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21-03-2018
Kazakhstan building up rapeseed crushing capacities
A new crushing plant is scheduled to be launched in East Kazakhstan region in May 2018, reports Atameken Business Channel.
20-03-2018
Tepid demand drags down crude palm oil futures
Crude palm oil prices fell 0.51 per cent to Rs 646.80 per 10 kg in futures trade today as speculators reduced exposure, taking negative cues from the spot market on sluggish demand.
20-03-2018
Indonesian short film on oil palm industry enters international festivals
Sigek Cokelat (Chocolate Bar), a short film about oil palm plantations in West Kalimantan, has reportedly been entered in two foreign film festivals, the US's Colorado Environmental Film Festival (CEFF) and the 2018 International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema London (IFF London 2018).
20-03-2018
Malaysian palm oil/Vegoils: Market factors to watch Tuesday Mar 20
The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Tuesday March 20
20-03-2018
Good news for Malaysian palm oil
PUTRAJAYA: There should be no issue about Malaysian palm oil entering the European Union market when all plantations and mills are certified for sustainability by the end of 2019, says Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong.
20-03-2018
Malaysian palm oil priceedges up supported by weaker ringgit, rising demand
Malaysian palm oil futures edged up on Monday supported by weakness in the ringgit, its currency of trade, and with traders bullish about the prospects of improving demand.
20-03-2018
Palm oil imports on the rise again
After years of decline, Dutch imports of palm oil increased again in 2017. Over 2 billion euros worth of crude palm oil, palm oil fractions and palm kernel oil were imported, 22 percent more than in 2016
20-03-2018
Greenpeace Says Brands Refusing to Reveal Palm Oil Sources
Greenpeace says household brands including PepsiCo and Johnson & Johnson are refusing to disclose where they get their palm oil from despite vows to stop buying from companies that cut down tropical forests to grow the widely used commodity.
20-03-2018
Palm supported by weaker ringgit, rising demand outlook
Malaysian palm oil futures edged up on Monday supported by weakness in the ringgit, its currency of trade, and with traders bullish about the prospects of improving demand.
20-03-2018
Multinationals fail to name palm-oil producers
Leading consumer goods companies including Kraft Heinz, Johnson & Johnson and Carex soap maker PZ Cussons have failed to disclose the producers of their palm oil supplies, despite pledging to achieve traceability in one of their key ingredients.
20-03-2018
Oil palm plantations’ dearth of biodiversity rubs off on nearby forests, study shows
Frogs can survive in oil palm plantations, but at the cost of diversity of species — and the impact can radiate out deep into neighboring forest ecosystems, according to a new study.
20-03-2018
Palm oil will test resistance, slip
Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Monday, supported by a slightly weakening ringgit and improving demand.