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11-05-2005
KNOW THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FATS
May 7, 2005 - Vol.VIII Issue 18
11-05-2005
MPOA: Industry needs more perks
Wednesday May 11, 2005 - LOCAL oil palm industry players will need moreinvestment incentives from the Government to effectively compete withother major commodity players in the global market.
11-05-2005
Sejati seeks loan to fund ops
May 10 - SEJATI Oil Palm Feed Sdn Bhd submitted proposals to BankIndustri dan Teknologi Malaysia Bhd and Bank Pertanian Pertanian Malaysiato help fund its four factories, said its managing director, Zainal Ahmad."The proposal was made about two months ago. We are seeking about RM18million," said Zainal in an interview with Mail Money.
11-05-2005
Tg Langsat to build RM66m tank farm for new client
May 10 4:05 AM - Tanjung Langsat Port Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of JohorCorporation Bhd, has scored a coup by getting a major oil trading companyto shift the bulk of its tanking operations from Singapore to therelatively new port in Pasir Gudang.
07-05-2005
Indonesia's Crude Palm Oil Output May Drop 15% on
JAKARTA, May 4, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Indonesia risks losing atleast 15 percent of its crude palm oil (CPO) production within five yearsif it fails to address the problem of inferior oil palm seedlings, theIndonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (GAPKI) has said.
07-05-2005
After India, palm oil's big hope could be EU diese
AMSTERDAM/KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Reuters) - Asian palm oil exporters couldsupply up to 20 percent of the European Union's biodiesel needs by 2010,as the grouping hastens steps to curb fossil fuel use and limit greenhousegas emissions.Such a scenario would mean bigger imports from Malaysia and Indonesia, thechief of Fediol, the European Union's vegetable oils federation, toldReuters in an interview.
07-05-2005
Felda plans to produce biomass as diesel alternati
The Sun Daily - May 06 2:59 AM JERTIH: The Federal Land DevelopmentAuthority (Felda) plans to produce biomass as an alternative to diesel,and slash its operating expenditure that has been pushed up by a higherdiesel price.
07-05-2005
GHope to use Unimills for expansion in Europe
Friday May 6, 2005 - GOLDEN Hope Plantations Bhd will use Unimills BV,the leading vegetable oil refiner in Europe, as a launching pad forfurther expansion in Europe.
07-05-2005
Indonesia's Cpo Production Seen Falling 15 PCT in
JAKARTA, May 6 Asia Pulse - Indonesia's crude palm oil [CPO] production islikely to decline 15 per cent in 2010 as a result of the growing of lowyield seedlings, an industry official said.Derom bangun, chairman of the association of palm oil companies (Gapki),said about 400,000 hectares of oil palm plantations have been grown withlow quality seedlings.
07-05-2005
Indonesian Govt Must Clean up Palm Oil Sector: Gap
JAKARTA, May 4 Asia Pulse - The implementation of the government's palmoil sector policy has been lambasted by the association of palm oilcompanies (Gapki).
07-05-2005
Malaysia Eager to Develop Palm-Based Biodiesel, Ot
5/6/2005 Thai Press Reports - Malaysia is seeking to develop new energyalternatives, particularly to produce bio-diesel oil from palm oil,Malaysian Minister of Plantation Enterprises and Commodity Chin Fah Kuitold parliament on May 4.
07-05-2005
TSH Resources earnings improving with efficient op
Friday May 6, 2005 - TSH Resources Bhd's earnings are set to improve,boosted by the overall efficiency of its operations, investment in palmoil milling and biomass power generation, said analysts.