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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
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
Sumatran Tribe Say Lands Stolen for Palm Oil
20/09/2011 (Jakarta Globe) - The Wilmar Group, one of Asia’s largest agribusiness companies, claims to lift people out of poverty and respect indigenous peoples’ land rights.
PEC Cancels Palm Oil Import Tender: Sources
20/09/2011 (Economic Times) - Indian state-run trading firm PEC Ltd has cancelled a tender to buy 15,000 tonnes of RBD palmolein from Malaysia or Indonesia, trade sources said on Monday, without giving any reason for the cancellation.
Australia - Opposition Buckles on Palm Oil Bill
20/09/2011 (ISRIA) - Trade Minister, Craig Emerson, has welcomed the Federal Opposition\'s decision to join with the Gillard Government in rejecting a Private Member\'s Bill that would cost Australian industry an estimated AUD 150 million and breach Australia\'s World Trade Organization obligations.
SMART Receives RSPO Certification
20/09/2011 (Food Ingredient First) - PT SMART Tbk (SMART), subsidiary of Golden Agri- Resources Limited (GAR) announces that it has received Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification.
Pemandu Allocates RM1 Billion To Help Oil Palm Smallholders Nationwide
20/09/2011 (Bernama) - The Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) in the Prime Minister\'s Department has allocated RM1 billion to help oil palm smallholders nationwide, to do new planting and replanting.
Mission NewENergy petitions EPA for OK to sell its sustainable g-Palm biodiesel in US
20/09/2011 (Biofuels Digest) - In Australia, Mission NewEnergy has petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval to sell its enhanced g-Palm oil based biodiesel into the USA. Mission had announced the in-house development of an improved palm oil supply chain process called “Mission g-Palm†that maximizes green house gas savings when using it to produce biodiesel.
Pakistan Eyes Exports Of More Than US$150 Million To Malaysia
20/09/2011 (Bernama) -- Pakistan is eyeing to export goods worth more than US$150 million to Malaysia in its current financial year ending June 30, 2012.
NORPALM Ghana Holds Awards for Farmers
20/09/2011 (myjoyonline) - Norpalm Ghana Limited, (NPL) has rewarded 29 individual and shareholder farmers for their hard work which has contributed immensely to the growth of the company.
AP To Increase Direct Procurement From Farmers
20/09/2011 (Hindu Business Line) - The Andhra Pradesh Government has agreed to increase direct procurement component to 50 lakh tonnes (lt) in 2011-12 as against 24 lt in the last procurement season. It also agreed to set up additional godown space to store 50 lt.
