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27-02-2006
Palm Oil Price Underquoted, Mostly Determined By Big Importers
23/2/06 KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- The price of palm oil should reflect its true value given its diversification, nutritional and functionality content, rather than be under-quoted as mostly determined by big importers.
27-02-2006
Price of Indonesian Crude Palm Oil Seen Rising This Year
23/2/06 JAKARTA (Asia Pulse) - The price of crude palm oil (CPO) is predicted to rise this year with expected increase in demands from China and India and growing requirement to be processed in alternative fuel.
27-02-2006
Malaysian palm oil exports seen flat in 2006
23/2/06 (Reuters) - Malaysia's palm oil exports in 2006 are likely to remain unchanged from last year, Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Anifah Aman said on Feb 23
27-02-2006
Indonesia tipped t take over from Malaysia as top palm oil producer
26/02/2006 (ABC Asia Pacific) - A leading figure in Malaysia's palm oil industry says the country is likely to lose its long-held status as the world's top palm oil producer to Indonesia within the next two years.
27-02-2006
Using Rapeseed Oil As Source of Biodiesel Not Sustainable
23/2/06 (Business Times) - THE use of rapeseed oil as a source of biofuel, as practised in Europe, is not a sustainable solution, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) honorary member M.R. Chandran says.
27-02-2006
Palm and rapeseed contend in biofuel race
24/2/06 Kuala Lumpur - The costlier rapeseed and the cheaper palm are fighting for the biggest stakes biofuel can offer edible oils, but prices and supply must be right for both to remain an energy source since conversion costs are high.
27-02-2006
Malaysia may lose top CPO spot to Indonesia
25/2/06 KUALA LUMPUR ( The Star) - Indonesia is likely to overtake Malaysia's role as the world's largest crude palm oil (CPO) producer this year with an estimated production of 15.2 million to 15.4 million tonnes.
27-02-2006
CPO Prices Seen Up In 06 As Biodiesel Fuels Demand
25/2/06 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Rising palm oil consumption in 2006, with demand possibly outstripping supply, was the overall consensus at the yearly price outlook conference that ended Friday, participants said.
22-02-2006
MPOA, WWF-Malaysia to work on sustainable palm oil industry
21/2/06 (The Edge Daily) - The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) on Feb 21, signed two memoranda of understanding with WWF-Malaysia towards the sustainable development of the country's palm oil industry.
22-02-2006
Hot issues at palm oil conference
20/2/06 (The Star) - HOT issues on biofuels and the price outlook for crude palm oil (CPO) this year will hog the limelight at the two-day Palm and Lauric Oils Conference 2006 (POC 2006) organised by Bursa Malaysia beginning this Thursday.
22-02-2006
MPOA: Biodiesel makes CPO forecast difficult
22/2/06 (The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: The outlook for the palm oil sector this year is difficult to predict partly due to demand for biodiesel, which may affect the price of crude palm oil (CPO), said Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) chief executive Azizi Meor Ngah.
22-02-2006
Indonesia's Cpo Exports Estimated to Hit 10.3 MLN Tons for 2005
21/2/06 MEDAN (Asia Pulse) - Indonesia`s crude palm oil (CPO) exports are expected to reach 10.3 million tons in 2005, chairman of the Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (GAPKI), Derom Bangun said here Friday.