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Palm oil consumption forecast to increase
CPO Reference Price Falls 3.9 Percent in December 2025
Palm oil inventories to stay elevated next year
Palm Oil Extends Slide as Stronger Ringgit, Rising Stocks Pressure Prices
MP Evans Boosted By Palm Oil And Cattle Prices
13/06/2011 (Stock Market Wire) - Chairman of MP Evans Group, Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, told the AGM that production of palm oil had got off to a very good start in 2011 with robust prices and markedly improved crops.
Bullish Price Outlook For CPO Futures
13/06/2011 (Business Times) - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are likely to be trading higher next week on expectation of stronger demand for the commodity, dealers said.
Malaysia June 1-10 Palm Exports Up 22pc
13/06/2011 (Business Times) - Malaysia’s palm oil exports rose 22 per cent in the first 10 days of June from the same period in May, independent market surveyor Intertek said.
Common Food Ingredient Palm Oil Hugely Damaging to Environment
10/06/2011 (Opposing Views) - You can find palm oil in just about every type of product—hand soap, lipstick, cookies, supplements, peanut butter. It’s even being used as biofuel. The relatively cheap commodity is noted for its stellar nutritional profile (similar to olive oil) and its lack of flavor and smell, allowing it to blend seamlessly into multiple applications. However, although it was once hailed as the future of “sustainable energy,†palm oil is actually unsustainable and an absolute eco-nightmare, conservationists say.
Crude Palm Oil Down In Heavy Selloff; May Recover
10/06/2011 (Palm Oil HQ) - Crude palm oil futures on Malaysia’s derivatives exchange tumbled sharply Thursday following heavy selling due to lower soyoil and lingering concerns about rising stock levels.
BLD Plantation To Invest RM100 Million In Expansion Plan
10/06/2011 (Borneo Post) - Sarawak-based palm oil company, BLD Plantation Bhd (BLD Plantation) will invest an estimated RM100 million towards the construction of a new crude palm oil (CPO) mill and a second refinery plant to cater for robust demand.
Increasing Palm Oil and Automobile Trade to Burma
10/06/2011 (Shan Herald Agency for News) - Illegal trade is booming on the southern Shan State motorcade trade route through Mae Hong Son, a northern province in Thailand. Since the beginning of the New Year, hundreds of new and used cars have been transported from Mae Hong Son, to Taunggyi, Burma (Myanmar).
Unilever’s CO2 Down 40%: Looking to Move Toward Sustainable Palm Oil
10/06/2011 (Triple Pundit) - Unilever has been recognized as a sustainability leader in a 2011 survey by SustainAbility, and the Ethical Corporation awarded the company its Responsible Business Award in the High Performance category. CEO Paul Polman talks about how the company has lowered its carbon emissions by 40 percent in the last ten years, how, as a large palm oil producer it is looking to move toward sustainable palm oil, and how it is working to change consumer habits to aid in conservation.
Volatile Palm Oil Hits 1-month Low Ahead of Data
10/06/2011 (Business Recorder) - Malaysian palm oil reversed gains to briefly touch a one-month low late on Thursday, as a bout of technical selling weighed and investors positioned themselves ahead of the release of a flurry of agriculture data.
