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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
Malaysian peatswamps obliterated for palm oil: study
01/02/2011 (AFP), Kuala Lumpur – Peatswamp forests home to such species as the Borneo pygmy elephant are being obliterated in Malaysian Borneo to make way for palm oil plantations, according to a new study.
CB Industrial unit to build mill in Ivory Coast
01/02/2011 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - CB Industrial Product Holdings Bhd's unit Modipalm Engineering Sdn Bhd has secured a contract from Dekel Oil CI SA, worth RM40.3mil, to build a mill in Ivory Coast.
Bottlers insist on more crude imports
01/02/2011 (Bangkok Post) - Bottled palm oil manufacturers insist the government still needs to import more crude palm oil because of the domestic shortage.
Ranau Smallholders Benefit From RM297 Million Oil Palm Planting And Replanting Schemes
31/01/2011 (Bernama), Ranau - Smallholders in more than 10 cillages in the Ranau district have become the first to benefit from the government's RM297 million Oil Palm Smallholders Replanting and New Planting schemes.
Malaysia\'s Johor delays 30,000 T of palm oil as floods rise-trade
31/01/2011 (Reuters) - Planters in Malaysia have delayed 30,000 to 40,000 tonnes of the vegetable oil over the past two days as floods cut off access roads in a key producing region, traders said on Monday.
Soya Oil Settles Sharply Higher On Firm CPO
31/01/2011 (IIFL) - Domestic refined soya oil futures gained massively on short covering lead by sharp gains in Malaysian palm oil futures. The NCDEX refined soya oil for the February delivery traded in the range of Rs. 659.90-653.45 per 10 kg. The contract ended the day higher by Rs. 5.55 or 0.85% at Rs. 658.65 per 10 kg and the open interest dipped 12.67% to 75890 tonnes, indicating short covering.
Floods in Malaysia delay palm oil deliveries, prices climb
31/01/2011 (Futures Pros), Kuala Lumpur - Rain-driven floods have disrupted Malaysian oil palm estates from transporting the vegetable oil to refineries and ports, which may trigger a supply squeeze and boost prices.
Defunct biodiesel plants get new lease of life
31/01/2011 (Eco-Business.com), Singapore - Defunct first-generation (1-G) biodiesel plants - which became uneconomical when palm oil prices soared - are being revived as new owners upgrade them to make other products like chemicals used for oil and gas drilling.
Mature plantation companies expanding abroad
29/01/2011 (The Star Online) - THE insatiable global demand for palm oil, coupled with the lucrative crude palm oil (CPO) prices have made it inevitable for mature oil palm plantation companies to invest in new plantation land overseas.
