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19-04-2005
Malaysia’s CPO output to rise 1.6% this year
Friday April 15, 2005 - Malaysia, the world’s biggest supplier of crudepalm oil, expects to raise production of the commodity to 14.2 milliontonnes this year owing to higher demand.
19-04-2005
Mohamad's Satisfaction Was Introducing Oil Palm To
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) -- The success in pushing the idea forthe planting of oil palm on a large-scale despite strong objections frompoliticians was the most satisfying achievement for Tan Sri Mohamad Jamil,the former director-general of agriculture.
19-04-2005
RM150mil TSH bio projects in Kunak
Apr 18 8:26 AM - Kota Kinabalu: TSH Resources Berhad is expanding itsbusiness in Sabah by focusing on major bio-integration projects in Kunakto produce biomass power, biogas as well as pulp and paper using oil palmwaste as raw material.
19-04-2005
Standardise export duties on palm kernel oil: Grou
April 13 2005 - THE Malaysian Oleochemical Manufacturers Group (MOMG)wants export duty for crude palm kernel oil (CPKO) imposed on producers bestandardised nationwide.
19-04-2005
UK: FSA finds illegal dye in palm oil
18 Apr 2005 - The Food Standards Agency says that Ebenezer Foods palm oilhas been found to be contaminated with the illegal dye, Sudan IV.
19-04-2005
USM, Bayer working to improve pesticides for oil p
Saturday April 16, 2005 - Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is collaboratingwith Bayer CropScience Sdn Bhd to develop safer and productivity-enhancingalternatives to control pests found in the country's oil palm plantations.
19-04-2005
Value of China's retail edible oil market has grow
DUBLIN, Ireland, April 18 -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15879 ) has announced theaddition of Edible Oils In China to their offering
13-04-2005
Business Booming For Specialty Palm Oil Makers
Tuesday April 12, 6:23 AM KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Palm oil's attractiveprice and health concerns linked to the use of rival oils are boostingdemand for the tropical oil in the food industry, but Malaysian companiesneed to venture downstream and provide better packaging options tocapitalize on the upsurge, a maker of palm oil-based products said.
13-04-2005
Call For Govt Agencies To Set Up Reference Centre
KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 (Bernama) -- Minister of International Trade andIndustry Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz has proposed that all ministries andgovernment agencies set up a "reference centre" for the private sector tochannel their complaints.
13-04-2005
Govt targets to produce bio-diesel up to three bil
BANGKOK, Apr 12 (TNA) - The Thai government plans to promote moreplantations of oil palms to increase the country's capacity of bio-dieselproduction up to three billion litres a year over the next seven years,according to Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Sudarat Keyuraphan.
13-04-2005
M'sia Should Be Leader For High Value Added Produc
KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysian palm oil industry shouldemerge as the market leader for a wide range of high value-added products,International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz saidTuesday.
13-04-2005
Malaysia Golden Hope Unit Buys Frying Oil, Fats Bu
Tuesday April 12, 2005, 8:19 pm - KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Golden HopePlantations Bhd. (1953.KU) Tuesday said its unit Hudson & Knight (Pty)Ltd. plans to acquire the frying oils and fats businesses of a company inSouth Africa for MYR11.41 million.