Archived News

02/06/2008 (The Bangkok Post) - Bio-hydrogenated diesel (BHD), a high-quality biodiesel suitable for blending to create a greener alternative fuel for vehicles, would be launched commercially after tests prove successful, said PTT Plc president Prasert Bunsumpun. Testing of the hydrogenation process to produce BHD from vegetable oil would be completed next year.

30/05/2008 (Gulf Daily News), Dubai - Malaysia expects to grow its palm oil exports to the UAE by about 15 per cent this year as strong economic growth in the Gulf region pushes demand for edible oils higher, a senior Malaysian official said on Friday.

31/05/2008 (The Age, Australia) - SIX months ago Daniel Clarke's desire to save the endangered orang-utans of Borneo and Sumatra and John Howard's desire for re-election melded perfectly.

30/05/2008 (Bernama), Mumbai - The government's plan to impose windfall tax on industries making huge profits has not been well received by palm oil producers, says Malaysia Palm Oil Association (MPOA) chairman Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid.

30/05/2008 (Bernama), Mumbai - Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd is scouting for a suitable partner to expand its business to India, aiming to take advantage of the country's increasing demand for palm oil.

29/05/2008 (Bernama), Mumbai - To stem the declining trend of palm oil exports to India, Malaysia has proposed to Indian investors to jointly focus on palm oil downstream activities, rather than merely importing the commodity.

29/05/2008 (Flex News) - The first food made with palm oil from certified sustainable sources will arrive on Sainsbury's shelves today.

27/05/2008 (Trading Markets.com), Dubai - Malaysian palm oil exports to the UAE are expected to cross 400,000 metric tons (MT) in 2008, according to latest studies by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).

28/05/2008 (The Economic Times), Kolkata - Amid the ongoing controversy over expansion in the area for palm oil plantation in Malaysia and Indonesia, allegedly at the cost of destruction of the environment, India wants both countries to take proactive steps to promote production and export of environment-friendly palm oils according to the criteria laid down by the world body Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RPSO), which works for the promotion of sustainable palm oils.

28/05/2008 (Star Telegram.com) - While showering a few weeks ago, I realized I had run out of conditioner. So I reached up and grabbed my wife's bottle -- Clairol Herbal Essences Rainforest Flowers, "with essences of nourishing palm."

27/05/2008 (Bernama), Dubai - A palm oil trade fair began here Monday as Malaysia moves to sustain and enhance its palm oil trade with Middle East countries, with the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) projecting the Southeast Asian country's palm oil exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to hit 400,000 metric tonnes this year.

27/05/2008 (Commodity Online), Jakarta - Rising demand for biofuel, increase in exports from China and India are driving up crude palm oil prices. Chinese and Indian imports this year are already up 26 per cent and 17 per cent respectively compared to corresponding period in 2007.