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10-12-2015
Davao Region 9 Months BoI-Registered Investment P1.47 Billion
10/12/2015 (BusinessWorld Online) - Investments in the Davao Region for the first nine months of the year hit P1.469 billion, based on registrations with the regional Board of Investments (BoI).
10-12-2015
Uganda: Oil Palm Prices Fall By 50 Per Cent
10/12/2015 (AllAfrica.com) - For the last six months, prices for oil palm on the international market have fallen by about 50 per cent.
10-12-2015
The Italians Fighting Against An 'Invasion' of Palm Oil
10/12/2016 (The Guardian) - Mozzarella, ciabatta, Parma ham … when considering Italy’s culinary landscape, palm oil is unlikely to feature high on the list – if at all. Yet the Mediterranean country is the EU’s second largest (pdf) importer of the oil, which some estimate is found in 90% of biscuits and baked goods in Italian supermarkets.
10-12-2015
Crude Palm Oil Futures Remains Weak on Ample Stocks
10/12/2015 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices fell further by 0.17 per cent to Rs 423.10 per 10 kg in futures trade today as traders engaged in reducing their positions, triggered by adequate stocks on higher supplies from producing regions at spot market.
10-12-2015
FDF Supports Commitment to 100% Sustainable Palm Oil in Europe
10/12/2015 (EIN News) - European private sector organisations have joined forces to support a fully sustainable palm oil supply chain in Europe by 2020.
10-12-2015
Cattle in Palm to Optimise Land Use?
10/12/2015 (Daily Express) - Heads turned when a huge herd of cattle grazing inside an oil palm plantation near Sukau caught visitor attention.
10-12-2015
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
10/12/2015 (Reuters) - The following were Wednesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT:
09-12-2015
VEGOILS-Market Factors to Watch Dec 9
09/12/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.
09-12-2015
Malaysia To Produce 100 Miilion Tonnes Of Solid Biomass Annually
09/12/2015 (Bernama) - Malaysia is expected to produce around 100 million dry metric tonnes of solid biomass annually from the palm oil sector.
09-12-2015
Profit-Booking Drags Crude Palm Oil By 0.94%
09/12/2015 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices eased by 0.94 per cent to Rs 411.80 in futures trading today as traders booked profits at prevailing higher levels amid easing demand in the spot market.
09-12-2015
HF Biomass, KESEDAR Sign Mou For RM20 Million Rural Electrification Project
09/12/2015 (Bernama) - HF Biomass Energy Sdn Bhd and KESEDAR Perkilangan Sdn Bhd today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to undertake a RM20 million Rural Electrification Project through Renewable Energy from Biomass in Gua Musang, Kelantan.
09-12-2015
Oil Palm Developers Want Import Duty Hiked to 45%
09/12/2015 (Hindu Business Line) - The oil palm developers in the country have welcomed the move to increase the import duty of crude palm oil by another 5 per cent to take it to 17.5 per cent. They, however, have asked the Government to consider revising the import duty to 45 per cent to safeguard the interest of palm growing farmers in the country.