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KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (Bernama) -- Efforts must be made to find analternative energy resource to diesel, Plantation Industries andCommodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said.

MUMBAI, MARCH 13: Soybean oil is all set to capture a larger share of theIndian import market this season at the expense of palm oil.

5/2/2005 PR Newswire WASHINGTON -- Fourteen leading safety and antioxidantexperts reviewed the available scientific literature on vitamins E and Cand concluded vitamin E is safe for the general population at intakes upto 1600 IU daily and vitamin C is safe at up to 2000 mg daily, accordingto a new article published in the April issue of the American Journal ofClinical Nutrition (AJCN).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- In a move to prevent environmentalpollution due to heavy emissions from vehicles exhaust and industrialchimneys, Elite Jaya Synergy Sdn Bhd has developed "X-Cel Power", abiodegradable fuel additive derived from palm oil.

PUTRAJAYA, April 26 (Bernama) -- Beginning Thursday, scientists,entrepreneurs and policy-makers will be mapping out strategies at athree-day conference here for Malaysia to generate more wealth and effectgreater social well-being through a relatively new growth sector --biotechnology.

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PUTRAJAYA, April 28 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah AhmadBadawi, Thursday witnessed nine exchange of agreements and memorandum ofunderstanding (MoU) signings, which will boost Malaysia's biotechnologyindustry.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- The slightly tight supply of crudepalm oil (CPO) in 2005 due to weather conditions, will bring forth abullish market for the commodity, said Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

WASHINGTON, April 28 (Bernama) -- The World Bank has projected moderategrowth for Malaysia of around 5.25 percent in 2005 and 2006 after theeconomy expanded by 7.1 percent last year, the highest annual rate sincethe financial crisis.

4/26/2005 - Supplies of vegetable oils to European food makers willincrease as US ingredients behemoth Cargill expands palm and coconut oiloperations in Europe, reports Lindsey Partos.

Tuesday April 26, 04:06 AM - JAKARTA (AFX) - China's CITIC Group is toinvest 500 mln usd in an integrated palm oil project in a partnership withdiversified conglomerate Sinar Mas Group.The two parties have also signed a cooperation agreement with ChinaDevelopment Bank, a statement issued by Sinar Mas Group said.Under the cooperation, CITIC will be responsible as a contractor to buildroads, bridges, irrigation, a crude palm oil (CPO) processing plant,warehousing and transportation facilities, housing and other necessaryfacilities. It will also procure processing machinery. The constructionwill take four years.Sinar Mas will be responsible for acquiring land and for operating theplantations.The statement did not give further details regarding the location of theproject or when it will start.Sinar Mas spokesperson Yan Partawijaya told XFN-Asia that the details ofthe project are not yet available.(1 usd = 9,645 rupiah)

PUTRAJAYA, April 26 (Bernama) -- Beginning Thursday, scientists,entrepreneurs and policy-makers will be mapping out strategies at athree-day conference here for Malaysia to generate more wealth and effectgreater social well-being through a relatively new growth sector --biotechnology.