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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
Biofuels: Is Palm Oil a Blessing or a Curse
09/11/2010 (Oil Price.com) - People sometimes ask which biofuels are competitive head to head with crude oil. By competitive, I mean those that can actually compete favorably with oil prices on a level playing field (i.e., they don’t require big subsidies or mandates in order to compete). There are two that always come to mind: Ethanol from sugarcane (although less competitive currently due to high sugar prices) and fuel from palm oil (oil derived from the fruits of the African Oil Palm). In fact, in the first book chapter I wrote in 2007 (Renewable Diesel in Biofuels, Solar and Wind as Renewable Energy Systems: Benefits and Risks) I highlighted palm oil as a crop with great promise, but also great environmental risk:
New palm oil plants will overcome forest clearing ban
09/11/2010 (World Bakers) - The production of palm oil in Indonesia will not be affected by the proposed ban on forest clearing in the country, a government official has said.
Indonesia to launch green palm oil standards in 2011
09/11/2010 (Black Sea Grain) - Indonesia will introduce mandatory green standards for palm oil producers next year to help boost output of the vegetable oil and safeguard the environment, officials said on Tuesday.
More committing to support sustainability
09/11/2010 (The Star Online) - IT looks like the race to get the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification may be on again.
Palm oil prices \'ripe for a fall\'
09/11/2010 (Agrimoney.com) - Palm oil prices are "ripe for a fall" thanks to a rise of up to 44% in Malaysian inventories by the end of the year, Rabobank has said.
Cargill Smallholders Awarded Sustainable Certification during 8th Annual RSPO Meeting in Jakarta
09/11/2010 (Cargill), Jakarta - Smallholders at Cargill's oil palm plantation, PT Hindoli, have been officially awarded their Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification during the 8th Annual Roundtable Meeting on Sustainable Palm Oil in Jakarta on November 8-11, 2010. President of RSPO, Jan Kees Vis, presented the certification to the smallholders' cooperative representative from South Sumatra, Indonesia, which is the world's first smallholder scheme to become certified under the RSPO's Smallholder Principles & Criteria.
The Netherlands Commits to Solely Using Sustainable Palm Oil by 2015
05/11/2010 (Food Ingredients First) - By the end of 2015, all palm oil used in The Netherlands will be sustainable, as certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Today, all palm oil suppliers and buyers in the Dutch market, united in the Dutch Taskforce Sustainable Palm Oil, pledged to work collectively towards this goal. They did so in a Manifesto that was presented to the government of The Netherlands.
Netherlands is First Country to Commit to Using only Sustainable Palm Oil
05/11/2010 (Environmental Leader) - Although a host of food and consumer product manufacturers have committed to using only sustainable palm oil over the past few years, The Netherlands is the first country to make this commitment thanks to the pledge of all palm oil suppliers and buyers in the Dutch market.
Sri Lanka Watawala gains from palm oil, rubber
04/11/2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Watawala Plantations September 2010 quarter net profit rose 14 percent to 10.7 million rupees from a year ago with gains from palm oil and rubber, a stock exchange filing said.
