Archived News

27/07/2011 (India Infoline) - Indian Refined Soya Oil rebounded from the losses lead by short covering tracking the recovery in the global market. RSO gained on the grounds of spot demand and recovery in the Palm Oil futures tracking gains in Crude Oil in Asian trading.

26/07/2011 (Jakarta Globe) - Malaysian palm oil futures dropped on Monday as traders booked profit after pricing in firm exports and eyed growing concerns of a US debt default that might slow global economic growth and demand.

26/07/2011 (The Star) - Oil palm plantation companies in the state are losing their trained foreign labour to their counterparts in Indonesia.

26/07/2011 (Daily Star) - Prices of sugar remained steady yesterday thanks to increased supply of the sweetener from millers in city markets.

26/07/2011 (The Star) - Subsidised cooking oil in Malaysia is meant for the targeted group, which is household consumers.

26/07/2011 (Environment Expert) - Hofstetter has been awarded with an order to build a HOFGAS- Ready Palma 1500 CDM including measuring and monitoring package for a palm oil mill in Peru.

26/07/2011 (Borneo Post) - Plantations in the state have been called to look into the possibility of developing the Biogas Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project to generate energy from waste.

26/07/2011 (Myanmar Times) - BUSINESS leaders have described the new government’s progress on economic reform as “sluggish” but say they remain hopeful that President U Thein Sein can turn the situation around, particularly on taxation.

26/07/2011 (PR Newswire) - SC Johnson, a family company, has taken a new step in empowering families to be a force for change in the world. The company expanded its corporate web site, www.scjohnson.com, to include a section entitled "Greener Choices," designed to provide families with information to help them make daily changes to help the environment.

26/07/2011 (The Lawyer) - Environmental laws governing the production of biofuels must be based on accurate science and open debate, argues Susie Wilks.

26/07/2011 (4-Traders) - Jadi Imaging Technologies Sdn. Bhd. (Jadi), a world-class independent toner manufacturer based in Malaysia, announces that it has obtained a new patent in the USA granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office. Patent ? 7,968,647 B2 discloses technology of making environmentally friendly toner resin derived from bio-based sources which may include various vegetable oils such as palm oil, coconut oil, linseed oil, castor oil, soy oil and rapeseed oil, among others. The technology, developed by Jadi?s R&D team in collaboration with the University of Malaya, would drive positives changes in the toner and imaging industry by promoting greater use of green materials in toner which helps to reduce the industry?s dependence on non-renewable petrochemical-based toner resins.

26/07/2011 (Petra News Agency) – The volume of trade exchange between Jordan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has increased till the end of May 2011 compared with the same period last year, according to the Department of Statistics (DOS).