Archived News
03-10-2006
S Korea pips Japan, China as Asian biodiesel market
28/09/06 (The Edge News) - South Korea is beating Japan and China in its push into the emerging biodiesel industry thanks to a government mandate that has opened a small but expanding market for the green fuel from Southeast Asia.
28-09-2006
Lower oil price may hurt commercial viability of biodiesel
26/9/06 (The Star) - PETALING JAYA: The decline in oil prices will benefit airlines but could adversely affect biodiesel ventures by commodity-based companies, analysts said.
28-09-2006
The 101 On Trans Fats
27/9/06 (CBS) Three years after New York City banned smoking in restaurants, city health officials are talking about a new rule for its 24,600 food service establishments: dramatic restrictions on the use of artificial trans fatty acids.
28-09-2006
Ex-Shell chief backs biodiesel firm as technical problems stall rival
27/9/06 (The Guardian) - The reputation of the "green" power sector was badly dented today when Biofuels admitted it had been forced to halt deliveries due to another bout of technical problems at a new plant.
28-09-2006
Biofuels to Survive Lower Crude Prices
26/9/06 (Rueters) MUMBAI - Bio-diesel projects will not be hit by the fall in crude oil prices as investors feel the current dip is temporary and prices will bounce back, a senior Indonesian trade official said on Monday.
28-09-2006
Plantation stocks reflect biofuel potential
27/9/06 (The Star) - PETALING JAYA: The premium valuation of plantation stocks at present reflects the potential of the biodiesel industry, analysts said.
28-09-2006
Ted Turner tells WTO of benefits in biofuel use
25/9/06 (AP) - GENEVA Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, has a secret ingredient for rescuing the suspended global trade talks - the renewable energy sources known as biofuels.
28-09-2006
Rp 13 trillion earmarked for biofuel development
26/9/06 (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta) - The government is setting aside a total of Rp 13 trillion (US$1.4 billion) and nearly 500,000 hectares of land for the development of the country's fledgling biofuel industry next year.
25-09-2006
Malaysia's palm oil exports to India may fall
24/9/06 MUMBAI (Reuters) - Malaysia's palm oil exports to India are likely to fall to 500,000 tonnes in 2006 from 650,000 tonnes a year ago, despite am import duty cut, a top Malaysian trade official said Sunday.
25-09-2006
Malaysia Will Ensure Adequate Palm Oil Supplies for Food Use
23/9/06 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysia will ensure adequate supply of palm oil for use in cooking, the country's Minister for Plantation Industries and Commodities Peter Chin Fah Kui said
25-09-2006
Biofuel demand to drive global palm, soy prices
24/9/06 MUMBAI (Reuters) - Palm and soy oil prices are expected to rise in coming months as the world's appetite for "green" fuel grows and a greater quantity of oils is diverted to meet energy demand, a top industry analyst said on Sunday.
25-09-2006
Malaysia Seeks to Boost Palm Oil Demand
20/9/06KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysia is looking to biodiesel to help boost demand for its palm oil, a top industry official said, amid intense competition with rival Indonesia to sell the commodity to India, a major edible oil consumer.