Archived News
23-03-2006
PM Launches
21/3/06 PUTRAJAYA (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Tuesday launched the B5 palm oil-based biofuel called "Envo Diesel", expressing the hope that it would revolutionise the use of fuel in the country
23-03-2006
Indonesia encouraging agriculture investment
20/3/06 (Bloomberg News) -- JAKARTA Indonesia could give tax breaks to help attract overseas investment in its oil palm plantations, cocoa and other agricultural products, a government official has said.
23-03-2006
Biofuel vehicles to hit streets
21/3/06 PUTRAJAYA (The Star) - Biofuel-run vehicles will hit the streets here today, with the Government taking the lead.
23-03-2006
Two biofuel plants planned in Kuantan
20/3/06 KUANTAN (The Star) - Two companies have expressed interest to set up biodiesel plants in the Kuantan Port Industrial Area (KPIA), with production expected to begin next year.
23-03-2006
The future's driving force
22/3/06 PUTRAJAYA (The Star) - Biofuel will be Malaysia's fuel of the future, with the Government giving it a promising start by filling up several of its vehicles with it yesterday.
23-03-2006
Biodiesel the way to go
22/3/06 PUTRAJAYA (NSTP) - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi launched a made-in-Malaysia biodiesel yesterday that was expected to change the pattern of future fuel usage by Malaysians.
23-03-2006
Bio-diesel Solution
19/3/06 (NSTP) - n the face of escalating oil prices and the search for alternative fuels comes a modest plant with big promise, writes ELIZABETH JOHN.
23-03-2006
Rolling out palm oil-fuelled trucks
20/3/06 (NSTP) - MALAYSIA will launch the first six trucks co-powered by palm oil-based fuel in Putrajaya tomorrow.
20-03-2006
Pakistan plans four new crude palm oil refineries
18/3/06KARACHI (Daily Times) - Encouraged by low tax rates on the import of crude palm oil (CPO), Pakistan's leading edible oil buyers are planning to establish four new refineries with a 2,200 tonnes per day capacity, officials in the industry said on Saturda
20-03-2006
Philippine Firm Eyes Oil Palm Plantation in South Cotabato
14/3/06 GENERAL SANTOS CITY (Asia Pulse) - A Mindanao-based oil palm integrator is reportedly planning to develop some 10,000 hectares of oil palm plantations and a palm oil processing plant in Tampakan, South Cotabato within the next five years
20-03-2006
India cuts palm oil base prices; raises soyoil
14/3/06 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India, the world's leading importer of edible oils, on Tuesday marginally reduced the base import prices of palm oils but raised crude soybean oil prices in line with the market.
20-03-2006
But crude soyabean oil up $13 to help mustard/rapeseed farmers
14/3/06 Chennai (Business Line) - The Centre on Tuesday cut the tariff value for palm group of oils by a uniform $3 a tonne but raised it for crude soyabean oil by $13.