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RSPOPCPA/CU/MAY2024/REV3
Version 3May 2024

Control Union Malaysia Sdn Bhd,
PORT TECH TOWER, LEVEL 17, Unit, No : 1, Jalan Tiara 3, Bandar Baru Klang, 41150 Klang,Selangor, Malaysia
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF INITIAL CERTIFICATION OF NEW BRITAIN PALM OIL LIMITED –WEST NEW BRITAIN – WARASTON OIL MILL
29th July 2024

Dear Sir/Madam,
New Britain Palm Oil Limited – Waraston Oil Mill, Papua New Guinea plantation company, has applied to Control
Union Malaysia Sdn Bhd to carryout certification activities in accordance with the RSPO P&C PNG and SI National
Interpretation 2019, as endorsed by RSPO Board of Governers of its palm oil production.
The initial audit is planned to commence on 2nd September 2024 and will be completed on 6th September 2024.
ApplicantContact details

RSPO membership number
RSPO PalmTrace ID
Supply Chain Model
Any NPP Submission?
Are there any RaCP?

Brief information about
Applicant

NEW BRITAIN PALM OIL LIMITED – WEST NEW BRITAIN – WARASTON OIL MILLPeter Callister
Head of Sustainability
Corporate Office, Mosa, Kimbe, WNB, Papua New Guinea, New Britain PalmOil Limited+675 7100 0907
peter.callister@sdguthrie.com
1-0008-04-000-00
RSPO_PO1000007522
IPYES ☐ NO☒YES ☐ NO☒
New Britain Palm Oil Limited, West New Britain Waraston Oil Mill is a company
under Sime Darby Guthrie Berhad (previously known as Sime Darby Plantation
Berhad). It is located at Numundo Plantation, Talasea, New Britain Province,Papua New Guinea. The mill operate at capacity of 60 Mt/ hour with total areaof the supply bases of 11,812.31 hectare.

RSPOPC-PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT .L01(04) MAY 2024
Control Union (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (163226-D)
PORT TECH TOWER, LEVEL 17, Unit, No : 1, Jalan Tiara 3, Bandar Baru Klang, 41150 Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603 3000 4941 Fax: +603 3377 1800, E-Mail: rspo@controlunion.com

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Palm Oil Mill (POM) for this Assessment (Delete if not applicable)
Name ofMill
Location
GPS reference
Palm Oil Mill Capacity(POM)
Waraston Oil
Mill

MT/Hr

Address

Longitude

Latitude60

NumundoPlantation, Talasea,
West New Britain,
Papua New Guinea

150° 05’12.00” E

5° 29’ 02.00”
SForecasted Annual
output (MT)PalmCPO
Kernel21,135

6,211

ASSOCIATED SUPPLY BASE OF FFB TO THE ABOVE POM TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSESSMENT (Delete if notapplicable)
Location
GPS reference
Area Summary (Ha)AnnualName of estate
Estimation/ association
Address
Longitude
Latitude
Total
MatureFFB (MT)
Talasea, West New
150° 05'
5° 29'
Numondo Estate Britain, Papua New
2,645.17
787.9422,75911.76"E58.92"SGuinea
Navarai / Karato
Mini Estate /Talasea, West New
Kavugara
150° 02'
5° 21'
Britain, Papua New
1,643.37467.40
11,750Development
09.38"E35.96"S
GuineaCooperation
European Union
Volupai /Talasea, West New
Lotomgam
150° 00'
5° 15'
Britain, Papua New
1,992.59
1,492.40
25,052.79
Natupi/ Goruru
34.20"E53.99"SGuineaEstateTalasea, West New
150°
Lolokoru Estate
Britain, Papua New
5° 7'9.00"S
2,453.10
2,049.60
43,825.21
5'25.66"E
GuineaTalasea, West New
Talasea Division
150.02811 5.454182”
Britain, Papua New
2,804.10
2,773.6
32,997
Smallholders
9” ES
GuineaTalasea, West New
Community
5.651380” 5.454182”
Britain, Papua New
34.27
18.69
262
Planting
ESGuinea
IndependentTalasea, West New
Farms (more150.02367 5.651380”
Britain, Papua New
239.71221.81
2,365
than0E”
SGuinea50 ha)
Total

11,812.31

7,811.44

139,011*Refer Annex 1 for Location of the Management Unit*

AUDIT ROLESLEAD AUDITOR

AUDITOR 1

DETAILS OF THE AUDIT TEAMNAME
BACKGROUND & QUALIFICATION
Mohd Ezani Bin Abdul Has a bachelor's degree in Biology & Agriculture Eng. UPM inAziz
2005. 12 years of experience working in plantations from2006 to 2017 with various plantation companies. Attended
and successfully completed the ISO 9001 lead auditor Course
and the RSPO P&C and RSPO SCCS lead auditor Course in2017. Has undergone a supervised audit according to RSPOP&C standards by the senior auditor of Control Union
Malaysia
Muhammad Hariz
Graduated with Masters in business administration and BSc
Abdul Rahman
in Applied Chemistry from UITM. 8 years of experiencworking

RSPOPC-PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT .L01(04) MAY 2024
Control Union (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (163226-D)
PORT TECH TOWER, LEVEL 17, Unit, No : 1, Jalan Tiara 3, Bandar Baru Klang, 41150 Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603 3000 4941 Fax: +603 3377 1800, E-Mail: rspo@controlunion.com

