Archived News
25-04-2011
THP Thrives Despite Weaker FFB Production
05/04/2011 (The Borneo Post) - TH Plantation Bhd (THP), a plantation arm of Lembaga Tabung Haji (LTH), reported first quarter financial year 2011 (1QFY11) net profit, which came in at 28 to 30 per cent of consensus FY11 forecasts of RHB Research Sdn Bhd (RHB Research).
22-04-2011
Crude palm oil futures decline on profit-taking
22/04/2011 (MSN News) - Crude palm oil prices declined by Rs 1.30 to Rs 512 per 10 kg in futures trade today as speculators preferred to book-profits at existing higher levels, driven by subdued demand in the spot market.
22-04-2011
VEGOILS-Malaysia Palm Oil Slips On Indonesia Export Tax Cut
22/04/2011 (Futures Pro) - Malaysian palm oil slipped on Thursday after top producer Indonesia cut its export tax for next month, potentially attracting orders away from Malaysia.
22-04-2011
Crude Palm Oil Extends Gain On Short Covering
22/04/2011 (Commodity Online) - The crude palm oil futures showed a positive trend on Wednesday gaining for second consecutive day on extended short covering and emergence of buying interest.
22-04-2011
Sidhu Bros gets licence from MPOB
22/04/2011 (Business Times) - Sidhu Brothers Group, a crude palm oil (CPO) transporter, has been awarded the MPOB licence to transport palm oil in Malaysia.
22-04-2011
Ronser Aims To Tap Latin America Mart
22/04/2011 (Bernama) - Ronser Bio-Tech Sdn Bhd, an industrial wastewater treatment specialist, is set to tap the Latin American market with the appointment of Colombia-based Industria AVM S.A (AVM) as its sales representative there.
22-04-2011
RSPO: Labeling Palm Oil As An Ingredient Is Fine, Provided Other Oils Are Labeled Too
22/04/2011 (Mongabay.com) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a body that sets criteria for social and environmental certification of palm oil, weighed in on the debate over Australia's proposal to require listing of palm oil as an ingredient on package labels. At the same time, the RSPO announced its own labeling initiative to distinguish products that use RSPO-certified palm oil from those that do not.
22-04-2011
China Eyes Energy, Bank Deals With Malaysia, Indonesia
22/04/2011 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will sign a series of agreements next week during visits to Malaysia and Indonesia covering everything from banking and energy to palm oil and infrastructure, a senior diplomat said on Thursday.
22-04-2011
ETP Can Help Broaden Malaysia-EU Trade
22/04/2011 (Business Times) - Malaysia can expand its trading areas with the European Union with the help of its Economic Transformation Programme (ETP).
22-04-2011
High Veg Oil Prices Won\'t Last, Warns REA
22/04/2011 (ShareCast) - The food producer and processor, with operations in Indonesia, REA Holdings, saw profits surge as palm oil prices headed north.
22-04-2011
Najib To Chair Maiden GSIAC Meeting In NY
22/04/2011 (The Borneo Post) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will chair the first meeting of the Global Science and Innovation Advisory Council (GSIAC) for Malaysia to be set up in New York on May 17.
21-04-2011
Palm oil planters get wise with bird of prey pest control
21/04/2011 (Reuters) - The palm oil industry has gone bird crazy by drafting owls to combat the menace of rodent pests, hoping in the process to burnish its green credentials and save money.