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11/01/2012 (China Daily) - Shenzhen-listed Guangzhou Lonkey Industrial Co, one of the top-five detergent makers in China, is looking to find another market niche with its environmentally friendly formulas.

11/01/2012 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 61,498 tonnes of cargo comprising 22,579 tonnes of import cargo and 38,919 tonnes of export cargo including 2,077 loaded & empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Tuesday.

11/01/2012 (The Online Zamboanga Times) - The government is scheduled to present this week two bioenergy models that prospective investors can look into, optimistic such move can help encourage more inflow of capital for similar projects nationwide.

11/01/2012 (DAWN.com) - Trade Development Authority of Pakistan Chief Executive Tariq Iqbal Puri has said that the authority would arrange a meeting of top businessmen with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for the release of stuck up sales tax refund claims.

10/01/2012 (The Star) - Crude palm oil (CPO) prices will struggle this year despite rising from recent lows in mid-December as the commodity's alternative fuel attraction dims on a gloomier outlook for crude oil.

10/01/2012 (The Star) - The certified sustainable version of palm oil products has not been as well received as anticipated by consumer countries.

10/01/2012 (Business Recorder) - Palm oil exports from Indonesia, the world's largest producer, dropped 5 percent to 19.4 million tonnes last year, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, highlighting rising domestic consumption.

10/01/2012 (MSN) - Crude palm oil gained Rs 4.90 to Rs 541.60 per 10 kg in futures trade today amid a firming trend in the spot market on the back of a pick-up in demand.

10/01/2012 (The Star) - Players in the palm oil industry are chipping in to help Sabah's Borneo pygmy elephants by providing the initial funding to start a sanctuary for the pachyderms.

10/01/2012 (Borneo Post) - The Malaysian plantation industry is to face a volatile 2012, bogged down by a slowdown in global demand, coupled with a weaker crude palm oil (CPO) average selling price for the year.

10/01/2012 (Financial Times) - The growth of the biofuel industry has come to an abrupt halt with annual output last year falling for the first time in a decade owing to poor margins in Brazil and the US, the world’s biggest suppliers.

09/01/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesian trade minister and Pakistan minister of commerce are scheduled next week to sign a preferential trade agreement that will pave the way for closer economic relations between the two countries.