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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
Backers Don\'t Buy \'Friendly\' Palm Oil
15/07/2009 (The Wall Street Journal) - European consumer groups and nongovernmental organizations have said they want environmentally friendly palm oil. Malaysian producers of palm oil that have made the switch are discovering that it is still a hard sell.
FBD: India notifies tariff values of edible oils
16/07/2009 (Food Biz Daily) - Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), Department of Revenue, Government of India, has issued Notification (No.91/2009-Customs) regarding tariff values of edible oils.
Chinese group to support sustainable palm oil amid stagnant sales
15/07/2009 (Business Green) - An industry consortium of China-based producers and buyers of palm oil has pledged to support sustainably made palm oil at a time when Malaysian manufacturers are complaining of low sales due to high prices.
India Won’t Raise Tax on Palm Oil Imports, Trade Minister Says
15/07/2009 (Bloomberg) — India, the world’s largest buyer of vegetable oils after China, has no plans to increase duties on imports of palm oil to ensure supplies at affordable rates, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said.
China to support greener palm oil
15/07/2009 (Mongabay.com) - China-based producers and users of palm oil said they will provide more support for sustainable palm oil, reports WWF. The move could boost efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of the world's most productive oilseed.
ExxonMobil joins Craig Venter in drive to produce petrol from algae
15/07/2009 (Times Online) - After years of sneering and dragging its feet, the world’s biggest oil company has declared its love for renewable energy: ExxonMobil is teaming up with Craig Venter, the biotech entrepreneur, to develop new road fuels using photosynthetic algae.
Sustainable palm oil gets boost in China
14/07/2009 (WWF), China – Major China-based producers and users of palm oil have announced they intend to provide more support for sustainable palm oil, an important boost for efforts to halt tropical deforestation.
India Edible Oil Imports to Rebound on Delayed Oilseed Planting
14/07/2009 (Bloomberg) - Vegetable oil imports by India, the biggest buyer after China, will rebound starting next month as traders stockpile the commodity to meet festival demand, the nation’s second-biggest buyer said.
Edible oil imports up by 73% year on year
14/07/2009 (The Economic Times), Bangalore - India’s edible oil imports during the first six months of the current calendar year soared by 73% year on year as fears of an increase in customs duty weighed on importers’ minds forcing more global purchases.
