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18-07-2018
New report spotlights financiers of palm oil giant clearing Liberia’s forests
A new report by Friends of the Earth highlights deforestation by Golden Veroleum Liberia, an arm of the billionaire Widjaja family’s conglomerate.
18-07-2018
NNPC ventures into oil palm bio-diesel project
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced a community integration and stakeholders’ engagement to sensitise people in Cross River ahead the planned oil palm-based bio-diesel project.According to a statement by the spokesman of the NNPC, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, in Abuja 26,000-hectare facility was designed to accommodate an oil palm plantation co-located with bio-diesel, crude palm oil co-generation plants and other facilities.
18-07-2018
Crude palm oil futures remain weak on low demand
New Delhi, Jul 17 Crude palm oil prices fell 0.36 per cent to Rs 610.50 per 10 kg in futures trade today as speculators cut bets, taking negative cues from spot market on easing demand amid expectations of higher production.
18-07-2018
Nestlé restored as RSPO member following palm oil pledge
Nestlé has been reinstated as a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) three weeks after its initial suspension, according to a joint statement published by the company and the watchdog.
17-07-2018
India's June palm oil imports from Malaysia and Indonesia plunge to 4-1/2 yr low
MUMBAI: India's palm oil imports in June plunged 41 percent from a year earlier to their lowest in nearly 4-1/2 years, a leading trade body said on Monday, as a higher import tax on the tropical oil made it more expensive.
17-07-2018
Malaysian palm oil/Vegoils: Market factors to watch July 17
KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Tuesday July 17.
17-07-2018
Malaysian palm oil price snaps losing streak on improved demand
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures snapped four earlier sessions of losses to gain on Monday evening on the back of improved demand and a market retracement, according to traders.
17-07-2018
Lower price making palm oil-based biofuel more attractive
KUALA LUMPUR: The growing gap between palm oil and conventional oil products made from crude is making palm oil-based biofuel more attractive, helping boost exports from Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s top producers.
17-07-2018
Indonesia, India sign business-to-business agreement on palm oil
Indonesian and Indian businesspeople signed on Monday a business-to-business agreement on palm oil to build communications between producers and consumers of the commodity.
17-07-2018
EU not singling out palm oil — delegate
KUALA LUMPUR: The European Union (EU) is “open to palm oil†as no legislation has ever been formed to specifically ban the edible oil in the EU market, said a head of EU delegation to Malaysia.
16-07-2018
Palm oil seen under pressure in 2H
KUALA LUMPUR: Palm oil prices, which have fallen to their lowest in three years, are expected to remain under pressure in the second half of 2018 (2H18), with a limited increase seen, according to analysts.
16-07-2018
Malaysian palm oil/Vegoils: Market factors to watch Monday July 16
KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil market on Monday July 16