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27/04/2015 (Business in Cameroon) - Shareholders of the Pamol agro-industrial company have been invited to an extraordinary general assembly held on 27th April 2015 in Yaoundé to authorise the Managing Director to approach local and international banking institutions for the necessary funding to build a 30 metric tonne (MT) per hour palm oil production plant.

27/04/2015 (AgriMoney.com) - Indonesia's raised palm oil export levy, which producers may end up embracing if it bolsters demand, may prove less punitive than initially foreseen, industry veteran Richard Robinow said.

27/04/2015 (Jakarta Post) - A long-term partnership commitment between Asian Agri and smallholders is key to sustainable palm oil business.

27/04/2015 (MENAFN Press) - The government explains that biodiesel mandatory management and governance is not ready for today but would be done in the next few years.

27/04/2015 (The Star) - The plantation industry is all about economies of scale and in the palm oil milling process, every drop of oil to be squeezed from the palm fruit counts.

27/04/2015 (Business Standard) - India’s import of refined edible oil (refined, bleached and diodised or RBD oil, formally) is at a five-year low in the year beginning November 2014.

24/04/2015 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

24/04/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended lower on Thursday on the prospect of another month of strong crude palm production in the world's second-largest grower, although hopes for firm export demand provided some support.

24/04/2015 (Bernama) - Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas is concerned about the implementation of the Food Information Regulation (FIR) in the European Union (EU).

24/04/2015 (Borneo Post) - Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Salcra) has obtained approval from Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) to construct a new palm oil mill in Merindun in line with its development plan.

24/04/2015 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures failed to hold on to early gains and ended lower on Friday due to a strong ringgit, but anticipation over firm demand limited losses and lifted the tropical oil to its second straight weekly rise.

24/04/2015 (The Guardian) - The industry of palm oil, the product found in everything from chocolate to lipstick that is habitually reviled by environmentalists, is facing new challenges due to unrest in key producing regions.