Archived News

21/02/2012 (Jakarta Globe) - Orangutans in Kutai National Park in East Kalimantan face a bleak future unless urgent measures are taken to stop wildlife poaching and illegal logging in the ostensibly protected area, park officials warned on Monday.

21/02/2012 (New Straits Times) - Cooperative’s delegates to make crucial decision over listing exercise on Wednesday. Wednesday will be an important milestone in the much-talked-about journey to list Felda Global Ventures Holdings (FGVH).

21/02/2012 (Biofuels Digest) - In Malaysia, local consumption of palm oil has not increased as expected after the government implemented an B5 mandate.

21/02/2012 (Radio New Zealand International) - A new report has labelled palm oil as Papua New Guinea’s leading export commodity to the European markets with record figures of 45 million US dollars a year.

20/02/2012 (Proactive Investors Australia) - Mission NewEnergy (ASX: MBT) is moving into the Indonesian market, acquiring an 85% interest in Singapore-based company Oleovest Pte, which holds a 70% equity stake in a newly formed palm oil joint venture in Indonesia.

20/02/2012 (New Straits Times) - The Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC) here has managed to attract a total of RM4.5 billion of investments since 2008, said POIC chief executive officer Datuk Dr Pang Teck Wai.

20/02/2012 (DAWN.com) - Protesting against the torching of four tankers carrying palm oil for industrial units, the ghee and oil industry suspended work for an indefinite period on Saturday following a strike call by the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA).

20/02/2012 (Borneo Post) - Tan Sri Benard Dompok has urged players in the plantation industries and commodity sectors to focus on developing their respective sectors.

20/02/2012 (Business Times) - Sime Darby Bhd is close to signing a distribution agreement with CJ Cheilingjedang Corp, South Korea’s largest food maker by market value.

20/02/2012 (The Star) - FELDA's Dewan Merak Kayangan in Jalan Gurney is one of the most-sought-after venues in Kuala Lumpur for various congregations, especially Malay weddings among the rich and local artiste alike, with sumptuous spread served by De Saji, Felda's renowned catering group.

20/02/2012 (Borneo Post) - Crude palm oil futures (FCPO) on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended the week higher due to concerns on lower South American output and the increasing prospects of Greece securing the second bailout soon.

18/02/2012 (Jakarta Globe) - Indonesia’s crude palm oil producers said on Friday that they were not worried about a drop in demand even after the US Environmental Protection Agency declared palm-oil based biodiesel unfit to join the United States’ renewable fuel program.