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CPO prices to consolidate at RM4,000 to RM4,300
CPO Futures Close Higher On Stronger Crude Oil Prices Amid US-Iran Conflict
CPO Futures Set To Trade Higher Next Week On Rising Crude Oil Prices
Sime: No Plan Yet To Raise E&O Stake
11/11/2011 (The Star) - Sime Darby Bhd reiterated it does not have any immediate plan to increase its 30% stake in luxury lifestyle property developer, Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O).
Indonesian Minister Says Exports May Decrease in 2012
11/11/2011 (UkrAgroConsult) - Indonesian Trade Minster Gita Wirjawan said on Wednesday that the country's exports may be down next year as the gloomy global economy has started to weaken the demand of Indonesia's products.
Palm Oil: Going Cheap!
11/11/2011 (Business Recorder) - Palm oil prices have tapered down in recent months as the havoc in advanced economies has market participants curbing forecasts for demand in coming months.
RM325Mil Palm Oil Thefts Yearly
11/11/2011 (The Star) - Palm oil theft by syndicates is causing plantation owners to lose RM325mil every year.
VEGOILS-Palm Slips on Euro Zone Fears; Surprise Stock Draw May Support
11/11/2011 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a second day on Thursday as investors shifted to price in concerns that Europe's debt crisis may stall global growth from prospects of tight oilseed supply.
Malaysian Cues Firm Up Edible Oils
11/11/2011 (Hindu Business Line) - A sudden spurt in crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD) firmed up edible oils on Thursday. Supportive palm oil production, exports and stocks data buoyed the futures market in Malaysia.
PRESS RELEASE : Mission to Build Spent Bleaching Earth Plant in Sandakan, Malaysia Accessing Cheaper Feedstock
11/11/2011 (EON: Enhanced Online News) - A global provider of environmentally sustainable biofuels, is pleased to announce a first of its kind for the region, the construction of a major waste material processing facility. The facility, to be located in Sandakan, Sabah Malaysia will allow Mission to recover palm oil from waste material in the palm oil refining process. The waste material, called Spent Bleached Earth (“SBEâ€) has historically had no application.
Biofuels Aren’t So Green After All
11/11/2011 (ZME Science) - Biofuels are considered one of the leading alternative fuels on the market right now, because of their lower impact on the environment. Biofuels are made from plants or animals, and have gained a lot of attention from the general public and scientists driven by a need for increased energy security and concern for greenhouse gas emissions. However, biofuels aren’t all green. To make biofuels, a huge amount of carbon is released into the atmosphere, not by combustion, but as a result of its production process. A team of researchers from University of Leicester have revealed in a recently published study that carbon dioxide emission levels, due to oil palm plantations, are more than 50 percent larger than previously thought.
RESEARCH ALERT-Kim Eng Downgrades Wilmar To Sell, Cuts Target Price
11/11/2011 (Reuters) - Kim Eng Securities has downgraded its rating on the world's largest listed palm oil firm Wilmar International to sell from hold and lowered its target price to S$4.50 from S$5.31.
