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JOHOR BAHARU, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Tuesday stressed that he is fully committed to ensure that all plans under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP), including the Southern Johor Economic Region, will be implemented successfully.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 (Bernama) -- The future prospects for palm oil will continue to be bright, owing to the increasing demand for oils and fats from growing population and the production of biodiesel, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said Thursday.

SIBU, Aug 10 (Bernama) -- Selangor- based company, Biotech Alliance International (BAI) is offering palm oil companies its system to deal with mill wastes.

KLANG, Aug 5 (Bernama) -- Golden Hope Plantations Bhd expects to produce close to 400,000 tonnes of biodiesel by 2008, said its group chief executive, Datuk Sabri Ahmad Satu

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's rich environmental heritage has great economic potential to serve as a renewable resource for the biotechnology industry, said head of the European Union Commission delegation to Malaysia, Thierry Rommel.

JAKARTA, Aug 10 (Bernama) -- Indonesia wants to synergise with Malaysia to develop and market bio energy since both countries account for 90 percent of the world's palm oil output, says Indonesia's minister for state-owned enterprises, Sugiharto.

11/8/06 (The Star) - SERI KEMBANGAN: Malaysia's first shipment of biodiesel will leave for Europe next week, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin.

8/8/06 (The Star) - CB Industrial Product Holding Bhd's (CBIP) wholly-owned subsidiary, Modipalm Engineering Sdn Bhd, has been awarded a contract by CTP Holdings Pte Ltd for the turnkey supply of palm oil mill.

8/8/06 (The Star) - Hexagon Holdings Bhd's whollyowned subsidiary Hexagon Tower Sdn Bhd has secured a contract from PGEO Bioproducts Sdn Bhd for the building and civil work of a fatty acid methyl ester plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor for a contract value of RM2.2mil

8/8/06 (The Star) - DXN Holdings Bhd's whollyowned subsidiary DXN Biotech Consultants Sdn Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding with Molek Engineering Sdn Bhd to collaborate in contract farming of the Jatropha and Castor seeds.

8/8/2006 (Nutraingredients.com) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) meets this month to discuss the critical issue of moving from a definition of 'sustainable palm oil' to defining its uptake and use in the market.

8/8/06 (Allafrican.com) - Nairobi. Bidco Oil Refineries has asked the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) to persuade Tanzania to drop the 10 per cent import duty on crude palm oil imposed in this year's budget.