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MPOB Monthly Report Imminent: Malaysia's Palm Oil Stockpiles May Surge Past 2.6 Million Tonnes as Strong El Niño Fuels Distant-Month Supply Cut Expectations
Malaysia’s palm oil stocks rise in July despite 14.5pc jump in exports
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
Palm oil maintains its price advantage over soybean oil, but only through the end of summer
Emery Geared for Profit Growth
30/11/2009 (Business Times) - Emery Oleochemicals Group, 50 per cent owned by Sime Darby Bhd, is geared for competition and profit growth after a year of internal restructuring and rebranding.
Sustainable palm oil? There’s no such thing.
30/11/2009 (Big Wide World) - Were you hoping that the cosmetics or other goods you bought that were RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) certified were from genuinely sustainable sources? Think again.
Malaysia\'s Sime Darby plans China expansion
30/11/2009 (Asia One News), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby said Monday it planned to invest up to two billion ringgit (812 million Singapore dollars) in China including in the plantations and motor sectors.
Definition of Sustainability Dampens Palm Oil Export to Europe
28/11/2009 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - First it was the health issue, then the environment and now palm oil has to endure further sustainability criteria for imports to Europe.
Most firms unaware of AEC benefits
25/11/2009 (The Nation) - Thailand is at risk of losing out on the benefits from the formation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, as most enterprises are still unaware of the advantages and challenges of regional integration.
The Palm oil genome sequencing project and its implications
24/11/2009 (Palm Oil Truth Foundation) - Demand for palm oil is growing unabated as biofuel and biodiesel demand is growing steadily. In response to this demand, the palm oil industry strategy is to improve the oil yield from the oil palm tree. For this purpose strong research and development efforts are going on across the major palm oil producing countries.
Indonesia\'s palm oil contributes 4.5 pct to GDP
24/11/2009 (Xinhua News Agency), Jakarta - The palm oil industry in Indonesia contributed 4.5 percent to the national Gross Domestic Product ( GDP), supporting the life of 13.2 million people of more than 230 million population in the country, a senior Indonesian official said on Tuesday.
Shame companies into using sustainable palm oil, says UK minister
23/11/2009 (Sumatran Orangutan Society) - Multinational companies should be "named and shamed" into sourcing sustainable palm oil to protect the world's tropical rainforests, says Britain's Energy Minister, Joan Ruddock.
Malaysia Will Not Confront Anti-palm Oil Lobbyists
23/11/2009 (Bernama) - Malaysia will take a consultative approach, rather than confrontational, in dealing with anti-palm oil campaign, the Dewan Rakyat was told Monday.
