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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
Petrol stations are pumping out bad biofuels
08/10/2008 (Greenpeace) - We knew the government's plans on biofuels were a bit of a mess, but figures released today by the Renewable Fuel Agency show just how bad the situation is.
Indonesia biofuel policy to reduce palm oil exports
09/10/2008 (Business Standard) - Exports of palm oil from Indonesia, the largest producer, may decline by as much as 1.5 million metric tonnes a year after the nation made the use of renewable energy mandatory, a government official said.
Native people reject palm-oil offer
08/10/2008 (New Scientist) - Clearing tropical forests to plant oil palms is lucrative for oil-producers, but is ecologically disastrous. Space for about half of 5 million hectares of oil palm planted in Malaysia and Indonesia between 1990 and 2005 came at the expense of tropical forest, much of it pristine.
India can\'t use own biodiesel
08/10/2008 (Cleanteach) - Hyderabad-based Naturol Bioenergy has been shipping biodiesel to the EU and the United States since June because India can't blend the alternative fuel into gasoline and diesel yet.
Indonesia Papua forests seen under palm oil threat
08/10/2008 (Reuters), Jakarta - Indonesia must do more to save pristine rainforests in Papua from destruction, particularly with plans to open up huge tracts of land to develop palm oil plantations, environmentalists said on Wednesday.
Palm oil firm becomes first to win eco-certification
28/09/2008 (Mongabay.com) - United Plantations, a Malaysia-based palm oil producer, has become the first oil palm plantation firm to be certified for adopting the strictest standards of sustainability for palm oil production, according to Bernama.
Palm oil industry relies on greenwashing to mislead consumers, alleges report
08/10/2008 (Mongabay.com) - The Malaysian palm oil industry is relying on marketing tactics that mislead the public about its environmental performance rather than taking effective steps to become "greener" alleges a new report from the environmental group Friends of the Earth (FOE).
PM: Focus on renewable palm biofuel
07/10/2008 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - The country’s biotechnology industry could take advantage of the global concern over food and energy security by focusing on developing new and economically viable renewable fuel from palm oil.
Indonesia applies for palm oil patents
06/10/2008 (Financial Times) - An Indonesian plantation company has filed the first patent applications for a hybrid variety of palm oil seeds and their production that it expects will increase palm oil yield by several hundred per cent.
