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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
Drive to clean up palm oil sector to raise prices
14/09/2010 (Agri Money.com) - A slowdown on palm oil plantings forced by environmental lobbyists is likely to foster a long-term rise in prices of the vegetable oil, MP Evans said, forecasting that the trend would boost its own prospects.
Palm Oil Gains as Oil Rallies on U.S., Chinese Growth Optimism
13/09/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil climbed to the highest level in almost a month after a rally in crude oil lifted the appeal of the vegetable oil as a feedstock for biodiesel and higher than estimated industrial production in China boosted optimism in a global economic recovery.
Burger King Dropping Current Palm Oil Supplier
09/09/2010 (Green Spot Blog.com) - According to an artcile in GreenBiz.com, Burger King has become the latest company to stop buying palm oil from an embattled Indonesian company its critics accuse of deforestation.
Palm oil power plants become burning issue thanks to UK\'s crazy \'green\' policy
09/09/2010 (Guardian.co.uk) - This is a story about the maddest energy scheme the world has seen since Ferdinand Marcos built a nuclear power station on a geological faultline. As I write, councillors in Newport, south Wales, are sitting down to decide whether or not to approve a new power station that burns vegetable oil. It's one of several being considered in the UK. These plans owe their existence solely to government policy.
Palm Oil Rally to Increase Demand for Rival Soybean Oil, Wilmar Adani Says
08/09/2010 (Bloomberg) - A rally in palm oil may cool demand for the world’s most used cooking oil and prompt some buyers to switch to soybean oil, according to Adani Wilmar Ltd., India’s second-biggest importer of vegetable oils.
Palm Oil Climbs to Three-Week High as Rival Soybean Oil Gains
07/09/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil rose to the highest level in three weeks, erasing an earlier loss, amid speculation that increased soybean imports by China, the biggest vegetable oil user, may boost prices of rival soybean oil.
The Most Efficient Candle: Palm Oil Candles
06/09/2010 (Meta Efficient) - Most candles commonly found in households are made using low-grade paraffin (a petroleum by-product). They contain many impurities which are emitted into the air as the candle burns. These low-quality candles also tend to use wicks which are made with a metal core like zinc or possibly lead. This is not optimal. A good alternative to parafin-based candles are ones mad with palm oil, soy oil or beeswax. Soy oil is not as optimal as palm oil because it tends to come from non-organic genetically modified soy beans. We like Aloha Bay Candles, because they are made with virgin palm oil extracted without solvents. We tested these candles and they burn very bright and clean.
Equatorial Palm Oil, Biopalm Energy to form $60m joint venture
05/09/2010 (Food Business Review.com) - Equatorial Palm Oil (EPO), a sustainable oil palm plantation developer in Liberia, has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Biopalm Energy, a subsidiary of Siva Ventures of India, to create a 50:50 joint venture (JV) company worth $60m.
