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29-06-2005
Indonesian Firms Reluctant to Invest in CPO-Based
6/28/2005 Jakarta - Interest in investment in the production of biodieselfuel oil in Indonesia is still too low, so that the development of theCPO-based fuel has been progressing at a snail's pace, a cabinet memberhas said.
29-06-2005
U.S., Malaysian Scientists to Work in Biotech Exch
6/28/2005 Bernama PHILADELPHIA -- Malaysia and the United States maysoon embark on an exchange programme involving four scientists from eachcountry every year to do research related to the biotechnology industry.
28-06-2005
Palm Oil Refinery Can Save RM20 Mln Annually In Tr
KUCHING, June 27 (Bernama) -- The Assar Senari palm oil refinery here isexpected to save transportation cost of nearly RM20 million annually formore than 18,000 smallholders, commercial planters and millers in SouthernSarawak once it is operational by October next year.
28-06-2005
Palm producers eye shrinking Indian market
24-06-2005 The Edge Daily - India, the world's top importer of edibleoils, enters a peak buying period over the next three months, but buyersare slowly beginning to turn to South American soyoil instead of Asianpalm oil.
23-06-2005
Bank On New Tech And R&D To Produce Better Product
KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Bernama) -- Given the extensive trading linksglobally and the acceptance of products and services produced and suppliedfrom Malaysia, Malaysian companies should leverage on these advantages toevolve into own brand manufacturers, Minister of International Trade andIndustry, Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said.
23-06-2005
China's Soybean Imports Forecast to Jump 45% in FY
17/6/2005 Asia Pulse ZHENGZHOU - It is estimated that China will import24.5 million tons of soybean in the 2004-05 fiscal year, a jump of 45 percent as compared with the figure in the 2003-04 fiscal year, according toChina State Grain and Oil Information Centre.
23-06-2005
Egypt Bought 785,000 MT of Malaysian Palm Oil In 0
Tuesday June 21, 2005, 7:31 pm - CAIRO (Dow Jones)--Egypt imported758,000 metric tons of Malaysian palm oil during the 2004/2005 season sofar, Hatem Saafan, Regional Director of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board toldDow Jones Tuesday.
23-06-2005
Highly readable book on Malaysian palm oil
Monday June 20, 2005 -- AS the title suggests, "Malaysian Palm Oil - ASuccess Story" is a book about palm oil with one notable difference. Amarked departure from the usual jargon-filled, mind-numbing tome, this ispossibly the first coffee-table book about Malaysia’s golden crop.
23-06-2005
Indonesian Govt to Smooth Oil Palm Seedling Invest
JAKARTA, June 17 Asia Pulse - The Indonesian agriculture ministry said itwill simplify the licensing procedure for investment in growing oil palmseedlings.The policy aims to boost production of oil palm seedlings and to cope witha shortage in the supply of seedlings, Agriculture Minister AntonApriyantono said.
23-06-2005
JTOP sees merger with Tradewinds this year
June 23 2005 - PLANTATION firm Johore Tenggara Oil Palm Bhd (JTOP)expects its merger with Tradewinds (M) Bhd to be completed this year aftersecuring shareholders’ approval.
23-06-2005
Quest begins for palm-diesel mix
Jun 18 11:33 AM - The Department of Alternative Energy Development andEfficiency and TMB Bank have signed an agreement to conduct a feasibilitystudy on a prototype biodiesel production complex in Krabi for 300 millionbaht.
23-06-2005
Sejati to upgrade Carey Island plant
June 20 - SEJATI Oil Palm Feed Sdn Bhd plans to upgrade its plant inCarey Island by as early as next month to help reduce its reliance ondiesel, said its managing director, Zainal Ahmad."We plan to spend as much as RM3 million to upgrade the plant inSelangor," said Zainal in a telephone interview with Mail Money.