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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
MIT Study: Biofuels Not Necessarily Greenest Choice
13/05/2011 (cnet News) - Biomass used to make biofuels must be carefully sourced, or the biofuels they produce may be no greener than conventional jet fuel.
Biodiesel 2011: The Real Opportunity
13/05/2011 (Biofuels Digest) - An interview with James Garton, president of Mission Biofuels USA subsidiary. We look at the jatropha 1.0 catastrophe, actual biodiesel capacity in the US, palm biodiesel, the RFS, and more.
Nigeria: Calabar - Palm Oil Threatens Bogobiri Quarters
13/05/2011 (Allafrica.com) - Calabar — The people living along Bogobiri Street, a popular Hausa/Fulani neighbourhood in the Calabar South Local Government council, will soon be displaced by palm oil.
New CSPO Deal Means Palm Oil Certs No Longer Needed, Says NBPOL
13/05/2011 (foodanddrinkeurope.com) - A new deal is set to result in a huge injection of palm oil from certified sustainable sources into Europe and could spell the death knell for green certificates, said New Britain Palm Oil Limited.
Cooking Fat Manufacturers Race to Avert Shortage After Ship is Hijacked
13/05/2011 (Business Daily Africa) - Cooking oil manufacturers are racing to avert an impending shortage in the region following the hijacking by pirates of a ship carrying palm oil – a key ingredient used in manufacture of the product.
JTOP, GPCS Sign Agreement to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
13/05/2011 (The Borneo Post) - JT Oil Palm (JTOP) Development Sdn Bhd signed a biogas Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project agreement with GenPower Carbon Solutions LP (GPCS) yesterday to create sustainable development.
Council To Counter Negative Publicity On Palm Oil To Be Operational By Year-End
13/05/2011 (Bernama) - The European Palm Oil Council (EPOC) is expected to be operational by year-end, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.
CPO Price Will Likely Be Above RM3,000 in Q2
12/05/2011 (Daily Express) - The crude palm oil (CPO) price is expected to trade above RM3,000 per tonne in the second half of this year despite falling commodity prices following a slowdown in global economic growth.
Palm Oil Attracts State Farmers
12/05/2011 (Deccan Chronicle) - An increasing number of farmers in Kerala are shunning traditional paddy cultivation and are instead taking to oil palm cultivation as it is more profitable, thanks to the subsidies given to them and the prevailing high prices in the market.
