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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
ALEC Pressures EPA to Designate Palm Oil As Renewable Fuel
25/04/2012 (SustainableBusiness.com) - ALEC has moved on from pushing legislation that restricts voting and gun laws (passing those off to another conservative group) to biofuels, and is now pushing the EPA to designate palm oil as a renewable fuel.
Malaysia’s Top Fund to Buy More Consumer, Plantation Stocks
25/04/2012 (Bloomberg) - Malaysia’s best-performing fund in the past year is buying consumer and plantation stocks that are benefiting from government efforts to bolster domestic growth and a rally in palm oil prices.
Unilever Reports on First Year\'s Progress Against Ground-Breaking Sustainable Living Plan Targets (Press Release)
25/04/2012 (Business Wire) - New goal announced to buy 100% palm oil from certified traceable sources by 2020
RBD Palm Olein Provides More Diversity on BSAS
25/04/2012 (The Star) - The addition of RBD palm olein on Bursa Suq Al-Sila' (BSAS) has strengthened the commodity trading platform's position to facilitate Islamic finance needs.
Palm Futures Dip on Lack of Demand
25/04/2012 (Business Times) - Crude palm oil futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives extended their losses yesterday due to lack of demand for the commodity, a dealer said.
TH Plantations Q1 Net Profit Down 40.1% to RM13.06M
25/04/2012 (The Star) - TH Plantation Bhd's earnings fell 40.1% to RM13.06mil in the first quarter ended March 31 from RM21.83mil a year ago as its profitability was affected by higher production costs.
Astra Agro 1st-Quarter Net Profit IDR377.9 Billion Vs IDR654 Billion
25/04/2012 (Dow Jones) - Indonesian oil palm producer PT Astra Agro Lestari (AALI.JK) said Tuesday its net profit in the January-March period fell significantly because of lower revenue and higher costs.
Strides in Producing Sustainable Palm Oil “Not Matched†By Uptake
25/04/2012 (FoodNavigator.com) - Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) has reached a “milestone†with production in excess of six million tonnes but market uptake has been slowing, according to RSPO figures.
Indonesia, Greens Move To Stop Eco Disaster
24/04/2012 (Times LIVE) - The Indonesian government and environmentalists have moved to halt the destruction of a peatland forest after activists warned that the endangered Sumatran orangutans in the area have almost been driven to extinction.
