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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
Kicking Your Head to Get Rid of a Headache: Palm Oil and the Imminent Extinction of the Orang Utan
19/09/2007 (Japan Focus) - Borneo~Homeless, semi-paralyzed and blind in one eye, Montana faces an uncertain future. Even if his friends find somewhere for him to live, the 15-year-old has been weakened by years in assisted care. The lethal dangers of readjustment in his natural home include men like those who shot him out of a tree when he was a baby. But for the source of the greatest threat to Montana’s existence, say his supporters, look no further than your food cupboard.
Palm oil refinery and MD claim trial to falsifying documents
19/09/2007 (The Star Online), KLANG - A palm oil refinery and its managing director claimed trial at the Sessions Court here Wednesday to four counts of amended charges of using a falsified document related to the Customs matters and two counts of fresh charges for receiving stolen goods.
Oil palm seedlings scheme spells hope
19/09/2007 (Daily Express News), Tawau - Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui expressed optimism that the Quality Oil Palm Seedlings Assistance Scheme could greatly benefit nearly 5,000 smallholders throughout the country, involving 20,00 hectares of oil palm cultivations.
IOI Corp buys oil palm firms for RM289m
19/09/2007 (The Edge Daily) - KUALA LUMPUR: IOI Corporation Bhd (IOI Corp) is acquiring several Indonesia-based oil palm plantation companies for a total of nearly US$90 million (RM289 million) as part of the group’s strategy to grow its core palm oil business under appropriate conditions.
No change in tariff value of imported edible oils
18/07/2007 (PTI), New Delhi - The government has left the base price for levying customs duties on palm oil and soyabean oil unchanged for the next fortnight to stabilise prices of the commodities at current levels.
Pakistan\'s Sept palm oil imports surge on Ramadan
18/09/2007 (Reuters), KUALA LUMPUR - Pakistan has bought about 140,000 tonnes of palm oil for September shipment to meet strong demand during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but imports are likely to decline later, an industry official said on Tuesday.
RI palm oil industry after a climate deal
18/09/2007 (The Jakarta Post), Jakarta - As the 13th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-13) on climate change scheduled for Dec. 3-14, 2007 in Bali is drawing near, there have been many discussions on the possible schemes for reducing greenhouse gas emissions post 2012 when the current arrangement under Kyoto Protocol is set to expire.
Ministry Assures No Shortage Of Cooking Oil In Sarawak
18/09/2007 (Bernama), KUCHING - The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry's enforcement division in Sarawak today refuted claims that there is a cooking oil shortage in the state.
Cooking oil shortage issue played up, claim Miri Bumi traders
18/09/2007 (The New Straits Times Online) - The Miri Bumiputera Traders Association (PBMS) claimed that certain groups may have played up the cooking oil shortage issue here on to trigger panic buying, especially among Muslims who will be celebrating Aidilfitri soon.
