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09-02-2018
Tit-for-tat action on EU will not help
THE European Union appears to be standing firmly by its decision to ban the use of palm oil for biodiesel.
09-02-2018
Exports of natural rubber, rubber-based products jump 30%
The natural rubber and rubber-based products were the ‘stars' in 2017, with export up 30.2% to RM32.3bil, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong.
09-02-2018
Malaysia, importers move against Nigeria’s palm oil market
A report by Agro Nigeria has alleged that there is a conspiracy against Nigeria’s palm oil sector
09-02-2018
Entri debunks accusation by group on Beluru Palm Oil Mill
Members of Beluru Palm Oil Mill (BPOM) board of directors yesterday urged the group led by political secretary to the chief minister Alexander Asing Sadai, who opposed the setting up of the mill, to get their facts right.
09-02-2018
The Netherlands also against palm oil ban
The Netherlands has joined a few other European Union (EU) countries opposing the proposed ban on palm oil by the European Parliament.
09-02-2018
Netherlands latest EU member to voice disagreement on palm oil ban
The Netherlands has become the latest European Union (EU) member after the UK and Sweden to voice out disagreement on the ban of palm oil by the economic bloc
09-02-2018
Coal buyers spooked by Indonesia's new shipping rules
Buyers of Indonesian coal are holding back orders of the fuel after the government issued new shipping rules for coal and crude palm oil that would restrict exports to Indonesian vessels, an industry association said today.
09-02-2018
Putrajaya must react carefully to EU palm oil move
The EU is an important trading partner for Malaysia and it would hurt Malaysia more if the country were to stop trading with the EU.
09-02-2018
Palm oil consumed in Belgium still far from being “100% sustainableâ€
In December 2015, the Belgian Alliance for sustainable palm oil announced that the objective of 100% palm oil certified RSPO had been reached in Belgium.
09-02-2018
Edible oil of choice in South Korea is palm
Palm oil has become the most popular edible oil in South Korea, according to a Feb. 7 Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
08-02-2018
EU resolution on palm oil debated at Youth parliament
The European Union (EU) resolution to phase out palm oil exports from the EU biofuel programme by 2020 was among the topics debated at the Youth Parliament sitting, with several representatives describing it as discrimination and politically-motivated.
08-02-2018
LCCI vows to enhance Pak share in Malaysian import
LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Malik Tahir Javaid has expressed the resolve to make all out efforts to enhance Pakistan’s share in Malaysian imports of 163.4 billion.