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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
Sri Lanka Watawala To Invest Marketing Unit Proceeds in Tea, Oil Palm
09/02/2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Watalawa Plantations Plc said cash from the sale of a marketing arm will be used to expand oil palm, boost efficiencies in its tea estates and cut debt, as interest rates continued to rise.
Mixed Reaction To Wah Seong’s Big Plantation Ambition
09/02/2012 (The Sun) - Pipe-coating specialist Wah Seong Corp Bhd's plan to start a huge oil palm plantation in Africa drew mixed response from the market, with some wary about the group taking on a big risk by venturing into a new business in an unpredictable region.
Bumitama May Revive S$200m Singapore IPO
09/02/2012 (TODAYonline) - Indonesian palm oil firm Bumitama Gunajaya Agro is reviving its S$200 million initial public offering in Singapore after shelving it in June due to market uncertainty, a signal that investor appetite for IPOs could be returning.
Trade Data To Reflect Sluggish External Demand
09/02/2012 (Business Times) - Data on external demand for Malaysian products in December last year is expected to come in weaker, said economists.
Zambia, Congo DR To Pen Smooth Trade Deal
09/02/2012 (Times Of Zambia ) - Zambia and Congo DR are in the next couple of weeks expected to sign an economic agreement to facilitate smooth trade between the two neighbouring countries, Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Robert Sichinga has said.
Hedge Fund Loss at Merchant Snaps Seven Gains in ‘Ugly Year’: Commodities
09/02/2012 (Bloomberg) - Michael Coleman is suspending a three-decade trading career to focus on risk after a year in which the Merchant Commodity Fund he co-founded lost 30 percent and its assets contracted twice as much.
Commodity Exports Reached RM130 Billion Last Year
09/02/2012 (Bernama) - Malaysia exported RM130 billion worth of commodities last year, reflecting global acceptance of the country's products.
Palm Oil Stockpiles in Malaysia May Drop to Five-Month Low
08/02/2012 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil inventory in Malaysia, the world’s second-biggest supplier after Indonesia, probably declined to a five-month low in January after production fell for a third month, according to a Bloomberg News survey.
Dutch Industry Body Sees Flat 2012 Palm Oil Demand
08/02/2012 (Reuters) - EU palm oil imports will be steady in 2012 as the economic downturn offsets attractive prices, and more biodiesel producers are expected to go under, a head of the Dutch industry body told Reuters on Tuesday.
