RSPO on 8th April 2019 for clarification on the NPP, Olam has decided not to proceed with any new development in the proposed new planting area in BB.
Actors involved in the negotiation / admission process
  • SIAT Other
Comment on investment chain
SIAT was previous owner
Comment on in country processing of produce
Palm oil mill
Palm oil mill (Awala)
Overall comment
RSPO certified in 2019.
Olam includes the three estates under its Awala supply base (deal 2236).
Fully updated
No
Yes

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Facility name
Makouke, Bindo Bifoun, and Bindo Estates
Comment
Contract area derived from company data

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Location shapefiles

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Contains link to RSPO related documentation

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File
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RSPO documentation Bindo Bifoun