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25-05-2005
Sasol and Wilmar Holdings to Build Fatty Alcohols
5/24/2005 BAD HOMBURG, Germany, May 24 -- Sasol and Wilmar Holdings PteLimited announced today the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) to form a Joint Venture with the intention to construct a fattyalcohols plant in China. The partners are planning to locate a 60,000metric ton per year plant in the industrial port city of Lianyungang andstart up is expected in mid 2007. Sasol is the largest global producer andmarketer of C6+ alcohols while Wilmar is a leading processor anddistributor of lauric oils with substantial interests in palm oilplantations.
24-05-2005
CIIF to go into palm olein marketing
May 22 10:04 AM - Philippines, The Coconut Industry Investment Fund OilMills Group (CIIF-OMG), the country’s largest coconut oil producer takingup about 50 percent share of the export market, may embark in the tradingof palm olein in order to boost its coconut oil export.
24-05-2005
Demand for edible oils rises in India
5/23/2005 - Indian food industry continues to show a strong commitment tooil imports following drop in domestic demand, says industry body.
24-05-2005
Indonesia Fatty Acids Sales To China Seen +50%
Friday May 20, 2005, 3:43 pm JAKARTA (Dow Jones)--Indonesian palm fattyacid exports to China will likely rise 50% on year to 360,000 metric tonsin 2005.
24-05-2005
IOI to expand sales to Europe
Tuesday May 24, 2005 MAASVLAKTE (Netherlands): Leading palm oil producerIOI Group Bhd expects growth potential for its exports to Europe, Chinaand the United States in the coming years.
24-05-2005
Paper made from oil palm waste
May 22 6:41 PM KOTA KINABALU, SABAH, Universiti Malaysia Sabah researchershave come up with an innovation that would not only benefit oil palmplantations, but also the people, with an alternative source of income.Using oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB), a team from the InternationalTropical Forestry School has produced high-strength layered paper whichcan be used to make heavy-duty bags and envelopes.
24-05-2005
Report: Police in Hong Kong, mainland China bust p
Saturday May 21, 12:17 PM - Police in Hong Kong and mainland China havesmashed a syndicate that smuggled thousands of liters of palm oil throughan underground pipeline, a newspaper reported Saturday.
20-05-2005
Massive beach clean-up operation
GEORGE TOWN, May 18 - A massive operation is under way to clean up the40 tonnes of fatty alcohol that leaked from a palm oil factory into thesea off the Butterworth deepwater wharf yesterday.Nearly 100 Palmco Oil Mill Sdn Bhd employees, state Department ofEnvironment staff and fishermen have been working since late yesterdaymorning to remove the ice-like substance.
20-05-2005
McDonald's Testing New Oil Blend for Fries
Mon May 16, 6:34 PM ET CHICAGO - Healthy french fries might seem like anoxymoron, but McDonald's said it is trying to make good on an almost3-year-old promise by testing a healthier blend of oil for its signaturefries at a small number of restaurants.
20-05-2005
Some oils give off toxins when heated
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
20-05-2005
Stop Selling, Processing Unripe Oil Palm Fruits, S
SEREMBAN, May 19 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB),Thursday warned smallholders, traders and palm oil millers involved in thesale and processing of unripe oil palm bunches to stop the practiceimmediately or risk facing action from the authorities.
20-05-2005
Vitamin E cuts Parkinson's risk
May 19 2:21 AM - A diet rich in vitamin E could protect againstParkinson's disease, believe researchers.Good sources of vitamin E include green leafy vegetables, nuts andvegetable oils.