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22-01-2009
Indonesia Musim Mas gets green palm oil certificate
21/01/2009 (Reuters), Jakarta - Indonesia's PT Musim Mas has been certified as the country's first firm to have adopted stricter sustainability standards in producing palm oil, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said on Wednesday.
22-01-2009
Thai palm oil group plans biomass energy businesses
20/01/2009 (Biofuel International) - Thailand-based palm oil crushing company Vichitbhan Group is investing almost THB2 billion (€44.3 million) to set up biogas and biomass energy businesses.
21-01-2009
No tax on palm oil imports, ban on cereals futures to stay: Pawar
21/01/2009 (Live Mint.com), New Delhi - India, the world’s largest buyer of vegetable oils after China, ruled out import taxes on crude palm oil as prices of domestic oilseeds stay above the assured rates that the government pays farmers.
20-01-2009
Government Mulls Scrapping Palm Oil Windfall Tax
19/01/2008 (Bernama), Putrajaya - The government will consider abolishing Windfall Profit Levy for palm oil if the crude palm oil price rises further, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin said Monday.
20-01-2009
EU Palm Oil Demand Hit
20/01/2009 (The Jakarta Globe) - The European Union’s increasing demand for crude palm oil, or CPO, is evidence of its inconsistent stance on climate change, an environmentalist said on Monday.
20-01-2009
Rethinking biofuel policies
20/01/2009 (The Jakarta Post) - Alternative energy technologies are likely to become a mainstream issue this year. The volatility of oil prices and dwindling reserves adds incentive for the development of renewable energy sources. The abatement of Greenhouse Gasses (GHGs) emissions, however, is the most frequently cited argument for the promotion of biofuels.
20-01-2009
Malaysia may scrap palm oil windfall tax
19/01/2009 (Business Times) - THE Malaysia's government is considering a request by domestic palm oil producers, including Sime Darby Bhd and Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd, to scrap a windfall tax after the price of the commodity slumped.
20-01-2009
Plan to Barter Palm Oil for Fertiliser With N. Korea, Russia
18/01/2009 (iStockAnalyst) - MALAYSIA, in efforts to reduce its fertiliser import bill, will barter US$70 million (RM250.6 million) worth of palm oil for fertiliser with North Korea and Russia.
19-01-2009
Edible oil imports double on duty fears
19/01/2009 (Economic Times), New Delhi - India’s edible oil import more than doubled in December 2008 over the year-ago period as traders are buying on a large scale on apprehension that the government may impose import duty on crude palm oil.
19-01-2009
Palm-oil Group Plans Bt2-bn Foray Into
19/01/2007 (Nation Multimedia) - Maximising the potential of its palm-oil processing by-products, Vichitbhan Group, the country's leading palm-oil crushing concern, is investing almost Bt2 billion to set up biogas and biomass energy businesses, as well as a fertiliser plant.
19-01-2009
Malaysia In Fertilizer-CPO Barter Trade With Korea
17/01/2009 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities is allowing the importation of fertilizer components into Malaysia for the exchange of crude palm oil (CPO).
19-01-2009
Last stand for the orangutan
18/01/2009 (The Saultstar) - Hoping to unravel the mysteries of human origin, anthropologist Louis Leakey sent three young women to Africa and Asia to study our closest relatives: It was chimpanzees for Jane Goodall, mountain gorillas for Dian Fossey and the elusive, solitary orangutans for Birute Mary Galdikas.