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10/07/2012 (Bernama) - Bintulu will become the talk of the town again, creating history, as two Borneo's largest trade expos namely Palm Oil Technology Sarawak (PALMEX) and Sarawak Oil and Gas 2012 (SOGEX) will be held simultaneously on July 11, bringing in here an expected 5,000 trade visitors and 300 local and foreign exhibitors.

10/07/2012 (Sun.Star) - A Private company urged the Provincial Government of Davao del Norte to support the plan of putting up a 5,000-hectare oil palm plantation.

10/07/2012 (Bernama) - Malaysia's palm oil stocks fell 4.85 per cent to 1.70 million tonnes in June 2012 from 1.79 million tonnes the previous month.

10/07/2012 (Borneo Post) - Sarawak’s oil palm industry could be wiped out by Ganoderma root disease within three to five years if this cancer-like threat is not contained quickly.

10/07/2012 (Live Trading News) - Dry skies threaten US Corn crop as Heat Wave breaks

10/07/2012 (ConfectioneryNews.com) - Italian chocolatier Ferrero has reaffirmed its goals on sustainability in its third corporate social responsibility (CSR) report released last week.

10/07/2012 (Hindu Business Line) - Most edible oils extended last week’s gain on firm reports from abroad and from domestic producing centres. Concern that erratic monsoon may delay the kharif crops pushed up prices. Imported palmolein and soya oil rose by Rs 2 for 10 kg each while rapeseed and cottonseed refined oil increased by Rs 3 for 10 kg each. Sunflower refined oil was up by Rs 5 for 10 kg.

10/07/2012 (Bernama) - Singapore will host the 10th Annual Roundtable Meeting on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT10), themed "10 Years of Driving Sustainability. A Business Model for the Future", from Oct 30 to Nov 1, 2012.

10/07/2012 (Bloomberg) - Vale SA (VALE3), the world’s biggest iron- ore producer, is turning to palm-tree oil and wind turbines to insulate earnings from surging energy costs.

10/07/2012 (The Star) - Plantations led blue chips higher in late morning trade on Tuesday, following the recent rebound in the crude palm oil (CPO) prices.

10/07/2012 (The Star) - Owners of oil palm plantations including smallholders in the state have been warned to take extra precautionary measures to prevent the outbreak of the Ganoderma basal stem rot (GBSR) disease.

10/07/2012 (Environmental Expert) - Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (Veolia) today revealed a new anaerobic membrane bio-reactor (AnMBR), Memthane®, to the Asian market. This innovation was developed by Biothane, a 100% Veolia subsidiary that has made significant headway in its Asian business in recent months.