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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Malaysia Seeks Help to Reach 2020 High-Income Goal
19/05/2011 (Forbes) - Malaysia's government says it is securing advice from international scientists and economists on ways to speed up development through reforms in its palm oil industry, health care and education.
JCI Gains as Commodity Prices, Risk Appetite Rise
19/05/2011 (Jakarta Globe) - The Jakarta Composite Index joined its regional peers in rising on Wednesday, taking advantage of rising commodity prices.
Malaysian Palm Oil Prices Still Strong, Says MPOC
19/05/2011 (Bernama) - Malaysian palm oil prices are expected to remain relatively strong in the coming months on strong export demand for the tropical oil, Chairman of Malaysian Palm Oil Council, Datuk Lee Yeow Chor said.
Implementation Of Biodiesel B5 Will Not Burden Motorists, Says Dompok
19/05/2011 (Bernama) - The implementation of the biodiesel B5 mandate which is targeted to begin early next month, will not inconvenience motorists, as the price mechanism will be determined by the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
Big Money In Oil Palm Wastes
19/05/2011 (Bernama) - The rising demand for oil palm fibres from China should spur Sabah palm oil millers to look at turning their mill wastes to wealth, said state Minister of Industrial Development Datuk Raymond Tan.
Crude Palm Oil Futures Up on Spot Demand
18/05/2011 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices moved up by Rs 3.40 to Rs 526.70 per 10 kg in futures trade today as speculators enlarged their positions on the back of rising spot market demand.
Four Palm Planters Post Better Quarterly Profits
18/05/2011 (The Star) - Four plantation companies saw their net profits increased by leaps and bounds for the first three months of this year due to higher crude palm oil (CPO) prices despite lower fresh fruit bunches (FFB) production.
Cooking Oil Firms Feel Heat Over Piracy
18/06/2011 (Business Daily Africa) - A shortage of cooking oil appears to be looming as manufacturers send mixed signals about the fate of a hijacked ship that was carrying the entire industry’s shipment of palm oil-— the key raw material used for making the product.
Palm Oil Shortages Drive Price up: Traders
18/05/2011 (Myanmar Times) - Newly introduced measures to bring palm oil prices down appear to be failing, with palm oil traders at the Bayintnaung Wholesale Commodity Exchange Centre in Yangon reporting stock shortages and rising prices last week.
