Archived News
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.
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).