Archived News
10-09-2015
Thailand's PTT to Sell More Palm Oil Assets in Indonesia
10/09/2015 (Reuters) - PTT Pcl, Thailand's largest energy firm, said on Wednesday it will sell its stake in a palm oil business in Indonesia for an undisclosed sum as part of a plan to divest non-core assets.
10-09-2015
MPOC to Educate Consumers on Palm Oil's Nutritional Values
10/09/2015 (New Straits Times) - Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) is raising publicity on the truth of oil palm planting and palm oil nutrition as it launched “a mark of provenance and an information campaign†in France and Belgium.
10-09-2015
CIMB Research Retains Average CPO Price Forecast at RM2,230
10/09/2015 (The Star) - CIMB Equities Research is maintaining its average crude palm oil (CPO) price forecast of RM2,230 per tonne for 2015, pending the price stabilisation measures to counter the falling CPO price.
10-09-2015
Mpika to Get Zambeef Out-grower Scheme
10/09/2015 (Zambia Daily Mail) - Products intends to set up an out-grower scheme in Mpika to feed into its 20,000-hectare Zampalm plantation and enable local farmers to participate in palm oil production business.
10-09-2015
Coconut Oil Steady as Festival Demand Ends
10/09/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - Coconut oil market in Kerala remained steady this week, with the end of the festival season. Prices are quoting at ₹11,600 a quintal in the absence of local demand.
10-09-2015
UPDATE 1-Malaysia August Palm Stocks Rise to Around 2.5 Mln Tonnes
10/09/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil stocks rose 10 percent to 2.49 million tonnes in July, higher than expected due to slowing Indian demand and as flooding last year delayed planting, industry regulator data showed on Thursday.
10-09-2015
TABLE-INDONESIA KPB NUSANTARA PALM OIL PRICES - Sep 09
10/09/2015 (Reuters) - Following are Indonesian prices for crude palm oil (CPO) quoted at an auction by PT KPB Nusantara (formerly known as the state marketing centre)on Wednesday.
09-09-2015
VEGOILS-Market Factors to Watch Sept 9
09/09/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.
09-09-2015
Palm Oil Body to Counter Lies
09/09/2015 (The Star) - Palm oil may be the most consumed oil in the world, accounting for 35% of the global vegetable oil market, but many untruths generated by anti-palm oil lobbies circulate around the commodity.
09-09-2015
Indonesian Palm Oil Giant Looking at Bioplastics Opportunities
09/09/2015 (Biofuels Digest) - In Indonesia, Sinar Mas Group is looking at opportunities to invest in the production of bioplastics from palm oil.
09-09-2015
China to Be Top CPO Buyer
09/09/2015 (The Star) - China is expected to reclaim its top spot as an export destination for Malaysian palm oil from India on pricing and trade financing facilitation measures, said Malaysian Palm Oil Council chairman Datuk Lee Yeow Chor.
09-09-2015
Clorox Commits to Sustainable Palm Oil By 2020
09/09/2015 (GlobalCosmeticsNews) - Clorox has become the latest FMCG giant to issue a promise to use only responsibly sourced palm oil in its supply chain by 2020.