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CPO Futures Snap Two-Day Gains To Close Lower
Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
Palm Oil Output Surge In Oct, CPO Price Could Hit RM4500 In Dec: MPOC
Palm oil consumption forecast to increase
Indonesia to Host International Oil Palm Conference
26/06/2009 (CRIENGLISH.com) - Indonesia is scheduled to host the International Oil Palm Conference (IOPC) in Yogyakarta from June 1 to 3 next year, the conference organizer chairman said here on Wednesday.
KS Oil buys 35k acres more in Indonesia for palm plantations
25/06/2009 (The Economic Times), Mumbai - Madhya Pradesh-based edible oil manufacturing company, KS Oils has acquired an additional 35,000 acres of land in Indonesia for oil palm plantations. With this acquisition, the total land acquired by the company stands at 85,000 acres and it plans to invest Rs 750 crore over a period of three year in palm plantations and production of crude palm oil there.
Land battle for Sumatra\'s apes
25/06/2009 (NZ Herald), Tripa - Perched halfway up a tree on the Seumayan River, a young orang-utan lounges on a branch, eating fruit.
Palm Oil Boom Threatens the Last Orangutans
24/06/2009 (Orang Utan Centre) - A famous British company, Jardines, is profiting as the lowland forest – which shelters the few remaining orangutans – is razed to make way for massive palm oil plantations, reports Kathy Marks in Tripa, Indonesia.
Palm oil alternative for tyre production
24/06/2009 (Farmers Guardian) - IT takes 200 to 250 litres of crude oil to manufacture a typical large farm tyre, but Goodyear has been looking at other materials to decouple tyre prices from mineral oil.
Palm oil biodesel to save Vale $150 mln per year
24/06/2009 (Reuters), Rio De Janerio - Brazilian miner Vale will save an estimated $150 million in fuel costs starting in 2014 by producing its own palm-oil based biodiesel, the company said on Wednesday.
Indian trade body calls for import tax on veg oils
24/06/2009 (Reuters), New Delhi - India, the world\'s biggest vegetable oil buyer after China, should tax imports of cooking fat to check a surge in overseas purchases, a leading trade body said on Wednesday.
Palm Oil Down on New Recession Fears
24/06/2009 (Jakarta Globe), Kuala Lumpur - Palm oil futures tracked crude oil and soybeans lower on concern the global recession would slow demand for its use as food and fuel.
Indonesia’s current palm oil production far from target
24/06/2009 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Indonesia’s plan to achieve about 40 million tonnes of annual palm oil production by 2020 is still up in the air, says Indonesian Palm Oil Board (IPOB) vice-chairman Derom Bangun.
