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Budget 2025 adjustments in export tax seen helping palm oil refining industry be more competitive
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
ASEAN energy initiatives: Options for India
30/09/2007 (India Post) - ASEAN energy ministers have held several discussions on issues of petroleum security, energy from renewable sources and on concerns regarding nuclear energy. A regular feature of the ASEAN, the meeting of energy ministers in the last week of August 2007 was notable for the vision it outlined for the future.
Indo-Asean FTA talks may slip on palm oil
01/10/2007 (Business Standard) - Negotiations on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the 10-member Asean are stuck over tariff cuts on palm oil. In addition, Asean countries like the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia have not submitted the timeline for tariff cuts on items on the “highly sensitive list†of products.
Palm oil, veritable alternative to oil and gas
29/09/2007 (The Tide Online) - In Nigeria, one thing remains positive about the economy. It’s all about oil and gas exploration and its sustainability. However, researches are on going to find alternative ways of sustaining the Nigerian economy, rather than depending solely on oil and gas sector.
Biodiesel firm IPO spotlights risks
28/09/2007 (sustainable Industries), Seattle - Three months after filing with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public with a valuation of $345 million, Seattle-based Imperium Renewables opened a 100- million-gallons-a-year biodiesel plant in Hoquiam, Wash. — the largest biodiesel plant to date in the United States. The Grays Harbor county plant will eventually employ 60 staff, Imperium spokesman John Williams says.
Food versus fuel: The emerging debate
28/09/2007 (Sify.com) - The global agribusiness scenario is undergoing a fundamental change, which started a couple of years back. Currently, it is not so much changes in food production or consumption, but the rapidly expanding bio-fuels sector that is seen driving the global grains and oilseeds market.
\'Green Fuel\' Harming Rainforests
28/09/2007 (Sky News) - Buying biofuel for your car could be more devastating to the planet than traditional fossil fuels. A Sky News investigation has revealed that filling up with bio diesel containing palm oil is helping to destroy some of the world's most precious rainforests.
Agriculture minister to go to London to meet NGOs over oil palm plantations
28/09/2007 (ANTARA News), Jakarta - Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono will leave for London, Britain, next weekend, to talk with European non-governmental organizations (NGOs) activists about their negative campaigns on Indonesia`s oil palm plantations.
Cameroon: CFA 2.5 billion to Boost Palm Oil Production
27/09/2007 (All Africa.com) - The regional project, "Improving the Income Generating Potential of the Oil Palm in Cameroon and Nigeria entered an important phase yesterday with stakeholders in the oil palm sector working out a modality for selecting areas that will host four oil palm processing units in Cameroon.
Biofuels not all good news
27/09/2007 (News 24), Frankfurt - Several car makers at the Frankfurt Motor Show have presented vehicles capable of running on both petrol and ethanol, fuelling a debate on whether biofuels are a blessing or a curse.
