|
A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Malaysia palm oil: slower output in 2009
19/11/2009 (Palm Oil HQ), Hamburg - Malaysia’s 2009 palm oil output will rise only marginally following years of rapid growth, Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World said yesterday.
The threat of deforestation on climate change
19/11/2009 (The Casual Truth) - Humans have destroyed forests since the dawn of time. No big deal. However, this destruction has increased rapidly in recent times with the rising global demand for food, fuel, building materials, land and other commodities.
INTERVIEW-Oleon to double Malaysia palm processing capacity
18/11/2009 (Alibaba.com) - Belgian oleochemicals maker Oleon Holding NV will double its plant capacity in Malaysia to 34,000 tonnes in the next two years to meet growing demand for palm oil-based products in the food and auto sectors.
Indonesia’s Small-Scale Palm Oil Farmers Finding Green Certification Costly
17/11/2009 (Jakarta Globe) - Indonesia’s small-scale palm oil farmers are not acquiring certifications as environmentally friendly producers because it is expensive and certified palm oil does not command a premium on world markets.
Sri Lanka Carson Sept net buoyed by palm oil
17/11/2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Carson group said net profit for the September 2009 quarter almost doubled from a year ago mainly on strong contributions from its palm oil plantations in east Asia.
Palm oil help feed an increasingly hungry world
16/11/2009 (MY Palm Oil) - INDONESIA’S 7.1 million hectares (ha) of oil palm plantation’s current average oil yield of 2.8 tonnes per ha per year is set to surpass the 3-tonne mark by 2015, as trees mature and bear more fruits, says Indonesian Palm Oil Commission (Ipoc) executive chairperson Dr Rosediana Suharto.
Turkey Wants More Palm Oil To Boost Halal Food Supply
16/11/2009 (Commodity Online), Ankara: Appreciation of palm oil in Turkey is seen increasing due to growing population and rising exports of halal foods.
Is it possible to avoid unsustainable palm oil?
15/11/2009 (Guardian.co.uk) - A couple of years ago I met a nonplussed father whose eight-year-old daughter refused to allow him to eat mayonnaise because of the orangutans. As he was struggling to make the connection, I explained how orangutan habitats in Sumatra and Borneo were being clear-felled at an incredible rate for conversion to oil palm plantations.
Palm oil company steals land, destroys rainforest
14/11/2009 (Another Greeen World) - The Dayak village of Semunying Jaya, located in West Kalimantan, a province bordering the Malaysian state of Sarawak, has struggled for more than 20 years from successive companies destroying their customary lands.
