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14/11/05 MIRI (Bernama) -- Four new subsidiary regulations will be enforced on Jan 1 next year to ensure better quality and productivity of palm oil, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin said here Monday.

14/11/05 Kota Kinabalu (Daily Express) The East Malaysia Planters Association (EMPA), in collaboration with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), is organising a 5-City Seminar 2005 in Miri, Sibu, Keningau, Sandakan and Tawau on Nov 14, 16, 18, 21 and 23, respectively.

14/11/05 PEKANBARU, Riau (Asia Pulse) - A number of Thai business leaders said they are interested to establish rubber and oil palm plantations in Riau, Sumatra, the Bisnis Indonesia daily reported.

16/11/05 MIRI (The Star) - Malaysia's switch to bio-diesel has been put on super-fast track, and will begin next year, at least one year ahead of schedule.

15/11/05 Saint Louis, MO (Grainnet.com)--The AAmerican Soybean Association (ASA) expressed outrage over the announcement that large quantities of biodiesel will be imported to take advantage of the new tax incentive for biodiesel sold in the United States.

14/11/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Malaysia's Golden Hope Plantations (1953.KU) Monday said it is investing another $47.5 million in 50%-owned Cognis Oleochemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. to help the joint venture expand overseas

11/11/05 JAKARTA ( Asia Pulse) - Indonesia's exports of crude palm oil (CPO) and derivatives are forecast to reach 10.5 million tons in 2006, up from an estimated 9.6 million tons this year, the Kompas daily reported

10/11/05 (Central Chronicle) - By giving up on traditional oils, we lose out on nutrition, point out Vibha Varshney and Sourav Mishra

11/10/2005 (Nutra USA Ingredients.com) - Netherlands-based Loders Croklaan is expanding its palm oil processing facilities in the US in order to tap the growing demand for trans fat free oil.

15/11/05 Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (NewsRx.com) -- Tocopherols were associated with higher risk of gastric cardia cancer, whereas dietary intake of fruits, vitamin C, tocopherols, and lycopene seemed protective for gastric noncardia cancer.

15/11/05 Medan (Antara) - PTPN-III, one of Indonesia's state-owned plantation companies, is currently making preparation to build an oleo chemical factory in cooperation with an Indian investor, company's managing director Akmaluddin Hasibuan said here Saturday.

14/11/05 (Financial Times ) - Malaysian and local investors are considering to invest a total of about P16.7 billion (US$306M) in three palm oil projects in Western Mindanao, an umbrella group of industry players announced.