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16-01-2017
Cameroon: With The Expertise of Malaysian Felda Ipco, Billionaire Nana Bouba Sets Out To Conquer The Palm Oil Market
16/01/2017 (Business in Cameroon) - The Nana Bouba Group, founded by the eponymous billionaire, launched in 2016 in the Littoral region of Cameroon, particularly Yabassi in the Nkam district, a gigantic project for the creation of oil palm plantations, we learned from reliable sources. The first 500 hectares were planted last year, under the banner of a new company labelled Greenfield SA.
16-01-2017
Global Food Prices Fall For 5th Year in A Row: UN
16/01/2017 (Pakistan Observer) - Data from 2016 reveals that for the fifth year in a row, the prices of food around the world have declined, in some cases 1.5 percent below 2015 levels, a monthly United Nations report revealed.
13-01-2017
VEGOILS-Market Factors to Watch Jan 13
13/01/2017 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.
13-01-2017
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
13/01/2017 (Reuters) - The following were Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT:
13-01-2017
VEGOILS-Palm Erases Previous Session's Gains on Stronger Ringgit,Weaker U.S. Soy
13/01/2017 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Thursday evening, weighed down by a stronger ringgit and a weaker performance by rival oilseed soy.
13-01-2017
MYBiomass Sdn. Bhd. (MYBiomass) And American Process Inc. (API) Announce Joint-Development Agreement For The Production Of Nanocellulose For Downstream Applications
13/01/2017 (Bernama) - MYBiomass and API announced a Joint-Development Work (JDA) for production of nanocellulose and cellulosic sugars from oil palm empty fruit-bunches (EFBs) into material as enhancing additives in textile, paper, and automotive parts amongst others.
13-01-2017
MYBiomass, API In JDA To Produce Sugars From Oil Palm EFBs
13/01/2017 (Bernama) - MYBiomass Sdn Bhd and American Process Inc. (API) have announced a joint-development work (JDA) for the production of nanocellulose and cellulosic sugars from oil palm empty fruit-bunches (EFBs) into material as enhancing additives in textile, paper, and automotive parts amongst others.
13-01-2017
Crude Palm Oil Futures Fall 0.30 Pc on Profit-Booking
13/01/2017 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices fell 0.30 per cent to Rs 587 per 10 kg in futures trade today as speculators booked profits at prevailing higher levels amid fall in demand in spot market.
13-01-2017
Cooking Oils Slip on Weak Buying
13/01/2017 (Hindu Business Line) - Edible oils witnessed a slightly weak trend as physical demand was low amid bearish overseas futures. On the BCE, groundnut further declined by ₹20 per 10 kg. Soyabean and cotton oil lost ₹5 each.
13-01-2017
VEGOILS-Palm Hits One Week Top on Improving Demand, Tighter Supply
13/01/2017 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures climbed to their strongest levels in a week in early trade on Friday due to improving demand and tight supply, before paring gains in the afternoon on weakening rival oils.
12-01-2017
VEGOILS-Market Factors to Watch Jan 12
12/01/2017 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.
12-01-2017
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
12/01/2017 (Reuters) - The following were Wednesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT: