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Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
Palm oil consumption forecast to increase
Palm oil inventories to stay elevated next year
CPO Reference Price Falls 3.9 Percent in December 2025
Environmentalists against oil-derived biodiesel
11/11/2010 (NECN), Hawaii - Environmentalists have come out against a plan to use palm oil-derived biodiesel from Malaysia for a demonstration project on Maui.
Green groups oppose MECO plan to bring in palm oil
11/11/2010 (Maui News) - Maui environmental groups are organizing a letter-writing campaign to persuade Hawaiian Electric Co. and the state government to head off plans to import palm oil from Malaysia to be used in a test at Maui Electric Co.'s Maalaea power plant.
Indonesia develops rival sustainable palm oil scheme
10/11/2010 (The Jakarta Post) - The Indonesian government hit out at the Kuala Lumpur-based Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) on Tuesday, asserting that it was finalizing its own scheme for sustainable palm oil production.
RSPO Unviels ‘Sustainable Palm Oil’ Trademark
09/11/2010 (Bernama) – The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Tuesday unveiled a trademark that will enable consumers distinguish products containing palm ingredients that are sourced following its riles starting next year.
Government Plans To Implement Eight EPP Along The Palm Oil Value Chain
09/11/2010 (Bernama), Kuching – The Sarawak state government state government plans to implement eight core Entry Point Projects (EPP) along the palm oil value chain under the palm oil National Key Economic Areas (NKEA).
Indonesia\'s forest ban may not hurt palm oil output yet 09 Nov 2010
09/11/2010 (Reuters), Jakarta - Indonesia's proposed ban on forest clearing is unlikely to impact palm oil production in the short term as growth from new plantings in previous years remain in the pipeline, a government official said on Tuesday.
Biofuels: Is Palm Oil a Blessing or a Curse
09/11/2010 (Oil Price.com) - People sometimes ask which biofuels are competitive head to head with crude oil. By competitive, I mean those that can actually compete favorably with oil prices on a level playing field (i.e., they don’t require big subsidies or mandates in order to compete). There are two that always come to mind: Ethanol from sugarcane (although less competitive currently due to high sugar prices) and fuel from palm oil (oil derived from the fruits of the African Oil Palm). In fact, in the first book chapter I wrote in 2007 (Renewable Diesel in Biofuels, Solar and Wind as Renewable Energy Systems: Benefits and Risks) I highlighted palm oil as a crop with great promise, but also great environmental risk:
New palm oil plants will overcome forest clearing ban
09/11/2010 (World Bakers) - The production of palm oil in Indonesia will not be affected by the proposed ban on forest clearing in the country, a government official has said.
Indonesia to launch green palm oil standards in 2011
09/11/2010 (Black Sea Grain) - Indonesia will introduce mandatory green standards for palm oil producers next year to help boost output of the vegetable oil and safeguard the environment, officials said on Tuesday.
