Archived News
17-03-2016
Kadin Setting Up Financing Scheme for Plasma Farmers
17/03/2016 (Tempo.co) - The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is currently setting up an innovative financing scheme by rejuvenation of palm farms to improve plasma farmers’ production.
17-03-2016
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
17/03/2016 (Reuters) - Wednesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.
16-03-2016
VEGOILS-Market Factors to Watch March 16
16/03/2016 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.
16-03-2016
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Falls on Weak Export Data After Hitting Near 2-year High
16/03/2016 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell nearly 2 percent on Monday after earlier hitting their highest level in nearly two years, weighed down by weaker-than-expected export data.
16-03-2016
VEGOILS-Palm Oil up on Output Concerns, Weaker Ringgit
16/02/2016 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Tuesday as expectations of lower production an a weaker ringgit underpinned prices, shrugging off an announcement of a 5 percent tax on crude palm oil (CPO) exports that could hurt demand.
16-03-2016
Used Cooking Oil Ideal For Biofuel, But Not Economically Feasible Yet
16/03/2016 (Jakarta Post) - Used cooking oil (UCO) is an ideal ingredient for a biodiesel blend as it is cleaner than fossil fuels and may reduce wasted cooking oil, while at the same time restrains the expansion of oil palm plantations for biodiesel purpose, experts have said.
16-03-2016
UPDATE 1-Indonesia Feb Trade Surplus Tops $1 Bln as Exports Higher Than Forecast
16/01/2016 (Reuters) - Indonesia produced its largest trade surplus in seven months in February, as exports declined at the slowest annual pace since October 2014.
16-03-2016
Producers Struggle to Meet Biodiesel Mix
16/03/2016 (Jakarta Post) - The government’s mandatory ruling on the mix of bio content into diesel fuel has hit a snag amid lingering pressure from low commodity prices.
16-03-2016
E.U. Biodiesels Could Be Dirtier Than Fossil Fuels, According to New Report
16/03/2016 (Grist) - Switching to renewable energy is meant to decrease the level of greenhouse gas emissions — a message that someone should really pass on to the European Union.
16-03-2016
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
16/03/2016 (Reuters) - The following were Tuesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.
16-03-2016
Bump in CPO Exports Likely This Month
16/03/2016 (The Star) - Crude palm oil (CPO) producers are set to ramp up exports this month ahead of the implementation of a 5% export tax in April, according to industry players.
16-03-2016
France’s Proposed Palm Oil Tax Threatens African Farmers – IPPA
16/03/2016 (AfricaNews) - The proposal by the French Government to levy tax on palm oil will have negative implications for Africa, and undermine efforts to alleviate poverty across the continent, a Nigerian-based public policy think tank has warned.