Archived News
12-05-2009
Action to boost sustainable palm oil
12/05/2009 (One World) - Only one percent of the sustainable palm oil available on the market has been bought, according to new figures released by the WWF today (Tuesday May 12).
12-05-2009
Palm oil stocks hit two-year low
12/05/2009 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Malaysian palm oil stocks fell to the lowest in almost two years in April as crude palm oil (CPO) production dropped further year-on-year amid lower demand and higher prices.
12-05-2009
WWF to grade palm oil buyers
12/05/2009 (WWF), Gland, Switzerland – Only one percent of the sustainable palm oil available on the market has been bought, according to new figures released by the WWF today.
12-05-2009
Palm Oil blazes targeted as a chief CO2 culprit
11/05/2009 (Click Green) - Recent research suggests that fires started by Asian farmers in order to clear land for palm oil production may have contributed over 30% of the increase in global atmospheric CO2.
12-05-2009
Palm Oil Puts Squeeze on Orangutans
11/05/2009 (The Jawa Report), United Kingdom - In hairy ape news, Britain's energy providers are soon to be putting a squeeze on orangutans and other animals on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
12-05-2009
Palm Oil Rally Ending as Record Crops Signal 25% Drop
11/05/2009 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil, used in everything from Twix candy to diesel fuel, may be poised to end its fastest rally in almost seven years and drop 25 percent as the world’s biggest growers reap record harvests.
11-05-2009
\'Green\' power plants may burn palm oil
11/05/2009 (The Independent) - The operators of Britain's first "biofuel" power plants are considering burning palm oil, which is blamed for causing rainforest destruction in south-east Asia.
11-05-2009
Palm oil is not healthy, also to substitute trans fat
10/05/2009 (Teatro Naturale International) - Trans fatty acids (trans fats) are created during a hardening process called hydrogenation, which serves to make oils suitable for use in products that require solid fats, such as baked goods and breakfast bars.
11-05-2009
Hindustan Unilever’s Profit Rises 3.7% After Charge
10/05/2009 (Bloomberg) - Hindustan Unilever Ltd., India’s biggest household products maker, posted a 3.7 percent increase in profit in the March quarter, missing estimates after a one- time charge for retirement benefits and restructuring.
11-05-2009
Indonesia biodiesel firms await subsidy, fair prices
08/05/2009 (Reuters), Jakarta - Indonesia's palm-based biodiesel firms, which have mostly stopped operations, are awaiting a fair price formula and government subsidies to survive as they feel the pinch of surging palm oil prices, an industry official said.
11-05-2009
Some palm oil millers claim they are getting less oil using new technology
08/05/2009 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Local palm oil millers have voiced concern over the repercussions in introducing new technologies that are claimed to be able to significantly boost the oil extraction rate (OER).
11-05-2009
Government to Float Price of Cooking Oil for the Poor
07/05/2009 (Jakarta Globe) - The government will effectively float the price of its inexpensive Minyakita packaged cooking oil for the poor, adjusting the price against the market every month, Bayu Krasnamurthi, deputy to the coordinating minister for economic affairs, said on Thursday.