Archived News
22-02-2006
Yusof appointed CBIP chairman
21/2/06 PETALING JAYA: (The Star) - CB Industrial Product Holding Bhd (CBIP) has appointed Tan Sri Yusof Basiran, chief executive officer of Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council (MPOPC), its chairman, effective yesterday.
22-02-2006
Edible oil panel for stable duty
21/2/06 New Delhi, (PTI) - A panel set up by the government today proposed a uniform 72.5 per cent import tariff for all edible oils, except soya, besides a nominal 7.5 per cent duty differential between crude and refined oils.
22-02-2006
Oil palm production top priority in Liguasan
17/2/06 (Sun Star) - NORTH Cotabato's Office of the Provincial Agriculturist is pushing for oil palm production and utilization in idle lands of the province around Liguasan Marsh.
22-02-2006
Hectic lobbying on by vegoil refiners against cheap imports
21/2/06 ( Business Line) - HECTIC lobbying by the country's vegetable oil industry - refineries and vanaspati producers, to be precise - to obtain some relief from the assault of low-priced imports has taken many shapes and forms including representations to the Union Government and full-page advertisements in newspapers to draw the Finance Minister's attention.
22-02-2006
Pakistan and Malaysia to hold 5th round of FTA talks from 27th
22/2/06 ISLAMABAD (Daily Times) - The fifth round of Pakistan-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement negotiations is to be held on Feb 27-28 at Islamabad.
22-02-2006
MARDI Starts "Green Revolution"
21/2/06 KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) - MARDI wants to revolutionise agriculture, make it a money-spinning sector for the country under the Ninth Malaysia Plan".
16-02-2006
Johor Govt To Help Develop Oil Palm Plantation, Fishing Port In Aceh
14/2/06 BANDA ACEH (Bernama) -- The Johor government plans to help develop an oil palm plantation and a fishing port in Aceh.
16-02-2006
Biofuels Set To Dominate Palm Oil Conference Talks
14/2/06KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--When palm oil industry participants converge in Malaysia next week for one of their most watched annual events, the one topic foremost on their minds appears to be biofuels.
16-02-2006
Indonesian Ministries at Odds Over Frontier Oil Palm Estates
14/2/06 JAKARTA (Asia Pulse) - The Indonesian forestry ministry indicated it will not sanction plans to convert forest lands in frontier areas in Kalimantan into oil palm plantations.
16-02-2006
Global Demand for Soybeans, Other Oilseeds Disappointing in Last Quarter of 2005
Demand for oilseeds especially soybean in the last quarter of calendar 2005 was disappointing.
16-02-2006
Soybean Checkoff Working with Biodiesel Industry to Ensure Biodiesel Quality
15/2/06 (Soyatech.com) ST. LOUIS - Today, biodiesel is the fastest-growing biofuel in the United States thanks in part to soybean checkoff-funded efforts aimed at ensuring biodiesel quality.
16-02-2006
Vitamin E, Other Antioxidants Not Associated with Decreased Risk of Prostate Cancer in Overall Population
15/2/06 (soyatech.com) - Intakes of dietary or supplemental antioxidants were not associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer among men