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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
Govt sends warning to ‘disobedient’ firms
25/02/2010 (The Jakarta Post), Nusa Dua - The Environment Ministry has issued another warning against palm oil companies that have failed to abide by the environmental standards set under the compliance instrument of the Environmental Performance Rating Program (Proper).
Industry wants palm oil declared as plantation crop
24/02/2010 (Rediff Business) - Indian vegetable oil industry consists of 15,000 oil mills, 600 solvent extraction units, 600 vegetable oil refineries and 250 vanaspati units spread across the country crushing / processing oilseeds, oilcakes, rice bran & processing vegetable oils.
Biofuel power plant plan refused
24/02/2009 (BBC News) - An application to build a biofuel power station at Avonmouth, capable of powering 25,000 homes, has been refused by city councillors.
BBC Doc Prompts Unilever Drop Palm Oil Supplier Over Deforestation Concerns
24/02/2010 (Eco Razzi) - Consumer product titan Unilever has advised suppliers to stop sourcing palm oil from Indonesian planter, Duta Palma, after an undercover BBC documentary showed the firm allegedly destroying areas of a protected rainforest. This move comes just months after Unilever suspended future purchases from another Indonesian palm oil supplier, PT Smart, for similar reasons.
BBC documentary leads Unilever to blacklist Indonesian palm oil company
24/02/2010 (Mongabay.com) - Unilever has told Indonesian suppliers to stop sourcing palm oil from Duta Palma due to concerns over deforestation, reports Reuters.
Narborough revenue down 30% after palm oil price slumps
24/02/2010 (IB Times) - Narborough Plantations saw revenue fall nearly 30% in 2009 following a second-half drop in crude palm oil prices.
Palm oil edges lower as market awaits export data
24/02/2010 (The Malaysian Insider), Jakarta – Malaysia’s palm oil futures edged down by Wednesday midday, easing further from a 6-½ week peak hit a day before as investors do not want to take positions ahead of Thursday’s release of Feb.1-25 palm oil exports, traders said.
Unilever stops buying palm oil from Indonesian planter
24/02/2010 (Reuters) - Consumer goods giant Unilever has told dealers not to source palm oil from Indonesian planter Duta Palma on concerns over rainforest destruction, an Indonesian industry official said on Wednesday.
Conflicting signals out of Indonesia on whether palm oil plantations will be classified as forests
23/02/2010 (Mongabay.com) - Indonesia will not allow the conversion of natural forest for oil palm plantations, claimed the country's Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan in comments reported by the Jakarta Post.
