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29-09-2005
Indonesia Invites Malaysian Firms To Expand Palm O
27/9/2005 (Business Tim) - Malaysian oil palm companies have been asked toexpand to Indonesia as there are 100 million hectares in that countrysuitable for cultivation.
29-09-2005
Indonesian palm oil board to adopt MPOB model
28/09/2005 (The Star) - INDONESIA is in the midst of converting itsnational palm oil commission into a full-fledged palm oil board similar tothe Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
29-09-2005
INTERVIEW:Malaysian Palm Oil Indus Must Integrate
28/09/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--The Malaysian palm oil industry, whichstill produces and exports the majority of the oil, is facing increasingchallenges as costs escalate and competition from rival producers andcompeting oils intensify, a senior industry official said Tuesday.
29-09-2005
IOI confirms it’s bidding for palm biodiesel plant
28/09/05 (The Star) - IOI Corp Bhd yesterday confirmed that it was one ofthe 10 companies that submitted bids for Malaysian Palm Oil Board’s (MPOB)palm biodiesel plants in Malaysia.
29-09-2005
M'sian Palm Oil Industry Needs To Reorganise For G
27/09/05 PETALING JAYA, (Bernama) -- The Malaysian palm oil industry needsto reorganise itself into large corporations to better control the supplychain of the commodity while enhancing its competitiveness.
29-09-2005
Malaysia TH Plantations To Float 38% Stake By Year
27/09/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Malaysia's TH Plantations Bhd.Wednesday said 38% of the company will be floated by the year-end as itsshareholders trim their stakes.
29-09-2005
Malaysia to export crude palm oil to India
28/9/2005 (India Online) - Malaysia is considering is consideringhelping private palm oil players to set up refineries in India as tariffduty towards exports of crude palm oil to India is cheaper in comparisonto refined oils.
29-09-2005
Malaysian Palm Oil Industry Needs To Be More Innov
26/09/05 PETALING JAYA, (Bernama) -- The Malaysian palm oil industry needsto be more innovative and look at non-traditional avenues for growth,Chairman of the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA), Datuk Sabri Ahmadsaid Monday.
29-09-2005
Malaysian Palm Oil Industry To Build 3 Biodiesel P
27/9/2005 (Agence France-Presse) KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia said Monday itwill build three plants to produce biodiesel from palm oil, as part ofefforts to reduce its dependency on petroleum as oil prices continue tosoar on the world market.
29-09-2005
Malaysian, Indonesian Palm Oil Cos Seeking Synergy
28/09/05 MUMBAI (Dow Jones)--In the quest for supremacy in the globalvegetable oils market, the Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil industriesare gradually getting closer to each other, blurring national borders.
29-09-2005
MPOB and three plantation groups forge alliance
27/09/05 (The Star) - THREE listed plantation groups have establishedseparate joint ventures with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) to set uppalm biodiesel plants in the country.
29-09-2005
MPOB Launches Test Method Book
26/09/05 PETALING JAYA, (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)Monday launched the Test Method Book and the compilation of the serialPalm Oil Congress 2005 proceedings from 1987 and 2003 in compact discformat.