Archived News
30-10-2014
BOI Notes P21-B Investments
30/10/2014 (Sun.Star) - The Board of Investments (BOI)-Davao Extension Office registered a total of P21.127 billion worth of investments from January to August this year.
30-10-2014
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
30/10/2014 (Reuters) - Wednesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.
30-10-2014
Astra Agro Profits Double as Higher CPO Prices Push up Revenues
30/10/2014 (Jakarta Post) - Publicly listed palm-oil producer PT Astra Agro Lestari (AALI) saw a twofold net profit growth this year as of September, thanks to an improvement in crude palm oil (CPO) prices as well as an increase in production.
30-10-2014
Moves Won’t Hike CPO Prices
30/10/2014 (The Star) - The implementation of higher biodiesel mandate to B7 and the imposition of zero duty on CPO exports from September to December are positive measures to reduce rising palm oil stocks, but they will not drive up crude palm oil (CPO) prices significantly.
30-10-2014
Palm Prices to Be Capped at 2,300 Rgt if Brent Falls to $85 - Analyst Fry
30/10/2014 (Reuters) - Prices of Malaysian crude palm oil may be capped at 2,300 ringgit ($704) if Brent crude prices fall to $85, leading industry analyst James Fry said on Wednesday.
30-10-2014
Turkish-Indonesian Partnership Sees Brighter Future
30/10/2014 (Jakarta Post) - Turkey’s Ambassador to Indonesia, Zekeriya Akcam, said that the bilateral partnership between Indonesia and Turkey had developed very well in various sectors, ranging from education, culture, trade, investment and tourism.
29-10-2014
VEGOILS-Palm Rises to Near 3-wk High on Technical Buying; Malaysia Biodiesel Plan Eyed
29/10/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose to a near-three-week high on Tuesday on a bout of technical buying, traders said, while plans to increase the use of palm oil in biodiesel by the world's No.2 grower received a lukewarm response from market players.
29-10-2014
VEGOILS-Market Factors to Watch Oct 29
29/10/2014 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.
29-10-2014
Implementation Of The B7 Programme (Blending Of 7% Palm Biodiesel With 93% Petroleum Diesel) For The Subsidized Sector
29/10/2014 (Bernama) - The Biodiesel B7 Programme will be implemented in Peninsula in stages beginning November with Sarawak, Sabah and Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan by December 2014.
29-10-2014
FGV Expands Biodiesel Business In China
29/10/2014 (Bernama) - Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) has expanded its biodiesel business in China with the maiden shipment of 6,000 metric tonnes (MT) of palm methyl ester (PME) to Nansha Port, Guangzhou.
29-10-2014
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
29/10/2014 (Reuters) - Tuesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.
29-10-2014
Joint Efforts to Tackle Palm Oil Trade Barriers
29/10/2014 (New Straits Times) - Malaysia, in welcoming the inauguration of the Jokowi administration, looks to Indonesia for continued efforts in poverty alleviation by jointly tackling smear campaigns and barriers to palm oil trade.