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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
Definition of Sustainability Dampens Palm Oil Export to Europe
28/11/2009 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - First it was the health issue, then the environment and now palm oil has to endure further sustainability criteria for imports to Europe.
Most firms unaware of AEC benefits
25/11/2009 (The Nation) - Thailand is at risk of losing out on the benefits from the formation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, as most enterprises are still unaware of the advantages and challenges of regional integration.
The Palm oil genome sequencing project and its implications
24/11/2009 (Palm Oil Truth Foundation) - Demand for palm oil is growing unabated as biofuel and biodiesel demand is growing steadily. In response to this demand, the palm oil industry strategy is to improve the oil yield from the oil palm tree. For this purpose strong research and development efforts are going on across the major palm oil producing countries.
Indonesia\'s palm oil contributes 4.5 pct to GDP
24/11/2009 (Xinhua News Agency), Jakarta - The palm oil industry in Indonesia contributed 4.5 percent to the national Gross Domestic Product ( GDP), supporting the life of 13.2 million people of more than 230 million population in the country, a senior Indonesian official said on Tuesday.
Shame companies into using sustainable palm oil, says UK minister
23/11/2009 (Sumatran Orangutan Society) - Multinational companies should be "named and shamed" into sourcing sustainable palm oil to protect the world's tropical rainforests, says Britain's Energy Minister, Joan Ruddock.
Malaysia Will Not Confront Anti-palm Oil Lobbyists
23/11/2009 (Bernama) - Malaysia will take a consultative approach, rather than confrontational, in dealing with anti-palm oil campaign, the Dewan Rakyat was told Monday.
Palm oil industry signs up to green labelling scheme
22/11/2009 (Guardian.co.uk) - A certification process designed to allow palm oil producers that meet environmental standards to label their products as eco-friendly was launched today.
All Cosmos to invest RM50m in Sabah plant
21/11/2009 (My Palm Oil) - ALL Cosmos Industries Sdn Bhd is investing RM50 million in Sabah for a 200,000-tonne fertiliser plant, as its high organic content fertiliser is gaining popularity among oil palm planters.
RSPO Still Intact Despite Greenhouse Gas Contention
21/11/2009 (The Star Online) - Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA), which represents major oil palm oil companies such as Sime Darby Bhd, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd, IOI Corp Bhd and Felda, wants the RSPO to focus on sustainable production of palm oil for “food†use to meet the “3Ps†– profit, people and planet – and not on GHG emissions by the EU legislations meant for biofuel and energy sector. MPOA chief executive Datuk Mamat Salleh says the EU legislation conveniently left out one “P†– profits – or economic sustainability where the heavily-subsidised biofuel and feedstock in the EU was still considered as sustainable product.
