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28-08-2003
Heralding The New Age Oil Palm Plantations
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- Who would imagine that in the second halfof the millinnieum, oil palm plantations would turn into something quitedifferent from what they are today.
28-08-2003
Jambi has good potential as site
28/8/2003 - JAMBI, a province in Indonesia, has the potential to becomethe preferred site for oil palm investments in the country, said IndonesiaOil Palm Research Institute statistician Dr Lalang Buana.
28-08-2003
M'sia To Produce Nanomass From EFB By 2004
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with a Canadian jointventure company, Eco-Partners (M) Sdn Bhd, to build a pilot plant by thatcan convert empty fruit bunches (EFB), fibre and shell into dry finepowders or Nanomass by 2004.
28-08-2003
Mechanisation Vital For Cutting Down Dependency On
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- The oil palm industry has to push for theadoption of mechanisation to increase productivity while decreasing thenumber of manpower, particularly in the importation of foreign workers.
28-08-2003
Pakistan To Continue To Import More Than 50 Pct Of
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- Pakistan, a major palm oil importer, wouldcontinue to import more than 50 percent of its total edible oilconsumption despite the country's efforts to promote local oilseeds hasbeen gaining momentum, the International Palm Oil Congress (PIPOC) 2003was told Wednesday.
28-08-2003
Palm Oil's Magic Touch In Cosmetics
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- The high content of vitamin E in palm oil,which is a powerful antioxidant has enabled the golden crop to leave itsmagic touch in the cosmetic industry as well, a congress was toldWednesday.
28-08-2003
PIPOC 2003 Sets Stage For Further Innovations In P
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- Better market access, branding, costeffectiveness, production, competitiveness, quality, and more research andinnovations were touted as the way ahead for the global palm oil industryat the conferences held in conjunction with the MPOB International PalmOil Congress 2003 (PIPOC 2003) which ended here Wednesday.
27-08-2003
‘Tidak adil banding hasil pekebun dengan ladang’
PUTRAJAYA: Menteri Pembangunan Luar Bandar, Datuk Azmi Khalidmempertahankan Felda, Risda dan Felcra yang didakwa gagal meningkatkanhasil pekebun kecil kelapa sawit.
27-08-2003
A New Generation Of Bio-tech Farms In Place Of Oil
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Oil plantations are expected to undergo arapid development in the new millennium, with a new generation of oil palmplantations finding better and greater value functioning as bio-techfarms.
27-08-2003
India To Continue To Be A Major Importer Of Palm O
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- India will continue to be a major importerof palm oil with imports expected to hover around four to five milliontonnes from the world market, said Ajay Tandon, the vice president ofIndia's Central Organization for Oil Industry and Trade.
27-08-2003
Oil palm estates to biotech farms vision
27/08/2003 - THE new generation of oil palm plantations will likely findbetter and greater value functioning as biotech farms by the turn of thenew millennium, said IOI Corp Bhd group executive chairman Tan Sri LeeShin Cheng.
27-08-2003
Palm Oil Prices Will Come Down Next Month, Says Lo
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Palm oil prices could narrow down toRM1,100 next month and stabilise to around RM1,200 per tonne followingthat, says a London based economist.