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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Malaysia's palm oil stocks seen to drop further to 2.24mil tonnes in April
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Supply tightening boosts value for Malaysian palm oil
Sogavare Happy With MAL Initiative
24/07/2012 (Solomon Star) - Member of parliament (MP) for East Choiseul is pleased with the government’s plan to ensure the palm oil project in north Choiseul gets underway soon.
‘Provide Long-Term Finance’
24/07/2012 (Zambia Daily Mail) - Government has called on commercial banks to provide long-term finance to assist the growth of long-term projects in the country.
Finnish Government Grants Indonesian Consortium to Develop Green Energy Generation Facilities
24/07/2012 (Teatro Naturale) - The Finnish government through its Energy and Environment Partnership Program has awarded 180,000 Euros to an Indonesian consortium to develop a plan to create energy generation facilities that utilize waste products from small holder oil palm farmers in Riau, Indonesia. The goal of the project is to create viable energy solutions in the province and increase livelihoods for local small holder farmers.
REFILE-INTERVIEW-India\'s 2012/13 Edible Oil Imports Seen Up 10 Pct
24/07/2012 (Reuters) - India's edible oil imports in the year from November 2012 may rise by as much as 10 percent if poor monsoon rainfall cuts planting and hurts yields of oilseeds such as soybean and groundnut, the country's leading edible oil importer said.
Sime Plans Liberian Palm Oil Bulking Facilities
23/07/2012 (Business Line) - Sime Darby Bhd, one of the top three largest plantation companies in the world, plans to build palm oil bulking facilites in Liberia or neighbouring areas in the next one or two years.
Indonesia To Investigate Palm Oil Company\'s Alleged Breach of Deforestation Moratorium
23/07/2012 (Mongabay.com) - Indonesia's top official charged with implementing the country's moratorium on new concessions in peatlands and primary forest areas is calling for an investigation into alleged violations by a palm oil company operating in Central Kalimantan, reports the REDD+ Task Force.
Refiners Cry Foul
23/07/2012 (Business Times) - Malaysia may soon risk losing investments in the palm oil refining industry to neighbouring Indonesia if it does not come up with a policy to create a level playing field.
India Gives RI Exporters Hard Time
23/07/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesia has again become a victim of its own bitter medicine as trade partners begin to respond to the country’s protectionist policies — the latest being India’s decision to raise import taxes on refined palm oil.
Vitamin E To Fight Prostate Cancer
23/07/2012 (The Star) - Not many people paid heed to tocotrienols 30 years ago, but of late, the scientific community just can’t seem to get enough of it.
