Archived News
12-09-2006
Biggest plantation group back on radar screen
11/09/06 (The Star) - Analysts describe Guthrie as Malaysia's biggest plantation group in terms of land bank size – bigger than other plantation giants like Golden Hope Plantations Bhd, IOI Corp Bhd, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd and even Indonesia's PT Sinar.
12-09-2006
Two new ghee plants being set up in Karachi
KARACHI (September 09 2006): To local firms have received government approval for setting up edible oil refineries in Karachi, which would cost about $10 million, sources said on Friday.
12-09-2006
India edible oil duty cuts effective up to Oct. 31
7/09/06 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Import duty cuts on some edible oils, announced in August in a bid to check inflation, will be effective up to Oct. 31, 2006, a Finance Ministry official told Reuters on Thursday.
12-09-2006
Pushing the case for Envodiesel
09/09/06 (NSTP) - INTRODUCING the new fuel, Envodiesel, will naturally be difficult, especially when it involves distribution for public consumption.
12-09-2006
Palm oil board to continue commercialising technology
12/09/06 (NSTP) - The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will continue to look at commercialisation of research and technology to help develop the palm oil industry.
07-09-2006
Malaysia runs short of palm oil estates
6/9/06 (Bloomberg News) - KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia, the world's largest palm oil producer, says that it has almost run out of land suitable for new plantations of the crop, and that it will need to raise productivity of existing trees if it is to tap rising demand.
07-09-2006
RM300mil palm oil complex joint venture
7/9/06 (The Star) - KUCHING: Four plantation companies are teaming up with Assar Refinery Services Sdn Bhd and Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corp (STIDC) to develop a RM300mil integrated palm oil downstream complex in Tanjung Manis, Mukah Division in central Sarawak.
07-09-2006
PNG to emerge as huge market for CBIP
7/9/06 (The Star) - SUBANG JAYA: Palm oil mill specialist CB Industrial Product Holdings Bhd (CBIP) expects exports to Papua New Guinea to be a major contributor to revenue next year.
07-09-2006
SE Asia Stocks-Malaysia falls on plantation shares as oil drops
SINGAPORE, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Malaysian shares fell on Wednesday as lower oil prices, which fell to levels last seen in June, prompted investors to sell plantation stocks such as IOI Corp. .
07-09-2006
Sabah oil palm estates stopped open burning
6/9/06 (Daily Express News) - OIL palm plantations in Sabah are no longer carrying out open burning, CM Datuk Seri Musa said.
07-09-2006
Bangladesh has bright possibility for export of edible oil to India
5/9/06 (News From Bangladesh ) - Bangladesh has bright possibility of exporting edible oil to the northeastern region of India, Myanmar and Nepal through sale of refined oil, said officials of oil refinery industries, reports BD News.
07-09-2006
Golden Hope in biodiesel JV with Korean firm
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil producer Golden Hope Plantations Bhd said on Monday it plans to jointly produce biodiesel with South Korea's H-Plus Bio Ltd.