Archived News
05-10-2005
Bullish CPO price lifts plantation stocks
05/10/05 (The Star) - A steady uptrend in crude palm oil (CPO) pricesfrom last month has lifted sentiment on plantation stocks. Also, there arehopes that palm oil-based biodiesel - new demand in the making - willsupport CPO prices at a high level in the future.
05-10-2005
Indonesia palm oil exports to India up 30 pc in Ja
4/10/05 Chennai , (Business Line) - Indonesia's palm oil exports to Indiaincreased by over 30 per cent during January-May this year, while itsshipments to other nations rose 46.5 per cent.
05-10-2005
Malaysia Aug Exports +12.5%, Beats Estimates
04/10/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Malaysia's exports rose abetter-than-expected 12.5% in August as companies shipped more electricalgoods, electronics and crude oil, offsetting a decline in palm oil sales,official data released Tuesday show.
05-10-2005
Palm Oil To Continue To Be One Of Malaysia's Succe
29/09/05 PETALING JAYA, (Bernama) -- The palm oil industry is one of theMalaysia's greatest success stories and will remain so as long as it keepspace with the latest technological advancements in oils and fats.
05-10-2005
P&G bets on palm oil to cut reliance on crude
4/10/05 New York (FT.com) - Procter & Gamble is turning to palm oil andcoconut plantations in Asia as an alternative ingredient to make its Tidelaundry detergent and Head & Shoulders shampoos, as the world’s largestconsumer goods company makes a strategic bet on the future cost of crudeoil.
05-10-2005
Taipei County, Taiwan Starts Trial Biodiesel Progr
10/4/2005 (China Post) - With oil prices rising worldwide, Taiwan isjumping on the global bandwagon of experimenting with biofuel as a sourceof energy as an alternative to the petroleum-based gasoline and diesel.
05-10-2005
TH to invest RM188.75m
04/10/05 (The Malay Mail) - TABUNG Haji (TH) plans to invest as much asRM188.75 million in oil palm plantations in Western Mindanao, ThePhilippines, sources said yesterday.
05-10-2005
Thailand's Jan-Aug Import Data For Major Ag Commod
04/10/05 BANGKOK (Dow Jones)--The following table shows Thailand's importsof soybeans, soymeal, pulp and palm oil in January-to-August, comparedwith the same period last year.
04-10-2005
Biofuel Cuts Reliance on Petroleum
2/10/95 (Business Times) - THE Government's strong push for development ofbiodiesel will produce two immediate benefits - reducing dependence onfossil fuel and stabilising palm oil prices.
04-10-2005
Vitamin E From Palm Oil May Prevent Stroke, Says O
30/9/2005 (Business Times) - Malaysia's palm oil has received a boost fromthe medical world with a recent discovery that palm tocotrienol (vitaminE), which is a palm oil extract, may help prevent stroke.
04-10-2005
Agriculture Sector To Grow By 5.0 Pct In 2006
30/09/05 KUALA LUMPUR, (Bernama) -- The agriculture sector is expected togrow at a higher rate of five percent in 2006, contributed by higherproduction of palm oil and rubber and increase in food production, saysthe Treasury in its 2005/2006 Economic Report released Friday.
04-10-2005
BIOX’s big plans
2/10/05 (The Edge Daily) - Europe’s largest and fastest-growing supplierof biofuel BIOX Group BV is coming to Malaysia with big plans, includingsourcing up to 300,000 tonnes of biomass consisting of palm oil and palmoil by-products annually by the beginning of 2007.