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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
Malaysia to sell palm biodiesel at domestic pumps
10/12/2008 (Alibaba.com), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia will sell palm biodiesel at domestic fuel pumps by January 2010, Commodities Minister Peter Chin said on Wednesday, adding that the government was in talks with independent power producers on burning palm oil as biodiesel.
Malaysian government pushes for palm oil biofuel
12/12/2008 (Your Renewable News) - Malaysia yesterday said that it would aim to convince independent power producers (IPPs) to boost the use of palm oil as a fuel, but industry observers remained sceptical because of the government's overly high subsidies to support the sector.
KL, Jakarta to find ways to boost palm oil prices
12/12/2008 (NST Online) - MALAYSIA and Indonesia will find ways to boost palm oil prices as falling prices will affect the economy of both countries, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.
Getting the locals to supply more fertilisers
04/12/2008 (The Star Online) - THE cold war between fertiliser manufacturers and local planters has taken a new twist with six top local plantation companies last week taking a united stand to put on hold their purchases for the next six months.
Cheaper Prices: Lower prices \'a matter of time\'
04/12/2008 (NST Online) - PETALING JAYA: Consumers may not see prices dropping just yet, but there is good news coming for those wanting more value for their money.
Biodiesel Usage May Be Brought Forward To January, Says Chin
03/12/2008 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The government may bring forward to next month the use of biodiesel by government vehicles in an effort to increase the use of crude palm oil and push up the commodity price.
RI committed to developing sustainable palm oil industries
03/12/2008 (ANTARA News), Nusa Dua - Indonesia is committed to developing oil palm plantations and industries in environment-friendly and sustainable ways to facilitate the export of its key commodity particularly to the European Union (EU), a minister said.
Indonesia to Help Farmers Replant 125,000 Hectares of Oil Palms
03/12/2008 (Bloomberg) - Indonesia, the world's largest palm oil producer, will help small farmers replant 125,000 hectares of palms in the next two years to rejuvenate plantations and control supply, a government official said.
Degraded grasslands better option for palm oil production relative to rainforests, finds study
03/12/2008 (Mongabay.com) - Producing biofuels from oil palm plantations established on degraded grasslands rather than tropical rainforests and peat lands would result in a net removal of carbon from the atmosphere rather than greenhouse gas emissions, report researchers writing in Conservation Biology. The results confirm that benefits to climate from biofuel production depend greatly on the type of land used for feedstocks.
