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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
RM100b from oil palm seen: POIC
28/4/06 Kota Kinabalu (Sabah Daily Express) - Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC) Sabah Sdn Bhd estimates that the palm oil produced in Sabah (5.33 million tonnes in 2005) has potential of generating up to RM100 billion in economic value if its downstream potentials are fully exploited.
Felcra catching up with bigger GLC peers
30/4/05 (The Star) - FELCRA Bhd, a low-profile plantation-based government-linked company (GLC), is playing catch-up with its more prominent peers the Felda Group, Golden Hope Plantations Bhd (GHope) and Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd.
GHope: Subsidy can make biodiesel attractive
1/5/06 (The Star) - AS a biodiesel player with the highest number of confirmed biodiesel plants in Malaysia, Golden Hope Plantations Bhd no doubt wants to see a speedier implementation of the Biodiesel Act.
China's investment fells forests in Borneo
29/4/06 JAKARTA, (UPI) -- China is planning $7 billion in investments in Indonesia that will bring jobs and modern amenities, but at significant environmental cost.
Tradewinds Plantation to invest RM100m in Indonesia
26/4/06 (Sabah Daily Express) - Tradewinds Plantation Bhd plans to invest about RM100 million to acquire some 20,000ha of oil palm plantation in Indonesia to boost its presence there, its managing director Radzuan A Rahman said.
Sabah To Sign Pact With India's Pulp And Paper Giant
KOTA KINABALU, April 29 (Bernama) -- Sabah is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India's pulp and paper giant, Ballapur Industries Ltd, next month for a joint venture in the state.
Guthrie to spend RM109m on planting, expansion
28/4/06 (Business Times) - PLANTATION group Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd, which is 73.5 per cent owned by Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), will spend RM109 million on planting and expansion activities this year.
Asia turning to plants for fuel
1/5/06 FARIDABAD (India): Indians know better than to eat the plum-sized fruit of the wild jatropha bush. Its poisonous enough to kill.
The Awareness On Palm Oil's Virtues Disappointing
KUALA TERENGGANU, April 23 (Bernama) -- The awareness on the benefits of palm oil among Malaysians are disappointing though the country is the world's biggest producer of the commod
