Archived News

28/04/2010 (The Star Online) - PRICES of crude palm oil (CPO) and rubber may have spiralled upwards in the past three months, but local plantation companies are expected to post sequentially lower earnings for the quarter ending March 31 following over 20% drop in palm oil production nationwide.

27/04/2010 (Future Cars) - Neste Oil has begun trials of their Neste Green 100 diesel replacement made from palm oil. The field trials will include vehicles of Neste employees as well as private citizens in the Helsinki, Finland area.

27/04/2010 (Al-Jazeera) - Two leading consumer-goods companies, Unilever and Nestle, have stopped buying palm oil for use in its products from Indonesia's largest producer, Sinar Mas.

27/04/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil fell for the first time in four days as the outlook for substitution demand eased after its discount to rival soybean oil narrowed.

26/04/2010 (Flex News Food) - Malaysian palm oil futures rose 0.8 percent on Monday to a two-week high, tracking stronger soyoil and crude oil markets, after the latest trade data showed that a decline in Malaysia's palm oil exports slowed.

26/04/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil advanced as crude oil rose for a third day, boosting the appeal of vegetable oils used in biofuels as alternative energy.

26/04/2010 (The Star Online), Moscow - Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) reiterated that palm oil is safe for consumption as well as the environment despite the negative news on palm oil, chief executive officer Tan Sri Dr Yusof Basiron said.

26/04/2010 (Gulf News), New Delhi - Palm oil may advance in the second half as dry weather caused by El Nino pares output in Malaysia and Indonesia, according to Godrej International.

26/04/2010 (The Edge Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur - UNITED MALACCA BHD is expected to maintain its level of dividend payouts over the next few years, said its CEO Dr Leong Tat Thim.

25/04/2010 (The Mosman Daily) - TARONGA Zoo is pushing the Federal Government to legislate to label palm oil in all food products, as part of an international campaign to save Sumatran tigers from habitat destruction.

24/04/2010 (The Economic Times, India) - NEW DELHI: Select vegetable oil prices continued to rise in the wholesale oils and oilseeds market, during the week, on increased buying by vanaspati millers amid a firming trend in the overseas markets.

25/04/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil may advance in the second half as dry weather caused by El Nino pares output in Malaysia and Indonesia, according to Godrej International Ltd.