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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
Orangutans pay a high price for palm oil in Indonesia
04/11/2009 (International Animal Rescue) - The plight of a baby orangutan rescued from plantation workers in Borneo has exposed the high price these endangered primates are paying for the production of palm oil. The 2-3 year old female was found hogtied to a pole and had clearly been brutally beaten. Covered in cuts and bruises, she was also severely dehydrated and emaciated after being starved for days or even weeks. A second young female was in a similar condition. According to the plantation workers the young orangutans' mothers had been caught, killed and eaten.
How to find Hidden Palm Oil in Supermarkets
04/11/2009 (Eco Walk The Talk) - Palm Oil is the largest plantation crop in the world, and much of it is grown in Malaysia and Indonesia where primary rainforests that are rich in biodiversity and home to millions of species are being rapidly cleared.
UK bans another sustainable palm oil advert
04/11/2009 (Ghana Export Promotion Council) - UK bans another sustainable palm oil advert A MAGAZINE advert that endorsed the sustainability of palm oil has been banned by the UK's Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) for making unsubstantiated and untruthful claims.
WWF-Malaysia supports palm oil scorecard initiative
04/11/2009 (WWF), Petaling Jaya - While the Malaysian palm oil industry has been making efforts to improve its practices, this has yet to be matched by efforts on the buyers’ side in Europe. To date, 18 oil palm companies in Malaysia are registered members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Yet a recent assessment by WWF International has shown that the majority of European palm oil buyers are failing to buy certified sustainable palm oil.
RSPO Will Help Thwart Anti Palm Oil Campaigns In Europe
03/11/2009 (Bernama) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) will help British importers to be aware that Malaysia produces the commodity on a sustainable basis as well as thwart campaigns by non-governmental organisations and activist groups in Europe which are aiming to influence decision makers to stop its import through legislation.
RAW MATERIALS FOR BIOFUEL/BIOMASS PRODUCTION IN THAILAND 2009
03/11/2009 (Biotechnology & Biosafety Information Centre) - Thailand is one of the world's major agricultural countries. A large part of the nation's irrigable land is allocated for cultivation and it has a climate that is suitable for growing a wide variety of crops. Thailand produces a broad range of quality agricultural products and is a key international exporter of agricultural products. Under Thailand's 15-year Alternative Energy Plan, the government intends to promote the use of bioenergy produced from ethanol, biodiesel, biomass, and biogas. These alternative fuels can be made from raw materials that are abundant in Thailand such as cassava, sugar, rice and palm oil.
The Great Palm Oil Deforestation Hoax
03/11/2009 (Article Trader) - In an article entitled "Palm oil industry must get out of denial mode" written by Sean Whyte, The CEO of Nature Alert and published in the Jakarta Post and the New Straits Times, Whyte called the palm oil industry "arguably the most environmentally destructive in the world."
\'CERTIFIED\' PALM OIL NOT A SOLUTION TO SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL WOES
03/11/2009 (Foe.org.au) - Certifying palm oil is not a solution to the environmental damage and human rights violations caused by oil palm plantations, said Friends of the Earth International today during the meeting of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Malaysia.
Watchdog bans \"sustainable\" palm oil advert
02/11/2009 (Business Green) - Attempts by the global palm oil industry to enhance its green credentials received a major blow after the UK Advertising Standards Authority's (ASA) ruled that adverts for "sustainable" palm oil were misleading.
