Archived News
03-05-2007
No Shortage In Cooking Oil, Reiterates Mohd Shafie
KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal reiterated that there is no shortage of cooking oil supply in the market despite media reports on the matter.
03-05-2007
Dutch plan restricts biofuels that damage environment
29/4/07 (mongabay.com) - The Netherlands has proposed a system to reduce the environmental impact of biofuels production. The country becomes the first in the world to establish such guidelines.
25-04-2007
Guthrie sets up scholar programme for oil palm research
24/4/07 (Business Times) - KUMPULAN Guthrie Bhd, via its Guthrie Foundation, has established a Guthrie Scholar Programme for post-doctoral fellowships in oil palm research.
25-04-2007
Egypt Can Become Hub For Oils, Fats Trade, Says Chin
DUBAI, April 24 (Bernama) -- Egypt, among the fastest growing markets for oils and fats, offers plenty of opportunities and could become the region's trading hub for this sector including palm oil, says Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui.
25-04-2007
Cooking oil prices likely to sink only on a May day
25/4/07 9The Economic Times) - NEW DELHI: Cooking oils are refusing to cool despite a duty cut because tardy imports have sucked the pipeline dry.
25-04-2007
Form partnerships for overseas palm oil ventures
24/4/07 (Business Times) - KARACHI: THE Government wants more partnerships among Malaysian palm oil players in their overseas venture that bring about mutual profits.
25-04-2007
CPO seen topping RM2,000 for rest of 2007
23/4/07 (Business Times) - KARACHI: Crude palm oil (CPO) is expected to trade above RM2,000 per tonne for the rest of the year and if there is any crop failure throughout the world, it can rocket to as high as RM2,600 per tonne.
25-04-2007
Yanmar to build R&D centre in Kota Kinabalu
21/4/07 (Business Times) - YANMAR Co Ltd has chosen Kota Kinabalu as the location for its first research and development centre outside Japan.
25-04-2007
Felda sells stake in palm oil refinery to IFFCO Group
20/4/07 (Business Times) - KARACHI: Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) has sold half of its palm oil refinery in Port Klang for US$5 million (RM17.15 million) to a regional edible oils player, IFFCO Group.
25-04-2007
Excuse for not setting up biodiesel factories
25/4/07 (NSTP) - Many biodiesel licensees are reluctant to set up factories while palm oil is enjoying a global boom.
25-04-2007
Biodiesel may worsen global warming relative to petroleum diesel
23/4/07 (mongabay.com) - Biodiesel and petroleum diesel have similar environmental impact
25-04-2007
Edible Oil Prices Mixed On Import Duty Cut
20/4/07 MUMBAI (Dow Jones)--Indian edible oil prices were mixed in the week to Friday over fears of a rise in imports after the government's decision to cut import duty on crude palm oil.