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21-10-2008
Asian palm jumps 5.1% as oil boosts vegoils
20/10/2008 (The Edge Daily), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian crude palm oil futures soared 5.1% on Monday as strength in the crude oil market lent support to soyoil markets in the US and China, traders said.
20-10-2008
Palm oil to be a viable energy source
19/10/2008 (Moneycontrol.com), Chennai - Enjoying the advantage of being more profitable and viable than soyabean oil, palm oil is likely to find new uses for industrial application and as an energy source, according to Mr Dorab Mistry, Director of Godrej International.
20-10-2008
Biofuel boom endangers orangutan habitat
19/10/2008 (Los Angeles Times), Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesia - In the rush to feed the world's growing appetite for climate-friendly fuel and cooking oil that doesn't clog arteries, the Bornean orangutan could get plowed over.
20-10-2008
Colombia to have six palm biodiesel plants by 2009
18/10/2008 (EFE).- Colombia, the leading producer of palm oil in the Americas, will have six palm biodiesel plants by next year and plans to increase its share of the biofuels market, sources from the sector said.
20-10-2008
Bright Side To Shaky Palm Oil Price, Say Analysts
17/10/2008 (Bernama), Nanjing - Palm oil's inherent economics and the global economic slowdown will serve as a bolster for its price which has plummeted sharply in recently months, analysts said at a Malaysia-China Palm Oil Fair and Seminar here yesterday.
20-10-2008
Palm oil prices poised to plunge
17/10/2008 (Bangkok Post) - Prices of cooking palm oil will fall by as much as 20% from Nov 1, reflecting the decline in world prices resulting from an increase in palm nut supplies. The Commerce Ministry confirmed the reduction yesterday of its retail reference price for the oil to 38 baht a litre from 47.50 baht.
20-10-2008
Indian traders call for import tax on edible oils
16/10/2008 (Reuters), New Delhi - India's vegetable oil traders have urged the government to impose an import tax and allow futures trading in soyoil following a slump in prices, a leading trade body said on Thursday.
20-10-2008
Financial Crisis Woes Add To Gloom At Malaysia-China Palm Oil Seminar
16/10/2008 (Bernama), Nanjing - Sentiment was bearish at the Malaysia-China Palm Oil Seminar 2008 which opened here Thursday as Asian stock markets and crude oil price took another dive in heightened fears of a global recession following poor retail sales numbers from the United States.
20-10-2008
FDA recalls skimmed milk with palm oil
16/10/2008 (Asia One Online), Thailand - The Food and Drug Administration yesterday ordered a nationwide recall of unsweetened condensed skimmed milk with a palmoil formula and products using the same ingredients after finding high melamine contamination at the Thai Dairy Industry's factory.
16-10-2008
Seized palm oil substandard: report
15/10/2008 (The News - Internatinal) - Palm oil seized by the customs authorities is of substandard quality, according to the examination jointly carried out by the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR), HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry and the City District Government Karachi’s (CDGK) laboratory.
16-10-2008
Vegoils turn cheaper on global markets meltdown
15/10/2008 (The Hindu Business Line), Chennai - This Diwali, you may have to shell out a lower price for buying edible oil, thanks to the effect of the meltdown of global markets, including commodities.
16-10-2008
Palm oil mill fined RM10,000 for discharging toxic effluents into river
15/10/2008 (NST Online), Ipoh - The Sessions Court here yesterday imposed a fine of RM10,000 on a palm oil mill located in Jalan Ayer Tawar, Manjung, about 70km from here, for discharging toxic effluents into a river nearby the mill on Sept 19, 2007.