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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Malaysia's palm oil stocks seen to drop further to 2.24mil tonnes in April
Herakles Lands $350 Mln Cameroon Palm Oil Deal
18/07/2011 (Reuters) - New York-based agricultural company Herakles Farms will develop some 60,000 hectares of oil palm plantations in Cameroon's south-west region, project manager Delilah Rothenberg told Reuters in an interview.
Essentials\' Price Racing Up
18/07/2011 (Daily Star) - Consumers feel the pinch of soaring prices of essentials and vegetables nearly two weeks ahead of the Ramadan.
‘Malaysia Among Top CPO Producers’
18/07/2011 (Borneo Post) - The government, through its replanting assistance programme under the National Key Economic Area (NKEA), is confident that Malaysia will soon be among the top crude palm oil (CPO) producers in the world.
Potential Increase In The Palm Oil Industry
18/07/2011 (Borneo Post) - THE oil palm tree is a native to West Africa. Crude palm oil is extracted from the pulp (mesocarp) and is red in color while palm kernel oil is extracted from the inside kernel and white in color.
Come Meet Us, Sime Darby Chairman Challenges Oil Palm Critics
15/07/2011 (Bernama) - Sime Darby Bhd's Chairman Tun Musa Hitam Thursday threw a challenge to the critics of Malaysia's palm oil industry, saying he wants to meet them, specifically those in the Australian Senate who had proposed and supported the 'Truth in Labelling-Palm Oil Bill'.
NorthCot Seeks Investors For Palm Oil Industry
15/07/2011 (Minda News) - The provincial government of North Cotabato is seeking investors for its growing palm oil industry but Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza wants a “local player†to take the lead.
Okomu Nigeria Rises to 14-Month High on Bets Rain to Spur Output
15/07/2011 (Bloomberg) - Okomu Oil Palm Plc (OKOMUOIL), a Nigerian processor of the kernels, rose to a 14-month high on expectations that improved rainfall in the West African nation will boost output.
Oil Palm Industry Targets Sustainable Future
15/07/2011 (Borneo Post) - A ‘win-win’ solution was achieved between the Department of Environment (DOE) and Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA) on the issues of finding amiable solutions to environmental concerns for the industry.
Moratorium Isn’t the End of Business
15/07/2011 (Jakarta Globe) - Many industry leaders in Indonesia hold misconceptions about the recent moratorium on logging. Questions abound on whether the halt on issuing new licenses to convert forests and peatland means a shutdown of business in the sector. And many ask about the purpose of Norway’s $1 billion contribution to Indonesia’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation.
