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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
Palm Oil Trade a Priority in FTA Talks with EU
28/05/2010 (Business Times) - BARRIERS to palm oil trade will be a priority item on the negotiating table in Malaysia's free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the European Union (EU), said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.
Palm Oil Gets Emphasis Under 10th Malaysia Plan
27/05/2010 (Bernama), Port Klang - The government has put palm oil as one of the National Key Economic Areas to be given emphasis under the 10th Malaysia Plan, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok says.
M’sia may take EU directive on palm oil to WTO
26/05/2010 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - Malaysia has no qualms about taking the discriminatory EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU RED) requirements for palm oil usage as biofuel to the World Trade Organisation, said Malaysian Palm Oil Council chief executive officer Tan Sri Yusof Basiron.
Palm oil voluntarily certified through RSPO
25/05/2010 (The Borneo Post), Kota Kinabalu - Palm oil stands out as the only edible oil certified voluntary, through the Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) principles and criteria, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.
Local Palm Oil Industry Initiates Mega Wildlife Sanctuary
25/05/2010 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - As part of an on-going initiative to prove to the world that Malaysia is a responsible oil palm producer, a mega wild life sanctuary involving 100,000ha of rainforest in an area of 300,000ha of contiguous forest zones in Sabah is currently initiated by the Malaysian oil palm industry and Sabah state government.
RSPO to Contract Out Accreditation of CSPO to ASI
25/05/2010 (Bernama), Kota Kinabalu - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in a move to segregate functions, will soon contract Accreditation Services International (ASI) of Germany as an accreditation agency to take over the functions of awarding certification for sustainable crude palm oil, its Secretary-General Dr Vengeta Rao said Tuesday.
Malaysia Unhappy with EU Green Directive for Palm Oil
25/05/2010 (Business Times), Kota Kinabalu - Malaysia is unhappy with the EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU RED) which assigned a much lower value of 19% greenhouse gas (GHG) emission savings to palm oil, as this can disqualify the commodity as a biodiesel source for use in Europe, said Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) chairman Datuk Lee Yeow Chor.
Orang Utan Not Under Threat
25/05/2010 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - Malaysia refutes allegations that its oil palm plantations were wiping out the rainforest and causing the extinction of the orang utan.
Boost to Sabah Wildlife Center
25/05/2010 (The Star Online) - A Sabah Wildlife Rescue Centre has been set up at the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park here.
