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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
Palm Oil Climbs to 28-Month High on Prospects for Higher Demand
02/12/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil advanced for a fourth day to the highest price in more than two years on speculation that the global demand for vegetable oils will surpass demand.
Commentary: Palm oil farming harms orangutans
02/12/2010 (Daily Emerald) - Humans have a tendency to exploit until we deplete. We manipulate a resource until it is drained, or until the effects of its decline are so severe that we are forced to move on to another supply. A current resource that is caught in this cycle is the oil palm plant (Elais guineensis), in particular, the oil palm fruit. Because of its cheap price, high saturated fat levels (allowing it to withstand extreme deep frying and resistance to oxidation), low trans-fat levels, and its high levels of natural antioxidants, palm oil has become a popular resource. As of 2007, palm had the largest share of world vegetable oil production followed by soybean and canola oil.
Decline in import of palm oil: \'Pak-Indonesia trade volume reduced to $0.8 billion\'
01/12/2010 (Recorder Report), Karachi - The trade volume between Pakistan and Indonesia has reduced from $1.2 billion to $0.8 billion due to the decline in the import of palm oil from Jakarta. This was stated by Rossalis Rusman Adenan, Counsel General of Indonesia in Karachi during a press conference on the forthcoming "2nd Indonesian Solo exhibition," organised by the Indonesian Consulate General here at a local hotel on Tuesday.
A State of Siege in Northern Honduras: Land, Palm Oil and Media
30/11/2010 (Upside Down World) - Palm oil is a convenient source of biodiesel, and oil palms grow very well in the valley of the Bajo (Lower) Aguan River of northeastern Honduras. This valley is the home of some of the poorest people in one of the poorest countries in the Americas. Their poverty is due, in large part, to the fact that most of the land in the region has been appropriated by powerful corporations controlled by members of the Honduran oligarchy, led by one of the richest and most ruthless of them all, Miguel Facusse.
Tackling the edible oil market
01/12/2010 (Blitz) - Look into the brand of edible oil that you are consuming everyday! Whichever brand it may be, one thing is in common – everyone claims it to be edible Soya Bean oil. My readers should note that, major segment of edible oil, which is in consumption in Bangladesh, come from Malaysia. And just ask anyone in the Malaysian embassy in the locality or anyone in the government in Malaysia, if that country produces even one liter of soya bean oil. The reply will be NO! It means, the local merchants of edible oil are not supplying the consumer soya bean oil, but what they are doing is, supplying Used Palm Oil in the name of edible Soya Bean oil.
Sarawak to double oil palm plantation area
30/11/2010 (The Star Online), Kuching - Sarawak, which recorded its fastest pace in opening up land for oil palm cultivation in the past one year, targets to double its plantation area to two million hectares.
Greenpeace raps Indonesian deforestation
29/11/2010 (UPI.com) - A deal to cut deforestation and reduce carbon emission in Indonesia is in jeopardy because of industrial interests, the environmental group Greenpeace said.
EU to Develop Downstream Palm Oil Industry
29/11/2010 (Vivanews.com) - The European Union announced their plan to form a joint venture on oleochemical products, crude palm oil's derivative. Following the plan, the EU are likely to set up a partnership with Indonesia in downstream industries which focus mainly on agricultural products.
Plantations on peatlands are huge source of carbon emissions
29/11/2010 (Mongabay.com) - Converting peatlands for wood-pulp and oil palm plantations generates nearly 1,500 tons of carbon dioxide per hectare, making these ostensibly \"green\" sources of paper, vegetable oil and biofuels important drivers of climate change, reports new research published by scientists at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
