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Budget 2025 adjustments in export tax seen helping palm oil refining industry be more competitive
CPO FUTURES HIT TWO-YEAR HIGH ON BULLISH SENTIMENT, STRONG EXPORTS
CPO price strength could dissipate through end-2024, says BMI
CPO price forecast to climb for rest of the year
Major UK Supermarkets Sign Up to Take Action on Palm Oil
2/8/06 (Friend of The Earth) - The supermarket chain Morrisons today (Wednesday 2 August) announced it will join international efforts to tackle the problems caused by palm oil, following a campaign to highlight the threat to orang-utans posed by the crop.
Oil palm mats for Beijing Olympics
1/8/06 (The Star) - MIRI: Eco-friendly mats developed from discarded oil palm bunches will be used at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
PPB Oil looks at Indon biodiesel
31/7/06 (The Star) - PPB Oil Palms Bhd plans to venture into downstream biodiesel production in Indonesia to cater to its extensive oil palm plantation operations in that country.
Malaysia-China Palm Oil Fair, Seminar End On Bullish Note
BEIJING, July 28 (Bernama) -- The first Malaysia-China palm oil trade fair and seminar ended on a bullish note here Friday with traders from both sides welcoming the networking opportunity and getting the latest developments from Malaysia, the world's largest producer of the commodity.
$15-21 hike for palm group of oils
31/7/06 (The Hindu) - The Union Government on Monday hiked the tariff value of palm group of oils sharply by $15-21 a tonne. The value for soyabean oil was also raised by $4 a tonne.
PBS: Whose oil palm?
31/7/06 (The Edge News) - Kota Kinabalu: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) urged the relevant authorities to explain the status of the oil palm planted on 17,000 acres earmarked for the hardcore poor eradication programme (PPRT) in 2000 at Tongod, near Sandakan.
Asia stepping up biofuel drive to quench oil thirst
31/7/06 (Reuters) - SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian countries are racing ahead with plans to put a lid on oil demand by boosting domestic biofuels, a sign that record prices are spurring the substitution that Opec producers fear will lead to oversupply.
India plans to go soft on Asean trade talks
31/7/06 (TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ ) - NEW DELHI: In an effort to put the derailed free trade agreement talks with the Asean back on track, India is considering a gradual reduction in import duties on palm oil for Asean members with the rider that duty cuts should take place after a five-year period.
Msia Remains Committed To Sustainable Forest Management
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysia remains committed to ensuring sustainable forest management and is not a party to illegal logging in the region.