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AUDITOR 2

Muhammad Zahin Zaidi

AUDITOR 3

Mohd Shauki bin Mohd
Ghazaliin plantation industry and QA/QC department mainly forplantation industry with various capacities. Registeredchemist with the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry.
Completed and certified in Integrated Management Systems,
RSPO P&C Lead Auditor course, RSPO Supply Chain
Certification System, MSPO P&C Auditor Course, MSPO
Supply Chain Certification System.
Obtained a bachelor's degree in Biotechnology from theAustralian National University. Certified as a Lead Auditor for
RSPO and MSPO Principle & Criteria, specializing inSustainability audits encompassing Social and EMS.
Accumulated a total of 570 audit man-days as Lead Auditor
and Team Member for MSPO, while actively accruing
experience for RSPO P&C standard requirements. Holds
qualifications in IMS (ISO 9001 & 14001) and SA8000. Highly
proficient in both spoken and written English and Malay.
Graduated in Diploma Of Agriculture from University Putra
Malaysia, 7 years experienced in oil palm management as aAssistant Manager with Sime Darby Plantation andexperienced auditor in MSPO series standard and ISCC EU.
Attended training for MSPO Lead Auditor course, LeadAuditor (IMS) ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & ISO 45001, ISCC EU &Plus Basic Training and MSPO SCCS Auditor training.

Control Union Malaysia Sdn Bhd is a member of the Control Union - an international inspection and certification
body. CUC performs assessments and certification in many agricultural based fields such as FSC, RSPO, andOrganic production, Sustainable Textile Production, Organic Exchange, GLOBALGAP, HACCP, BRC, GMP. Control
Union Malaysia Sdn Bhd is accredited for RSPO (RSPO-ACC-021) for the scope of P&C (Single Site & Group) andSCCS worldwide. When requested, a copy of the accreditation certificate can be obtained from CUC.
Stakeholder consultation is one of the most important parts in certification process; during which relevant
national, regional as well as local stakeholders are asked to give their views and opinions as to whether theapplicant’s certification units comply with the requirements of the applicable National Interpretation.
We invite all stakeholders to take part in this consultation procedure as you can make a positive contribution tothe certification decision. We ask you to raise any issues, both positive and negative, by sending a written
response by mail, fax or by E-mail to our Control Union Malaysia Sdn Bhd office as indicated below.
For your guidance, you may consider the following points:• Environmental protection.
• Biodiversity conservation.
• Opportunities for employment.
• Provision of housing, sanitation, amenities and educational support.
• Company approach to community development.
• Participation in decision making.
• Any other issue, both positive and negative that you consider may be of relevance to the assessment.
• Issues relating to other plantations owned by the company not included in this assessment.
• A copy of the applicable RSPO standard for the country, in which the assessment is being conducted,
is available from www.rspo.org. Alternatively please ask Control Union Malaysia Sdn Bhd for a copy.
Your responses will be dealt with in complete confidentiality and will only be distributed to the appropriate
persons within the organizations of CUC, ASI and RSPO.
When required your reply will remain confidential. Please add “Confidential” in your response and whenpreferred your response can be added as anonymous in the public summary of the report. In that case pleasealso add “Anonymous” in your response.
RSPOPC-PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT .L01(04) MAY 2024
Control Union (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (163226-D)
PORT TECH TOWER, LEVEL 17, Unit, No : 1, Jalan Tiara 3, Bandar Baru Klang, 41150 Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603 3000 4941 Fax: +603 3377 1800, E-Mail: rspo@controlunion.com

Page 3 of 5If requested by you, the audit team will make the necessary arrangements to allow you to meet with themduring the evaluation.
Please direct your comments to:Control Union Malaysia Office
Mohd Hairi Adris,
Deputy Program Manager RSPO & MSPO,PORT TECH TOWER, LEVEL 17, Unit, No : 1,Jalan Tiara 3, Bandar Baru Klang, 41150
Klang, Selangor,
Malaysia
E-Mail:Number:mohdhairi@controlunion.com+603 3000 4941

Comments received within 30 days from the date of this letter will be considered in this Assessment. Pleaseinclude the following information should we need to contact you for clarification on any issues raised:

Name:

Address:E-Mail:

Phone Number:

Summary of Issue:

We thank you for the participation and feedback.
Yours Sincerely,

Mohd Hairi Adris,Deputy Program Manager RSPO & MSPO
Control Union Malaysia Sdn Bhd

RSPOPC-PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT .L01(04) MAY 2024
Control Union (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (163226-D)
PORT TECH TOWER, LEVEL 17, Unit, No : 1, Jalan Tiara 3, Bandar Baru Klang, 41150 Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603 3000 4941 Fax: +603 3377 1800, E-Mail: rspo@controlunion.com

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ANNEX 1

RSPOPC-PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT .L01(04) MAY 2024
Control Union (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (163226-D)
PORT TECH TOWER, LEVEL 17, Unit, No : 1, Jalan Tiara 3, Bandar Baru Klang, 41150 Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603 3000 4941 Fax: +603 3377 1800, E-Mail: rspo@controlunion.com

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