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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
China's Soybean Oil Price Expected to Fall Further
07/11/05 SHENYANG (Asia Pulse) - China's bean oil price is expected to fall further in November as new domestic production is put on the market and more imports from the United States are delivered, according to an autumn grain trade fair here on October 28.
Golden Hope to Build 2 More Biodiesel Plants
31/10/05 (Business Times) - Golden Hope Plantations Bhd will build two more biodiesel plants - one in Banting, Selangor, and another in Rotterdam, Holland, costing more than RM100 million collectively.
Green Technology Investments Vital For M'sian Companies
28/10/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- Malaysian companies involved in the petrochemical processing, environmental, waste and water management sectors should continuously invest and employ latest available technologies to boost their capabilities and services.
India's Soybean Oil Imports May Rise 18% on Lower Price, Duty
04/11/05 (Bloomberg) -- India, the world's third-biggest soybean oil buyer, may import 18 percent more of the edible oil this year as lower prices and tax make it more attractive for traders than rival palm oil, a trade body said.
Indonesia To Proceed With Oil Palm Projects Near Sarawak Border
09/11/05 JAKARTA (Asia Pulse) - Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyanto dismissed protests against the government's plan to plant oil palms in forest areas along the border area of West Kalimantan with the east Malaysian state of Sarawak.
IOI reaps from high-yield oil palms
30/10/05 (The Star) - IOI Corp Bhd has planted the seeds of success over the past 22 years. From "zero base", it has become a reputable plantation giant and one of the world's largest integrated palm oil producers.
IOI To Go It Alone On Biodiesel Plant
07/11/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Plantation and property firm IOI Corp. Bhd. (1961.KU) will build its first biodiesel plant on its own, either in the Netherlands or in Pasir Gudang, in southern Johor state, to capitalize on the green fuel's growing global potential, the daily New Straits Times reports.
Long-term policy urged for oilseed sector
08/11/05 ISLAMABAD (Daily Times): The Pakistan Oilseed Development Board (PODB) has urged the government to introduce a long-term policy framework for development of the oilseed sector, which should remain unchanged for at least five years, a senior government official told the Daily Times on Monday.
Oil World sees Malaysia's 2006 palm oil output up
9/11/05 (Reuters) - Malaysia's 2006 calendar-year palm oil output is forecast to rise to 15.6 million tonnes from a likely 15.14 million tonnes in 2005, Hamburg-based oilseeds analyst Oil World said in its first preliminary estimate of the country's production.
