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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
Mo Constantine\'s innovation: finding an alternative to palm oil
30/05/2010 (Guardian.co.uk) - Mo Constantine's previous hits include bath bombs and Lush soap. If you haven't had the pleasure, just follow your nose: Lush shops have become familiar fixtures on the high street. You can smell their "zingy" ingredients a mile off. Constantine and her husband Mark (a familiar face on TV) have been tinkering with ingredients to "detox" bathtime since the 1970s, when they sold products to a fledgling Body Shop. They have taken on animal testing and the iniquities of trade in cosmetic commodities, and promoted organic ingredients, all from their Dorset HQ.
EU MP\'s Impressed with Palm Oil\'s Contribution to Malaysia\'s Wealth and Economic Growth
30/05/2010 (Bernama) - European Union (EU) Members of Parliament (MPs) are impressed with the palm oil industry's contribution towards creating wealth and economic growth for Malaysia.
Palm Oil is NOT a Healthy Replacement for Partially-Hydrogenated Oils
28/05/2010 (Ultimate Fat Burner) - As most everyone knows by now, the partially-hydrogenated oils used in commercial food products are high in unhealthy trans-fats. Now that trans-fats must be disclosed on nutrition labels (at least in places where they’re not banned outright), many manufacturers have replaced them with natural sources of saturated fat.
Indonesia Puts Moratorium on New Forest Clearing
28/05/2010 (Reuters) - Indonesia will place a two-year moratorium on new concessions to clear natural forests and peatlands under a deal signed with Norway aimed at reducing greenhouse gases, the government said in a statement.
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.
