Archived News
16-11-2005
U.S. Soybean Farmers' Group Outraged That Biodiesel Imports May Get Tax Incentive
14/11/05 Saint Louis, Missouri - The American Soybean Association (ASA) today 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. The U.S. Congress enacted the biodiesel tax incentive to create a new market for U.S. soybean oil and other domestic feedstocks, and to reduce the nationÃŒs dependence on imported oil.
10-11-2005
IOI Corporation to Build Its First Biodiesel Plant
8/11/05 Business Times (Malaysia) - IOI Corp Bhd will, on its own, build its first biodiesel plant either in the Netherlands or in Pasir Gudang, Johor to capitalise on the green fuel's growing global potential.
10-11-2005
Palm Oil Seen Playing Role in EU Biofuels
01/11/05 KUALA LUMPUR/AMSTERDAM (Planetark.org) - Palm oil prices are set to end the year on a high as Europe's green fuel sector takes its first big consignments from top grower Malaysia to convert into diesel at a time when crude oil prices are soaring.
10-11-2005
Cargill and Temasek Holdings Invest in Palm Plantations in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
07/1105 Singapore (Soyatech.com)-- Cargill and Temasek Holdings have acquired CDC Group plc's palm plantation interests in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
10-11-2005
China's Soybean Oil Price Expected to Fall Further
07/11/05 SHENYANG (Asia Pulse) - China's bean oil price is expected to fall further in November as new domestic production is put on the market and more imports from the United States are delivered, according to an autumn grain trade fair here on October 28.
10-11-2005
Golden Hope to Build 2 More Biodiesel Plants
31/10/05 (Business Times) - Golden Hope Plantations Bhd will build two more biodiesel plants - one in Banting, Selangor, and another in Rotterdam, Holland, costing more than RM100 million collectively.
10-11-2005
Green Technology Investments Vital For M'sian Companies
28/10/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- Malaysian companies involved in the petrochemical processing, environmental, waste and water management sectors should continuously invest and employ latest available technologies to boost their capabilities and services.
10-11-2005
India's Soybean Oil Imports May Rise 18% on Lower Price, Duty
04/11/05 (Bloomberg) -- India, the world's third-biggest soybean oil buyer, may import 18 percent more of the edible oil this year as lower prices and tax make it more attractive for traders than rival palm oil, a trade body said.
10-11-2005
Indonesia To Proceed With Oil Palm Projects Near Sarawak Border
09/11/05 JAKARTA (Asia Pulse) - Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyanto dismissed protests against the government's plan to plant oil palms in forest areas along the border area of West Kalimantan with the east Malaysian state of Sarawak.
10-11-2005
IOI reaps from high-yield oil palms
30/10/05 (The Star) - IOI Corp Bhd has planted the seeds of success over the past 22 years. From "zero base", it has become a reputable plantation giant and one of the world's largest integrated palm oil producers.
10-11-2005
IOI To Go It Alone On Biodiesel Plant
07/11/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Plantation and property firm IOI Corp. Bhd. (1961.KU) will build its first biodiesel plant on its own, either in the Netherlands or in Pasir Gudang, in southern Johor state, to capitalize on the green fuel's growing global potential, the daily New Straits Times reports.
10-11-2005
Long-term policy urged for oilseed sector
08/11/05 ISLAMABAD (Daily Times): The Pakistan Oilseed Development Board (PODB) has urged the government to introduce a long-term policy framework for development of the oilseed sector, which should remain unchanged for at least five years, a senior government official told the Daily Times on Monday.