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29-09-2005
Malaysian Palm Oil Industry Needs To Be More Innov
26/09/05 PETALING JAYA, (Bernama) -- The Malaysian palm oil industry needsto be more innovative and look at non-traditional avenues for growth,Chairman of the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA), Datuk Sabri Ahmadsaid Monday.
29-09-2005
Malaysian Palm Oil Industry To Build 3 Biodiesel P
27/9/2005 (Agence France-Presse) KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia said Monday itwill build three plants to produce biodiesel from palm oil, as part ofefforts to reduce its dependency on petroleum as oil prices continue tosoar on the world market.
29-09-2005
Malaysian, Indonesian Palm Oil Cos Seeking Synergy
28/09/05 MUMBAI (Dow Jones)--In the quest for supremacy in the globalvegetable oils market, the Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil industriesare gradually getting closer to each other, blurring national borders.
29-09-2005
MPOB and three plantation groups forge alliance
27/09/05 (The Star) - THREE listed plantation groups have establishedseparate joint ventures with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) to set uppalm biodiesel plants in the country.
29-09-2005
MPOB Launches Test Method Book
26/09/05 PETALING JAYA, (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)Monday launched the Test Method Book and the compilation of the serialPalm Oil Congress 2005 proceedings from 1987 and 2003 in compact discformat.
29-09-2005
MPOB To Invest RM60 Mln On Three Bio-Diesel Plants
26/09/05 PETALING JAYA, (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)will invest RM60 million on three bio-diesel plants, with an annualcapacity of 60,000 tonnes each, its director general Tan Sri Dr YusofBasiron said.
29-09-2005
Oil Palm Plywood Can Easily Be Marketed In US, UK,
PETALING JAYA, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Plywood made from oil palm trunks caneasily be marketed in the United States, United Kingdom and Japan due toits environment-friendliness, lightness and easy to work with concept thatthe commodity carries.
29-09-2005
Palm Oil Based Biodiesel Has Higher Chances Of Sur
28/09/05 PETALING JAYA, (Bernama) -- Biodiesel based on palm oil wouldhave higher chances of survival under certain conditions compared withbiodiesel based on canola oil or rapeseed, a consultant from Germany,Wolgang Rupilius said Wednesday.
29-09-2005
Palm oil extract to treat stroke
27/09/05 (NSTP) - The first evidence that palm tocotrienol, an extractfrom palm oil, may protect against stroke injury of the brain was revealedtoday.
29-09-2005
Palm Oil Industry Should Not Depend On Pegged Curr
26/09/05 PETALING JAYA, (Bernama) -- Minister of Plantation Industries andCommodities, Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said the palm oil industry shouldnot depend on a pegged currency as a way to maximise profit.
29-09-2005
Palm Oil Industry To Fund Biomass Projects In Comi
28/09/05 PETALING JAYA, (Bernama) -- Palm oil plantation companies willinvest a significant amount of funds in new projects to utilise biomass incoming years, according to Golden Hope Plantations Bhd.
29-09-2005
Palm olein imports likely to jump 15%
28/09/05 KARACHI ( Daily Times) - Imports of palm olien are likely toincrease by 15 percent due to lower than expected yield of cottonseed inthe country and a surge in the prices of all sorts of oils world over,millers and traders said on Monday.