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CPO prices to consolidate at RM4,000 to RM4,300
Mixed forecasts for palm oil at POC2026
CPO Futures Close Higher On Stronger Crude Oil Prices Amid US-Iran Conflict
Pakistan’s Crude Palm Oil Imports May Double After Duty Cut
07/06/2010 (Bloomberg) - Pakistan, the world’s third-biggest importer of palm oil, may double its purchases of crude product after the government reduced an import duty in its federal budget announcement on June 5.
Palm fruit oil is the richest source of tocotrienols, the other half of the vitamin E equation
07/06/2010 (Natural News) - Many people are already aware of the fact that vitamin E helps to rid the body of free radicals and protect it from cancer, cardiovascular disease, heart disease and other serious illness. However there are two forms of vitamin E that each serve a unique purpose: tocopherols and tocotrienols. While tocopherols are the most common form of vitamin E available on the market, tocotrienols are just now beginning to emerge in the Western world as a superior addition to the vitamin E family, particularly in the form of palm fruit oil where they are most richly found.
NPA rebels attack palm-oil plantation, destroy equipment
06/06/2010 (Business Mirror) - NEW People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas raided a palm-oil plantation in Sultan Kudarat over the weekend and razed farm equipment, the military said.
8 more Sime units get the RSPO cert
05/06/2010 (Daily Express), Kuala Lumpur - Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd has recently received certifications for another eight of its Strategic Operating Units (SOUs) from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), bringing the total number of certified SOUs to 13 to date.
Marine Police Seize 17 Tonnes Of Crude Palm Oil
05/06/2010 (Bernama), Sandakan - The Police's Marine Operations Force (MOF) confiscated 17 tonnes of crude palm oil that was being sold illegally and arrested six men in a raid at the Hai Soon jetty in Batu Sapi, here Friday night.
Select edible oils maintains upward trend as demand picks up
05/06/2010 (Business Standard) - Prices of select edible oils continued their upward trend this week at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market here on increased buying by vanaspati millers and retailers. A few oils in the non-edible section, also showed some strength on the back of pick up in industrial demand.
Sime Darby ships first segregated palm oil to Europe
05/06/2010 (Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sime Darby Bhd, shipped out its first segregated certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) from Kunak in Sabah to Rotterdam on May 29.
Indonesian Firm Accused of Clearing Rain Forests
05/06/2010 (The York Times News), Jakarta - The environmental group Greenpeace has accused one of the world’s largest pulp, paper and palm oil companies of aggressively clearing Indonesian rain forests and throwing into doubt a landmark billion-dollar deal that aims to fight climate change by curbing deforestation.
Sabah Palm Oil Mills Can Produce 120MW Of Renewable Energy
05/06/2010 (Bernama), Kota Kinabalu - Palm oil mills in Sabah can produce around 120 Megawatt (MW) of power generated by biomass and biogas, says Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.
