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AI boom is turning Malaysia’s palm oil estates into data centres
Malaysia lowers December crude palm oil reference price, maintains duty at 10%
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
Adulteration hits palm oil trade
28/02/2008 (Business Standard) - Mixing of cheap coconut oil with costly edible oils is rampant in south.
Crude palm oil market seen poised for correction
27/02/2008 (The Hindu Business Line) - Will the crude palm oil (CPO) price bubble burst sooner than many think? The market has been rising relentlessly in recent times, and has been racing towards the magical 4,000 Malaysian ringgits (MYR) a tonne in the wake of rising crude prices, weak dollar and robust demand.
Palm oil trees set to cut down on imports
27/02/2008 (KBC) - Palm oil production may be a successful business venture in the country in the coming years.
Malaysia refuses palm olein quota to Pakistan
28/02/2008 (The News - International, Pakistan), Karachi - Malaysia has refused to allocate export quota of RBD palm olein to Pakistan raising fears of an impending shortage of edible oil in coming days, an industry official told The News on Wednesday.
Malaysia looking at cultivation of jatropha
27/02/2008 (Sify.com), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia is closely examining cultivation of jatropha, a bio-diesel feedstock, Government officials said. Intercropping with oil palm is seen as the way to promote this new source of oil. Currently, about three million hectares are under oil palm cultivation in this country.
Oil companies firm up bio-diesel plans
25/02/2008 (Rediff News) - With the government planning to start 20 per cent blending of bio-diesel with diesel, Indian oil [Get Quote] companies are fast firming up their bio-diesel ventures.
OPINION: Sustainability and future of palm oil
28/02/2008 (NST Online) - Palm oil is riding high. The bullish mood is expected to prevail in the coming months. Prices have hit historic highs and show no sign of softening. At more than RM3,800 a tonne, profits have never been better.
Global veg oil market moving beyond demand-supply norms
25/02/2008 (The Hindu Business Line), Mumbai - It is not unusual for vegetable oil prices to spike days ahead of the global industry’s calendar event — Palm and Lauric Oils Price Outlook held in Kuala Lumpur at this time of the year. We have seen it happen in the past. This year is no different. The market for both palm and soya oils has reached the stratosphere, with prices continuing to record new highs from time to time.
Bigger Palm, Lauric Oils Conference This Year
26/02/2008 (Red Orbit) - The three-day Palm and Lauric Oils Conference (POC) 2008, which started yesterday, will see more than 1,600 delegates gathering in Kuala Lumpur, surpassing last year's number of 1,500.
