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MPOB Monthly Report Imminent: Malaysia's Palm Oil Stockpiles May Surge Past 2.6 Million Tonnes as Strong El Niño Fuels Distant-Month Supply Cut Expectations
Malaysia’s palm oil stocks rise in July despite 14.5pc jump in exports
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
CPO futures end mostly higher on soybean oil gains
Defunct biodiesel plants get new lease of life
31/01/2011 (Eco-Business.com), Singapore - Defunct first-generation (1-G) biodiesel plants - which became uneconomical when palm oil prices soared - are being revived as new owners upgrade them to make other products like chemicals used for oil and gas drilling.
Mature plantation companies expanding abroad
29/01/2011 (The Star Online) - THE insatiable global demand for palm oil, coupled with the lucrative crude palm oil (CPO) prices have made it inevitable for mature oil palm plantation companies to invest in new plantation land overseas.
Feature: Ghana\'s oil must benefit education and agriculture.
30/01/2011 (My Joy Online) - â€Oil is money and we need money to do the schools, the roads, the hospitals. Even without oil, we are doing so well already. Now, with oil as a shot in the arm, we are going to fly.â€- Former President J.A. Kufuor.
Malaysia leads way in environmental study of deforestation
30/01/2011 (Malaysia Sun) - As Malaysia prepares to convert around 7,000 hectares of forest into an oil-palm plantation, ecologists are starting one of the biggest environmental projects ever run.
Focus on hard assets; energy may remain volatile with upwards bias in near term
31/01/2011 (Daily News & Analysis) - The markets witnessed a lower turnover week (higher if the pro-rata adjustment for a holiday is made) as the traders displayed a return bias towards safe haven buying in bullion.
Scientists to document impact of converting rainforest into oil palm plantations
30/01/2011 (Mongabay.com) - Scientists have partnered with one of the world's largest palm oil producers to measure the impact of converting tropical forest into an oil palm plantation, reports Nature News.
Imports far short of needs
29/01/2011 (Bangkok Post) - The Commerce Ministry will seek cabinet permission to import another 100,000 tonnes of crude palm olien to further ease the domestic shortage.
Malaysian Has Good Track Record In Sustainable Development
29/01/2011 (Bernama) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Malaysia has a good track record where it comes to sustainable development compared to other countries, despite negative perceptions of certain global quarters when it came to the country's palm oil activity practices.
Biofuel and gold producers named and shamed
28/01/2011 (Swiss Info.ch) - Finnish biofuel specialist Neste Oil and the AngloGold/Ashanti mining company have been given Public Eye Awards in Davos for social and ecological irresponsibility.
