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19-09-2005
China's Edible Oil Market Weak In August, Oversupp
15/09/05 BEIJING (Asia Pulse) - Though edible oil prices stopped fallingand even rebounded slightly thanks to increasing holiday consumption,China's edible oil market as a whole was still in a weak mood in Augustthis year.
19-09-2005
Consider Palm Oil Biofuel As An Alternative In Rur
17/09/05 MIRI, (Bernama) -- Palm oil biofuel should be considered as analternative to fossil fuels to help alleviate hardships faced by ruralpeople, especially in the remote areas of Sarawak in the face of everincreasing price of petrol and diesel, Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul TaibMahmud said Saturday.
19-09-2005
Greater Opportunities For Palm Oil In USA
17/09/05 NEW YORK, (Bernama) -- There are greater opportunities for palmoil (including in partnership with other oils) as one of the replacementoils for partially hydrogenated oils following the current attention ontrans fatty acids and the pending US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA)trans fatty acids rule, says Datuk Haron Siraj, chief executive officer ofthe Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council (MPOPC).
19-09-2005
Higher Crude Oil Prices Spark Interest In Palm Oil
17/09/05 BANGI, (Bernama) -- Higher crude oil prices may not be all thatbad, considering that they serve as a double blessing for Malaysia's"golden crop" of crude palm oil (CPO).
19-09-2005
Kulim To Export Palm Oil From Solomon Islands Vent
16/09/05 KUALA LUMPUR, (Bernama) -- Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd's venture in theSolomon Islands is on track to export its first batch of crude palm oil(CPO) to Europe in the second quarter of 2006.
19-09-2005
Kulim to restore ops in Solomon Islands
17/09/05 (Business Times) - KULIM (Malaysia) Bhd, which owns some6,500ha of oil palm plantations in the Solomon Islands, plans to fork outabout RM70 million to rehabilitate its oil palm operations and millingfacilities there.
19-09-2005
Malaysian Palm Oil Giant Golden Hope Buys Stake In
16/09/2005 (Business Times) - GOLDEN Hope Plantations Bhd has bought a40 per cent stake in Savola Morocco S.A., a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia'spublic-listed company Savola Edible Oils Co Ltd for RM45.8 million.
19-09-2005
MPOB directory on who’s who in palm oil industry
6/09/05 (The Star) - THE Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will distributea business directory on "Who’s who in the palm oil industry" during thefive-day 2005 Palm Oil International Congress, or better known as PIPOC,from Sept 25.
19-09-2005
Palm plantation sparks rainforest row
16/09/05 ( CNN) - If completed, a section of rainforest nearly half thesize of the Netherlands will be destroyed in the Kalimantan region ofBorneo.
19-09-2005
Penans seek land for oil-palm ventures
Friday September 16, 2005
15-09-2005
China's Edible Oil Market Weak In August
14/09/05 BEIJING, (Asia Pulse) - Though edible oil prices stopped fallingand even rebounded slightly thanks to increasing holiday consumption,China's edible oil market as a whole was still in a weak mood in Augustthis year.
15-09-2005
Chinese Investors Building 3 CPO Processing Plants
9/14/2005 (Antara) - The Indonesian National News Agency via NewsEdgeCorporation : Bengkulu - Chinese investors are building three crude palmoil (CPO) processing plants in Mukomuko district, Bengkulu province, alocal official said.