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20/12/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Thursday, buoyed by a recovery in competing soy markets overseas, and as investors covered short positions in anticipation of a further fall in the ringgit.

20/12/2013 (Business Recorder) - The European vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.

20/12/2013 (Borneo Post) - DAP expanded its Impian Sarawak initiative by launching an oil palm seedling supply project to farmers in Sebujok, Ulu Undup, Sri Aman.

20/12/2013 (Broadway World) - Lignol Energy Corporation (TSXV: LEC) ("LEC" or the "Company"), a leading technology company in the advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals sectors, announced that further to its press releases dated September 30, 2013 and November 6, 2013, it has completed a A$1,488,000 subscription for secured convertible notes (the "Notes") in Territory Biofuels Limited ("TBF").

20/12/2013 (Blue & Green Tomorrow) - A new survey has revealed that an increasing amount of seasonal foods use sustainably produced ingredients. However, some companies are still using palm oil that contributes to deforestation in Christmas puddings and other treats.

20/12/2013 (Mongabay.com) - Malaysia's push to join the ranks of rich countries shouldn't come at the expense of the environment or the vulnerable groups, warned a U.N. expert after a visit to the Southeast Asian nation.

20/12/2013 (BBC News) - Dog walkers are being warned to keep their pets away from a white substance that has washed up in Devon.

20/12/2013 (Business Recorder) - Palm oil was offered lower on the European vegetable oils market on Wednesday because of spill-over weakness for CBOT soyaoil and a lower ringgit, which makes palm oil cheaper for dealers holding foreign currencies. "The bearish momentum continues and the European cash market eased as well. Buyers were still reluctant to do business, waiting for the market to reach a bottom," one broker said.

20/12/2013 (FINNBAY) – According to Corporate Knights Top Global Company 100 list, Finland’s national hero Neste Oil is selected as world’s second best company in most sustainable energy companies list. Greenpeace International disagrees selecting Neste Oil as an example company for a sustainable future.

20/12/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil climbed, set for the biggest weekly advance in four, as a decline in the Malaysian currency to the lowest level in three months boosted prospects for exports from the world’s second-largest producer.

19/12/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended lower on Wednesday, following weaker competing soy markets in China and the United States, but prices were held up by the ringgit's poor performance and concerns of another wave of floods disrupting output of the tropical oil.

19/12/2013 (Business Recorder) - London vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.