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08/12/2011 (Bernama) -- Willowton Group, which uses 12,000-14,000 tonnes of palm oil a month to produce a wide range of products such as margarines and vegetable oils, expects its usage to rise by 10-15 per cent annually.

08/12/2011 (Reuters) - Malaysia is looking for more palm oil business opportunities across Africa as it seeks to grow the sector through joint ventures with international companies, Commodities Minister Bernard Dompok said on Wednesday.

08/12/2011 (FoodNavigator.com) - Danish company Palsgaard said a US $30m emulsifier factory located in Malaysia will be operational in just over 12 months and will bring the company closer to the supply of its key raw material - palm oil.

08/12/2011 (Biofues Digest) - In Indonesia, new research from Center for International Forestry Research says the reduced emissions from burning palm oil biodiesel are far outweighed by the clearing of peatland forests to grow the crop.

08/12/2011 (AllAfrica) - Agriculture has no doubt proven to be man's last resort when it comes to sustaining the human race and providing the basic necessities of man.

08/12/2011 (4-Traders) - Premier Foods, home to some of Britain's favourite food brands, today took one further step towards its goal of securing 100% sustainable palm oil by 2015 when the company was recognised with an award for its achievement in becoming the world's largest holder of multi-site certification by the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

08/12/2011 (TODAYonline) - Singapore-headquartered Mewah Group will invest US$295 million (S$378 million) on several projects and is also exploring the possibility of setting up a palm oil refinery in Indonesia, the Dow Jones news agency reported on Wednesday, citing its chief financial officer.

08/12/2011 (DairyReporter.com) - NGO Greenpeace New Zealand (GPNZ) has attacked Fonterra’s continued use of controversial palm oil co-product, palm kernel expeller (PKE), as a supplementary dairy farm feed.

08/12/2011 (Business Times) - General Electric (GE) and Sinergi Perdana Sdn Bhd have signed an agreement to explore collaborative opportunities to develop renewable energy initiatives, with the primary aim of fostering efficient operations in the palm oil industry.

08/12/2011 (The Guardian) - Britain will need a massive expansion of wood-burning stoves, wooden houses, wood-guzzling power stations and other similar technologies if greenhouse gas targets are to be met, the government's advisers on climate change have warned.

08/12/2011 (Agrimoney.com ) - The upside of Standard & Poor's threat on Monday to issue credit rating downgrades to a clutch of eurozone countries is that it will concentrate those nations' minds ahead of a key summit later this week.

07/12/2011 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures dropped on Tuesday as the euro zone debt crisis deepened with rating agency Standard & Poor's warning it may cut the credit ratings of the region that is threatening to slow the world's economic growth.