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13-05-2009
Sime Darby maps oil palm genes, looks to boost output
12/05/2009 (Reuters), KUala Lumpur - Planter Sime Darby, Malaysia's largest listed firm, has created the first genetic blueprint of oil palms, saying on Tuesday the map will lead to higher output and planting of drought resistant trees.
13-05-2009
454, Synamatix, Malaysian Plantation Company Sequence Oil Palm Genome
12/05/2009 (Genome Web) - Roche's 454 Life Sciences and Malaysian companies Sime Darby and Synamatix have sequenced and assembled the genome of the oil palm, 454 said today.
13-05-2009
Activists: Palm oil co\'s grabbing land in Asia
12/05/2009 (Forbes) - Scores of communities in Malaysia and Indonesia are being uprooted by rapidly expanding palm oil plantations as companies try to meet the expected demand for biofuels, environmentalists alleged Tuesday.
13-05-2009
Palm oil genome to boost yields
12/05/2009 (Straits Times, Singapore), Kuala Lumpur - A MALAYSIAN conglomerate said on Tuesday it has sequenced the genome for the oil palm, a development that will allow it to produce new varieties that will double yields of the edible oil.
13-05-2009
Neste Oil\'s plans for global leadership in palm oil diesel will drive massive rainforest destruction and climate change
12/05/2009 (Press Release Point) - Porvoo,Finland— This morning, 32 Greenpeace activists from Finland and Sweden are demonstrating in a palm oil diesel refinery of Neste Oil in Porvoo, Finland, where they hung a banner with the text 'Neste Oil - destroying the rainforests'.
13-05-2009
Impact of oil palm cultivation
12/05/2009 (Straits Times, Singapore), - PALM oil plantations are responsible for deforestation and biodiversity loss in Malaysia and Indonesia, scientists say.
13-05-2009
Malaysia Sime says hot weather affecting palm output
12/05/2009 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - The current hot weather has affected the palm oil production of Malaysian planter Sime Darby, a top official said on Tuesday.
13-05-2009
Malaysia Is Still World\'s Main Producer Of Quality Palm Oil
12/05/2009 (Bernama), Sandakan - Malaysia is still the world's biggest exporter of quality palm oil with revenue of RM65 billion last year.
13-05-2009
No Plan To Remove Windfall Tax, Says Najib
12/05/2009 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The government has no plan to remove the windfall tax for oil palm planters, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak said today.
13-05-2009
Paradigm Shift Required To Increase Productivity Of Oil Palm
12/05/2009 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Paradigm shift, through biotechnology, is required to increase productivity, efficient processing and the production of novel high-value products, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
13-05-2009
Malaysia Is Still World\'s Main Producer Of Quality Palm Oil
12/05/2009 (Bernama), Sandakan - Malaysia is still the world's biggest exporter of quality palm oil with revenue of RM65 billion last year.
12-05-2009
Palm oil buyers face green scorecard, WWF says
12/05/2009 (Reuters), Singapore - Major palm oil buyers face being graded for their green credentials after figures showing they have bought only a fraction of the sustainable palm oil available, environmental group WWF said on Tuesday.