Archived News
13-05-2010
Palm oil squeeze puts brakes on Wilmar\'s growth
12/05/2010 (Agri Money) - Wilmar's strong pace of earnings growth slowed to a trickle in the first three months of the year, as relatively firm palm oil prices slashed margins at its core merchandising and processing business.
13-05-2010
The palm oil debate – how do we create a sober debate?
12/05/2010 (CSR Asia) - Few sustainability issues have received as much attention as palm oil over the past years, and public interest does not seem to go away. It is probably only Shell’s ongoing battles in the early 90s and anti-Nike sweatshop campaigns in the late 90s which garnered as much repeated, global and popular attention. And it appears that we are getting new “revelations†every week through social and traditional media and NGO campaigns (see the article on CSR Asia’s blog on 29th April, written by Erin Lyon).
13-05-2010
Bhel looking at counter-trade deals to secure overseas order
11/05/2010 (Livemint), New Delhi - To secure more orders overseas, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel) is looking for counter-trade opportunities with other state-owned firms.
13-05-2010
Rumble in the Jungle: Activists vs Palm Oil
11/05/2010 (The Atlantic) - Wake up in the morning. Enjoy a warm, soapy shower. Eat a bowl of cereal, perhaps with soy milk. Dab on some lipstick.
13-05-2010
Palm Oil Declines as Crude Oil Drops on EU Debt Bailout Concern
11/05/2010 (San Francisco Chronicle) - Palm oil futures dropped as crude oil fell on renewed concerns about Europe's handling of Greece's sovereign debt crisis.
13-05-2010
Sarawak needs more oil palm seedlings
11/05/2010 (The Star Online), Kuching - Sarawak needs to produce more oil palm seedlings to meet a shortage faced by plantations in the state.
13-05-2010
Greenpeace encourages sustainable oil palm planting system in Indonesia
11/05/2010 (People's Daily China) - An Indonesian senior official said that Greenpeace is willing to promote Indonesian palm oil plantation that exercises sustainable planting system, local media reported here on Tuesday.
13-05-2010
Palm Oil Declines as Crude Oil Drops on EU Debt Bailout Concern
11/05/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil futures dropped as crude oil fell on renewed concerns about Europe’s handling of Greece’s sovereign debt crisis.
13-05-2010
The EU must reshape its palm oil policies
11/05/2010 (The Star Online) - PALM oil has had its fair share of smear campaigns and boycott from both the Western environmental NGOs and major consumer goods manufacturers.
13-05-2010
April palm oil stocks down 2%
11/05/2010 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Malaysia's palm oil stocks fell 2% in April versus March amid declining production.
13-05-2010
Palm Oil Advances as Crude Oil Rally Increases Biofuel Appeal
10/05/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil futures advanced in Kuala Lumpur after crude oil snapped a four-day decline, boosting the appeal of edible oils used as biofuels.
13-05-2010
Palm Oil Advances as Crude Oil Rally Increases Biofuel Appeal
10/05/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil futures advanced in Kuala Lumpur after crude oil snapped a four-day decline, boosting the appeal of edible oils used as biofuels.