Archived News
25-04-2005
Golden Hope expected to step up foreign buys
April 22 2005 - GOLDEN Hope Plantations Bhd is expected to expandfurther its buying sprees abroad to ride on rising global palm oilconsumption, analysts say.
25-04-2005
Guthrie unveils higher yield oil palm
Friday April 22, 2005 - Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd has launched its firstcommercial clonal oil palm, ABB1, which has the potential to enhanceproduction yields by 30% compared with current seedling materials.
25-04-2005
M'sia's First Bio-diesel Plant To Be Built In Labu
Datuk Peter Chin
25-04-2005
University receives Unesco study grant
KOTA KINABALU, Apr 21 - Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) has obtained aRM70,000 grant to study the impact of socio-economic changes on oil palmsmallholders in Sabah and Sarawak.The grant, from the United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganisation (Unesco), was won by a team from the university’s Ethnographyand Social Development Research Unit.
20-04-2005
Malaysia's Golden Hope, Saudi Arabia's Savola join
4/19/2005 - Business Times (Malaysia) GOLDEN Hope Plantations Bhd, whichhas been on a buying spree, yesterday forged an alliance with SaudiArabia's Savola Edible Oils Co Ltd in the oils and fats business.
20-04-2005
Palm ingredients firm Carotech plans 2nd tocotrien
4/19/2005 - Business Times (Malaysia) - ANTIOXIDANTS manufacturerCarotech Bhd plans to set up a second crude palm oil (CPO) processingplant to boost its production of tocotrienols, a CPO-based form of VitaminE.
20-04-2005
United Soybean Board applauds new food guidance sy
4/19/2005 ST. LOUIS, April 19 -- The United Soybean Board (USB)congratulates the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on therelease of the new Food Guidance System. This powerful tool will helpeducate Americans to make healthier food choices. In combination withphysical activity, these food guidelines will contribute to maintaining ahealthy weight and enhance overall wellness.
19-04-2005
EU gives go ahead for functional food health claim
4/18/2005 - Independent on Sunday via NewsEdge Corporation : A newgeneration of foods and drinks designed to help reduce cancers and heartdisease are set to appear on Britain's supermarket shelves.
19-04-2005
Another biodiesel option
17/4/05 - The rising prices of traditional fuel and a government policyto promote alternative energy provide an opportunity for British D1 OilsPlc to produce biodiesel from Jatropha (saboo dum), which can grow innortheastern Thailand.
19-04-2005
CB Industrial looks overseas to drive growth
April 18 2005 - GROWTH for CB Industrial Product Holding Bhd, whichundertakes construction and engineering of palm oil mills, is expected tocome from overseas markets.
19-04-2005
Imbalances between soyabean oil and palm oil produ
April 13 2005 - THE Palm Oil Refiners Association has urged the Governmentto intensify efforts to overcome imbalances between soyabean oil and palmoil products, both bilaterally and through global trade talks.
19-04-2005
Indonesian Shipowners Plan To Build 300 Vessels Th
JAKARTA, April 18 Asia Pulse - At least 70 members of the Indonesian shipowners' association INSA plan build 300 units of ships valued at US$4billion this year, its chairman Oentoro Surya said.