Archived News

9/5/06 (The Star) - Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd might be on a steep earnings recovery path as a larger number of its oil palm trees mature and yields from its plantations start to jump.

8/5/06 (Daily Express News) - Kota Kinabalu: Oil palm companies in the Kinabatangan have been urged to ensure their plantation boundaries do not encroach riparian areas (along riverbanks) to avoid the risk of being penalised by the Government.

7/5/06 (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta) - The government will go ahead with a much-criticized mega-plantation project along the Indonesia-Malaysia border on Borneo Island, but only small parts of the designated area can feasibly be used, says a minister.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Limahsoon Bhd, an integrated manufacturer of laminated boards, will invest an initial RM10 million in a plant to produce charcoal, activated carbon and biofuel.

3/5/06 (The Edge Daily) - Malaysian crude palm oil prices are likely to inch closer to RM1,600 a tonne this year as the start of biodiesel production cuts domestic stocks, the country's commodities minister said

4/5/06 (The News & Observer) - New food labeling requirements have made it easier to determine whether our favorite foods contain harmful trans fats. But the demand among food manufacturers now for alternatives to trans fats may have an unfortunate consequence: Greater use of palm oil in many popular food products.

03/05/2006 (Reuters) - Pasir Gudang Port, the world's largest port for palm-oil shipments, declared business as usual on May 3, saying a major fire last weekend had not disrupted cargoes of the country's biggest non-petroleum export.

5/5/06 (Reuters) - PUTRAJAYA: Malaysian crude palm oil prices are likely to inch closer to RM1,600 a tonne this year as the start of biodiesel production cuts domestic stocks, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin said.

4/5/06 9 Sabah Daily Express) - OIL palm plantation owners encroaching onto riparian areas must immediately vacate these areas or risk being penalised.

TEMERLOH, May 4 (Bernama) -- The government would expand the usage of the palm oil based fuel or Envo Diesel commercially next year as an alternative to petroleum.

3/5/2006 (The Edge Daily) - Plantation stocks, led by heavyweight IOI Corporation, were among the major gainers in early trade on May 3, on the bullish outlook for crude palm oil (CPO).

30/4/06 (The Edge Daily) - SABAH also aims to enter a joint venture with another Indian multinational, the Aditya Birla Group, in oil palm cultivation.