Archived News
16-05-2008
Stakeholders advocate trust fund for oil palm development
15/05/2008 (Business Day, Nigeria) - Participants at the workshop on development of oil palm industry in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to set up a Trust Fund for Oil Palm Development in the country within the context of private-public partnership.
16-05-2008
American Palm Oil Council Announces Malaysian Wildlife Conservation Fund to Bolster Malaysia\'s Sustainable Practices
15/05/2008 (The Earth Times), Los Angeles - The American Palm Oil Council (APOC) today announced that the Malaysian palm oil industry, together with the Malaysian government, has launched the Malaysian Palm Oil Wildlife Conservation Fund (MPOWCF). APOC is a U.S. association representing the Malaysian palm oil industry.
16-05-2008
Malaysia, Indonesia to gain from palm oil boom
15/05/2008 (Commodity Online), Kuala Lumpur - With oil experts predicting a palm oil boom for the next five to ten years, the major beneficiaries are going to be Malaysia with a record output predicted for 2009 and Indonesia set to attract more investment into palm oil plantations.
16-05-2008
Ministry Sets Up Fertilizer Scheme For Oil Palm Smallholders
15/05/208 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The Ministry of Plantation Industry and Commodities has set up a group fertilizer scheme opened to oil palm smallholders to ease their burden following the increase in the price of fertilizers.
16-05-2008
Malaysia to barter rice for palm oil
15/05/2008 (The Australian News) - ASIAN commodity and currency markets could be plunged into chaos after Malaysia threatened to abandon standard trading in favour of a barter deal.
16-05-2008
Unilever rises to the challenge
15/05/2008 (Greenpeace) - International—Unilever has shown that beauty isn’t just skin deep. Following our campaign and thanks to your support, the company has taken the bold step to support our call for a moratorium on cutting down trees in Indonesia for palm oil plantations.
16-05-2008
Govt may consider encouraging transport vehicles to use bio-diesel if its use becomes mandatory
14/05/2008 (NST Online) - THE government may encourage transport vehicles to switch to bio-diesel should its use become mandatory. Plantation Industry and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said the transportation sector holds the most potential in using bio-diesel as such vehicles consume high amounts of diesel.
16-05-2008
Minnesota Passes New Biodiesel Mandate
15/05/2008 (CommonDreams.org), Minneapolis - Minnesota recently passed legislation to increase the biodiesel content of diesel fuel sold in the state from the current 2 percent to 20 percent, which is the highest in the nation, by 2015.
16-05-2008
Company Uses Cooking Oil to Power Diesel Engines
15/05/2008 (Ozarks First.com) - The price of gas continues to rise. On average in the Ozarks, it's more than $3.50 a gallon for regular unleaded.
16-05-2008
Thieves stealing used cooking oil for biodiesel
14/05/2008 (Kansas.com) - The price of gasoline has gotten so high that people have begun to steal used cooking oil.
15-05-2008
New Britain doubles profit from palm oil
14/05/2008 (Reuters) - New Britain Palm Oil doubled quarterly profits and underlined plans to double acreage over the next seven years in anticipation of strong palm oil prices, the Australasia-focused planter said on Wednesday.
15-05-2008
Charity warns of palm oil human rights violations
14/05/2008 (Cosmetics design-europe.com) - War on Want has warned that UK consumers could be fuelling a campaign to displace indigenous people from their land by consuming Colombian palm oil.