Archived News
17-10-2005
GM coconut oil with high lauric acid to rival cano
12/10/2005 (Food Navigator.com) - The Philippines is developing agenetically modified (GM) coconut with at least as much lauric acid ascanola to allow it to hold onto its leading share of the world’s vegetableoil market.
17-10-2005
India raises base import price of palm, soy oils
16/10/05 NEW DELHI (Financial Times) - India, the world’s leading edibleoil importer, on Saturday raised across the board the base import pricesof palm and soy oils, a move that traders said will firm domestic pricesbut not hit import volumes.
17-10-2005
MALAYSIA'S PPB OIL PALMS ACQUIRES 95 PCT STAKE IN
14/10/05 KUALA LUMPUR, (Asia Pulse) - PPB Oil Palms Berhad said itswholly-owned subsidiary, Stephigh Pte Ltd, today signed an agreement toacquire a 95 per cent stake in PT Alam Sawit Permai.
17-10-2005
Malaysian palm oil industry denies fuelling orang-
13/10/05 KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia's palm oil industry deniedaccusations it was driving orang-utans towards extinction.
17-10-2005
Myanmar To Expand Oil-palm Cultivation
16/10/05 BANGKOK, (Bernama) -- Myanmar is aiming to expand its oil palmcultivation by another 500,000 acres within the next five years to meetgrowing domestic demand and reduce its reliance on imported palm oil.
17-10-2005
No buyers for Indonesian palm oil amid uncertainty
12/10/05 JAKARTA (AFP) - Stockpiles of Indonesian crude palm oil (CPO) arebuilding up with buyers holding back purchases pending a new directive onexport tariffs, an industry executive said.
17-10-2005
No Evidence Of Threat To Wildlife Caused By Oil Pa
12/10/05 KUALA LUMPUR, (Bernama) -- There is no evidence of a threat towildlife caused by oil palm plantations, three palm oil-basedorganisations reiterated, Wednesday.
17-10-2005
Sejati in talks to build frond factories
14/10/05 (Malay Mail) - SEJATI Oil Palm Feed Sdn Bhd is in talks withtwo plantation groups to form joint ventures to build as many as threefactories processing oil palm fronds, said its managing director ZainalAhmad.
17-10-2005
UK propaganda campaign against palm oil
KUALA LUMPUR, (Sunday Times) - Despite various public relationsexercises on the good side of palm oil, a big adverse campaign is beingheld in the United Kingdom. "Save orang utans from extinction when younext shop " put an end to the cruelty of palm oil."
13-10-2005
A Clearer Policy Can Create More Biodiesel Produce
10/10/95 IPOH, (Bernama) -- Malaysia should have a clearer biodieselpolicy to encourage more usage and production of palm oil biodiesel as analternative energy, says pharmaceutical company Hovid Bhd's managingdirector David Ho.
13-10-2005
Antioxidant Vitamins Prevented Second Head And Nec
12/10/2005 (NewsRx.com) -- Antioxidant vitamins might prevent theincidence of second primary cancers in patients with head and neckcancers.
13-10-2005
European Biodiesel Demand For Canadian Canola Oil
10/10/2005 (Comtex International) - Winnipeg, MB (Resource NewsInternational via COMTEX) -- The European Union is expected to take moreCanadian canola oil over the next year, driven by an increasing demandfrom the bio-diesel sector, said sources.