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06 Feb 2019 --- Cargill has launched a new palm shortening line, specifically for bakery. PalmAgility is positioned as a superior-performing, easy-to-use palm shortening for use in pies, donuts, cookies and crème fillings.

Indonesia’s 2018 exports of palm oils, including oleochemical and biodiesel shipments, rose 8 percent from a year earlier to 34.6 million tonnes, the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) said on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Gunung Capital Bhd has received a letter of award (LoA) from Jendala Padu Sdn Bhd for a profit-sharing pilot project to improve the yield of the Pandan Land Bintulu Palm Oil Estate.

THE US Fed chairman Jerome Powell and policymakers retained US interest rate policy. He mentioned that the Fed will remain patient in its rate hike plan

Malaysia has asked the World Health Organization to retract a report that says the palm oil industry is deploying tactics similar to tobacco and alcohol lobbyists to influence research into the health effects of its products.

The adoption of cash crops in addition to oil palm could provide an income buffer for growers amid the ongoing decline of palm oil price, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad suggested today.

MALAYSIA’S total exports in 2018 expanded by 6.7% to reach a value of RM998 billion, compared with RM935 billion in 2017. The growth was largely contributed to by the electrical & electronic sectors, which contributed 38.2% or RM380.8 billion, rising by 11% in 2018

PTT stations in five provinces started selling B20 biodiesel on Friday, to help the country fight air pollution caused by diesel engines.

I HAVE been spending time in India and even though I can’t speak Tamil, its mellifluousness is a part of my childhood memories, along with black-and-white MG Ramachandran movies, dosai, sambar and coconut chutney

Ethiopia has become the newest member of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA) when the Council of Minister approved its candidacy to the platform on Saturday.

The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Monday Feb 4

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would seek a "pragmatic solution" to a parliamentary impasse over the terms on which Britain leaves the European Union when she tries to reopen talks with Brussels.