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7/9/06 (Business Times) - THE Government may revoke some existing biodiesel licences if the companies do not build their plants within the time frame set.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Datuk Kelvin Tan, Group Managing Director of TSH Resources Bhd, received an honorary Doctorate in Philosophy (Agroforestry) from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) in Kota Kinabalu for his relentless work on sustainable forest management.

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SIBU, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- One of Sarawak's best known multi-national timber, plantations, media and information technology conglomerates, Rimbunan Hijau is set to strengthen its oil palm division to become a major player in the state's oil palm industry.

2/9/06 (The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd is looking to raise US$200mil–US$300mil by listing its Minamas Indonesia unit next year, as it ramps up palm oil production

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- Envo Diesel, the made-in Malaysia biofuel comprising five percent palm oil and 95 percent diesel (B5), will be made available at selected pump stations soon.

1/9/06 (The Edge News) - IOI Corp Bhd has acquired a 70% stake or 9.1 million shares in Sarawak-based Rinwood Pelita Plantation Sdn Bhd from Rinwood Oil Palm Plantation Sdn Bhd (ROPP) for RM21.3 million cash.

BANTING, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's plantation- based Golden Hope Plantations Bhd is ready to extend its expertise to oil-rich Venezuela which is keen on palm oil-related activities in an effort to diversify.

25/8/06 KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - India proposed striking a separate deal on palm oil imports with Malaysia and Indonesia in a bid to speed up free-trade talks with ASEAN and meet a year-end deadline.

28/ 8/06 (Bloomberg) -- The best-performing oil investment comes from trees in Malaysia, not the deserts of Saudi Arabia.

26/8/06 (Reuters) - PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia's palm oil could lose its competitive edge if prices continue to rise in response to demand for biodiesel, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin said.

30/8/06 (The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: Kumpulan Fima Bhd (K-Fima) is banking on its venture into the palm oil-based biodiesel business to boost earnings from next year onwards.