Archived News
30-01-2014
Soyabean Oil Imports Decrease 27.24Pc in 6 Months
30/01/2014 (PakistanToday.com.pk) - Edible oils including soyabean and palm imports in the country during first two quarters of current financial year witnessed decreasing trend of 27.24 percent and 11.47 percent respectively.
30-01-2014
Nigeria: SA Investors to Establish Ethanol Project in Edo, Nigeria
30/01/2014 (AllAfrica.com) - Abuja — South African investors outlined plans to set up an ethanol refinery in Edo State.
30-01-2014
Indian Soybeans Drop on Weak Demand; Soyoil Flat
30/01/2014 (Reuters) - Indian soybean futures fell on Wednesday on sluggish demand from oil mills and as the overseas market corrected, expecting a bumper South American crop.
30-01-2014
RSPO Wants to Add More Members From Indonesia
30/01/2014 (Jakarta Globe) - The Rountable on Sustainable Palm Oil, a not-for-profit association that promotes sustainable palm oil products, hopes to continue drawing more members from Indonesia as well as getting more products certified by the group.
30-01-2014
Felcra to kick Off Maiden RM1bil Property Project in April
30/01/2014 (The Star) - Felcra Bhd expects the construction of its maiden premium mixed property development project in Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur to begin in April and completed within the next three years.
30-01-2014
Rotterdam Vegetable Oil Prices
30/01/2014 (Business Recorder) - Wednesday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1700 GMT.
29-01-2014
VEGOILS-Palm Slips to 2-wk Low as Equity Markets Eyed
29/01/2014 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures dropped to their lowest in almost two weeks on Tuesday, hit by a decline in other vegetable oil prices and fragile equity markets, but a weak local currency helped curb losses.
29-01-2014
Malaysia Taxes Spur Indonesian Oil-Palm Sukuk: Islamic Finance
29/01/2014 (Jakarta Globe) - Bumitama Agri is joining Indonesian oil-palm planters selling sukuk in Malaysia to take advantage of the nation’s tax breaks and to tap its record Shariah-compliant banking assets.
29-01-2014
Felcra To Collaborate With Foreign Investors To Develop Downstream Business
29/01/2014 (Bernama) - Felcra Bhd is looking to collaborate with foreign investors from Asia and the United States to develop its downstream business.
29-01-2014
Dharma Satya Nusantara Sets Capital Spending at $80m for 2014
29/01/2014 (Jakarta Globe) - Dharma Satya Nusantara, a palm oil producer affiliated to businessman Theodore Permadi Rachmat, plans $80 million in capital expenditure this year to support expansion.
29-01-2014
Palm Oil Advances Most in Week as Biofuel Demand Seen Increasing
29/01/2014 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil climbed the most in almost a week after a decline to a two-week low boosted the outlook for the tropical oil’s use in biofuels.
29-01-2014
FGV Lining Up First Acquisition In 2014
29/01/2014 (Business Times) - FELDA Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV), which is the world's largest crude palm oil producer, will announce its first acquisition for the year as part of its plans to expand upstream and downstream businesses, either in Southeast Asia or Africa in the first quarter of this year.