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CPO price forecast to climb for rest of the year
CPO FUTURES HIT TWO-YEAR HIGH ON BULLISH SENTIMENT, STRONG EXPORTS
CPO price strength could dissipate through end-2024, says BMI
Positive growth for plantation sector, amid rising CPO prices
Malaysia palm-oil giant soars on relisting
02/12/2007 (Daily Times), Kuala Lumpur - Shares of plantation-to-energy group Sime Darby surged nearly 25 percent on Friday after relisting in Malaysia, making it the world’s largest listed palm-oil firm as investors ride a sustained commodities boom.
Prospects favourable for Asian palm oil producers - Moody\'s
03/12/2007 (Forbes), Banglore - Moody's Investors Service said it has maintained a stable rating outlook for the Asian palm oil industry as it sees favourable prospects for the sector over the coming year from positive pricing and demand trends.
Astra Agro raises palm oil output forecast
02/12/2007 (The China Post) - Indonesia -- PT Astra Agro Lestari, Indonesia's biggest agricultural company by market value, raised its palm oil production forecast for this year by 6 percent to more than 900,000 metric tons as rains benefited crops.
Jatropha farmers seek price guarantees on oil production
04/12/2007 (Bangkok Post) - Jatropha farmers want the Energy Ministry to guarantee the buying price of pure jatropha oil at a minimum of 35 baht per litre, to promote the production of biodiesel from non-food crops. The price guarantee would help attract farmers to expand plantations for jatropha, a cactus-like plant, to one million rai in three years from 100,000 rai, making more supply available to biodiesel makers, said Phichai Tinsuntisook, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries' renewable energy industry club.
Govt keeps edible oil tariff values unchanged
03/12/2007 (Reuters), Mumbai - India left tariff values unchanged for six palm group oils and crude soybean oil, a Central Board of Excise and Customs notification said late on Monday.
Firm to convert palm oil to car fuel
02/12/2007 (Sydney Morning Herald) - A Finnish firm plans to build the world's largest bio-diesel plant in Singapore to convert palm oil into fuel for cars, trucks and other vehicles.
Neste Oil to build world\'s largest bio-diesel plant in S\'pore
01/12/2007 (Xinhua), HELSINKI - The Finnish company Neste Oil planned to build the world's largest bio-diesel plant in Singapore, Finnish media reported Saturday
Malaysia palm-oil giant Sime Darby soars on relisting
30/11/2007 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Shares of plantation-to-energy group Sime Darby surged nearly 25 percent on Friday after relisting in Malaysia, making it the world's largest listed palm-oil firm as investors ride a sustained commodities boom.
Drive for \'green\' palm oil adds to CO2 fears
03/12/2007 (Telegraph.co.uk) - The destruction of peat bogs in Indonesia is releasing more carbon dioxide every year than all of India or Russia, and three times as much as Germany.
