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19/10/2010 (Commodity Online), Ahmedabad - Indian imports of palm oil, second largest after China will mark a dent in the international prices as the domestic buyers are found to refrain from importing the high cost edible oil.

19/10/2010 (Commodity Online), Ahmedabad - Indian imports of palm oil, second largest after China will mark a dent in the international prices as the domestic buyers are found to refrain from importing the high cost edible oil.

19/10/2010 (Journal Europa.info) - Oil palm is everywhere. We consume and adapt it to any purpose and this overconsumption raises controversy. At the heart of the debate: the RSPO. Is it a drop of oil in an ocean of controversy or even more fuel added to the flames? Let's take a closer look at this.

16/10/2010 (Making Wave) - As we saw from the helicopter flights yesterday (part of the Esperanza's Forests For Climate tour around Indonesia), palm oil is beginning to make its presence felt in Papua and West Papua. So far, we've surveyed plantations in two areas - Lereh near Jayapura last week and of course the one near Teluk Bituni from yesterday - and compared to the vast monocultures in Sumatra and Kalimantan, these are pretty small affairs. But their presence here is a reminder that huge areas of forest have already been carved up on paper between the Indonesian government and palm oil companies, and will be carved up for real if we don’t take action.

15/10/2010 (The Economic Times), KOLKATA - Cooking oil prices firm up as India celebrates festivals with gusto. Soyabean oil , palm oil, and sunflower oil turn costlier as import prices increases by at least $90 per tonne in last fortnight. This is forcing the companies to increase prices of their branded products in the festive season.

15/10/2010 (Modern Ghana) - The Tema Traditional Council (TTC) has indicated that it is not in support of the proposed oil palm project to be established by Wilmer Africa Limited on a piece of land in Tema.

14/10/2010 (Palm Oil Prices.net) - Palm fruit bioactives are increasingly utilized in dietary supplements, food & beverage as well as cosmetic & personal care products.

14/10/2010 (The Express Tribune), Karachi - Palm oil has been banned by European countries as it is hazardous to human health, yet 70 per cent of Pakistanis use this product in their homes at least three times a day. Palm oil or Banaspati ghee processed from palm oil is harmful as it blocks arteries, leads to excessive weight gain and high levels of cholesterol, explains nutritionist Dr Ayesha Abbas.

14/10/2010 (Reuters) - The overarching theme of Walmart's ongoing sustainability initiatives is that when the company sets goals, it doesn't aim for half-measures. In a spate of new goals announced this morning at a Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting in Bentonville, Walmart aims to overhaul the global food supply chain.

12/10/2010 (Daily Express), Kota Kinabalu: Diesel-powered vehicles in the country may start using B5, a blend of five per cent palm methyl ester and 95 per cent regular diesel, beginning middle of next year.

12/10/2010 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Malaysia’s palm oil exports rose by 21.16% to 1.47 million tonnes in September against the previous month, in line with the expected increase in the commodity export value this year.

12/10/2010 (Live-PR News) - Edison, NJ – The world’s largest and only GMP-certified tocotrienol producer, Carotech Inc, is pleased to announce that the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) will organize a Palm Fruit Bioactives Workshop in conjunction with the biggest nutraceuticals and ingredients event in North America - Supply Side West in Las Vegas on October 20th, 2010.