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AI boom is turning Malaysia’s palm oil estates into data centres
CPO prices to stay elevated on firm demand and tight supply
CPO price dip seen as temporary, stocks to rise in November: CIMB Securities
Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
Sampoerna Agro`s sales in 2008 reach Rp2.288 trillion
02/02/2009 (ANTARA News), Jakarta - PT Sampoerno Agro booked an income of Rp2.288 trillion from its sales in 2008, most of which consisted of crude palm oil, Sampoerna Agro`s corporate secretary, Budianto Tjuatja, said.
Regions seek forest conversions
02/02/2009 (The Jakarta Post) - The Forestry Ministry has said it has received a mounting number of requests from local administrations for permits to convert Indonesia’s dwindling forests into plantations, mostly due to uncertainty surrounding the spatial planning law.
FAILED VANGUNU OIL PALM PROJECT: MDL – A GOVERNMENT SCAM
02/02/2009 (Solomon Star News) - MDL stands for Marovo Development Limited, a company formed to do or run the Outgrower Palm Oil Scheme of the famous failed Vangunu Oil Palm Project. It is a private entity created purposely to do the Outgrower Scheme under the supervisor of Silvania Plantation Product (SI) Limited (SPPL).
Palm oil to cushion slower economic growth
02/02/2009 (Business Times) - ROBUST palm oil exports are expected to help cushion slower economic growth ahead, just like 10 years ago.
Unilever blocking deforestation for palm oil
01/02/2009 (San Francisco Chronicle) - Unilever, the world's largest buyer of palm oil, would publicly call for a moratorium on deforestation by Indonesian growers of the coveted oil used in food, soaps, detergents, cosmetics and biofuel. The expansion of oil palm plantations is slowly destroying Kalimantan, the Indonesian side of Borneo and the habitat of the endangered Bornean orangutan, environmental activists say.
Disappointment as watchdog rules biofuels are not \"sustainable\"
01/02/2009 (New Energy Focus) - Major fuel suppliers are continuing to fail government targets to supply biofuels that meet environmental standards, according to new figures released by the Renewable Fuels Agency, writes James Cartledge.
Land rental deal collapses after backlash against \'colonialism\'
31/01/2009 (The African Finance Journal) - One of the world's largest land deals, a scheme to lease African farmland to rich countries to grow their own crops, has collapsed amid accusations of 'neo-colonialism'.
Government Allocates RM240 Million To Assist Smallholders
31/01/2009 (Bernama), Tanah Merah - The Rural and Regional Development Ministry has allocated RM240 million to assist the development of rubber and palm oil smallholders throughout the country.
Mission Biofuel plans India\'s first biodiesel refinery
30/01/2009 (Cleanteach Forum) - Mumbai-based Mission Biofuel India has asked for government approval to build the country's first biodiesel refinery in the eastern coast state of Orissa, by the Bay of Bengal.
