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Middle East conflict boosts demand for alternative fuels
CPO Futures Close Lower Amid Weaker Crude Oil, Soybean Oil Prices
Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
Malaysia bets on biofuel projects to spur palm oil demand
Malaysia is aiming for domestic annual demand of crude palm oil to rise by 1.3 million tons in 2020 as it presses ahead with biodiesel programs in the transport and industrial sectors, the federal plantation minister said Tuesday
Palm oil firms seeing solid export trend: DBS
Regional palm oil plantation companies are seeing a solid export trend, with upbeat export performance in January offsetting a firm output performance, said DBS Group Research analysts in a Feb 11 note.
Malaysia to double palm oil used in transport biodiesel to 20% in 2020 — minister
Malaysia aims to double the palm oil content in biodiesel used for the transport sector to 20% next year, as Southeast Asia's third-largest economy looks to cut record stockpiles and boost prices, a government minister said on Tuesday
Palm oil: Smallholder expansion into peatlands on the rise
Deforestation and peatland conversion is largely driven by big business growing oil palm in industrial plantations and exporting to overseas markets, the story goes – while smallholders generally convert tiny patches of existing cropland and produce comparatively few negative environmental impacts
Malaysian palm oil/Vegoils: Market factors to watch Tuesday Feb 12
The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Tuesday Feb 12.
Malaysian palm oil price falls over 1% on weaker export outlook
Malaysian palm oil futures fell over 1 percent to their lowest in nearly three weeks on Monday as traders turned bearish due to a weaker outlook for exports.
Can 'Big Brother' technology clean up palm oil's image?
Some of the world's major palm oil users, including Nestle, Unilever, and Mondelez, are trying out new satellite technology to track deforestation, as pressure grows on them to source the ingredient responsibly.
EU targets palm oil ban, but with exemptions
The European Commission has concluded that palm oil cultivation results in deforestation and its use in transport fuel should be phased out, but environmentalists criticised it on Monday for allowing a number of exceptions.
US senators warn fund managers over palm oil
An influential group of U.S. senators, including possible candidates for the 2020 presidential race Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, is calling on investment firms to take responsibility for deforestation caused by the operations of palm oil companies in which they invest.
