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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
Rangsit to become palm oil zone
20/01/2011 (Bangkok Post) - A palm oil studies and development centre will be set up to redevelop more than 150,000 rai of abandoned orange orchards in Rangsit area as a palm oil growing zone, Anusorn Saengnimnual, president of Bang Chak Petroleum, said on Thursday.
Local palm oil tanker haulage group receives ISO 9001
17/01/2011 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Sidhu Brothers Group, the country's leading crude palm oil (CPO) transporter for the past 30 years, has obtained the international ISO 9001:2008 standard.
Strong Chinese New Year demand to boost Crude Palm Oil prices
17/01/2011 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Strong overseas demand mainly from China for the approaching Chinese New Year, is expected to further boost the Crude Palm Oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives this week.
BAAC, Bangchak to grow oil palm trees
17/01/2011 (Bangkok Post) - The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) and Bangchak Petroleum Plc have teamed up to grow oil palm for a biodiesel project.
A much ignored strategy for reducing poverty?
16/01/2011 (PhilStar), Philippines - Tree-crops have played a key role in the development of agriculture and poverty reduction in many ASEAN countries. (I can attest to this as an agricultural project economist in Malaysia in the late 1970s and early 1980s).
Ex-convict jailed for stealing palm-oil
15/01/2011 (Peace FM Online) - Clement Nusetor, a driver, who admitted before the Kade District Magistrate’s Court for having served three years at the Nsawam prisons for stealing a goat was on Friday sentenced to 24 months in prison in hard labour by the court.
CPO falls on sluggish demand
14/01/2011 (Commodity Online) - The crude palm oil futures extended its bearish trend for fourth day in a row on selling pressure and weak demand for the produce.
POIC Sabah goes big
14/01/2011 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - State-owned POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd is set to play a key role in the oil palm biomass industry with long-term supply of large quantities of the agricultural waste.
CPO price stays despite low corn, soybean supply
14/01/2011 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - The US forecast of a thin supply of corn and soybean this year would have a minimal influence on the demand and price of crude palm oil (CPO).
