Archived News

19/06/2013 (Jakarta Post) - The government will engage the US through a business forum to fight deforestation, reduce carbon emissions and increase trade.

19/06/2013 (fnbnews.com) - Africa’s Big Seven (AB7), one of the largest food and beverage trade shows on the African continent, will be held at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa, from June 30 to July 2, 2013.

19/06/2013 (Fort Mills Times) - Carlsbad-based biochemical company Verdezyne, Inc. has entered into a collaboration with Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp) in its assessment of Malaysia as the destination for its first biochemical production facility in the Asia Pacific Region. The collaboration is set to accelerate Verdezyne’s process to full-fledged commercialization following the success from its pilot plant that was established in November 2011.

19/06/2013 (Slow food) - We eat it almost every day - in cookies, in ice cream, in chips, in chocolate and so on - or we use it on our bodies in the form of shampoo, soap and cosmetics. Sometimes it fills the fuel tank of our car, in which case we are convinced we are making an eco-friendly choice. Insofar as it is listed generically as vegetable oil or fat, most of the time we consume it unknowingly. It is an invisible but all-pervading presence in our daily lives. What I am referring to is the notorious palm oil.

19/06/2013 (Jakarta Post) - As part of its large-scale expansion plan, agriculture company PT Sampoerna Agro is planning to start cultivating its new 14,000-hectare plantation by the end of this year.

19/06/2013 (Channel News Asia) - An Indonesian official said Singapore and Malaysia share some of blame for the haze that has raised air pollution to "unhealthy" levels. The accusation was levelled at Singapore and Malaysian palm oil companies which he said also use the "slash and burn" method of clearing land.

18/06/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Monday, after data showed exports rose in the first 15 days of the month as buyers stocked up ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, although gains were capped by uncertainty in the global markets.

18/06/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - Sentiment in edible oils ruled slightly firm on Monday taking cues from higher Malaysian palm oil futures. Palmolein rose by Re 1. The progress of monsoon across the country is giving a fillip to sowing of kharif crops, including oilseeds, capping price rise.

18/06/2013 (Hong Kong Standard) - Smog from forest fires in Indonesia stayed at unhealthy levels in Singapore today as the two neighbors blamed each other for the seasonal problem.

18/06/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil shipments from Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer, probably advanced for the first time in four months in May on increasing demand for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Prices climbed to a three-month high.

18/06/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil jumped to the highest level in almost three months on speculation that exports from Indonesia and Malaysia, the top producers, may increase ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

18/06/2013 (The Express Tribune) - Malaysian companies were seriously looking to explore business and investment opportunities in Pakistan, said High Commissioner of Pakistan to Malaysia Shahid Masroor Gul Kiani, while commenting on the announcement of the Malaysian government to send a 30-strong delegation to participate in Expo Pakistan to be held later this year.