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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Biofuels Backlash: Asian Palm-Oil Producers Shut Plants
30/04/2008 (The Wall Street Journal) - U.S. and European biofuel producers are singing the blues these days. But that’s nothing compared to the tsunami overwhelming Asian biofuel makers. The good news? There may actually be a silver lining to it all.
Malaysia sees surge in UAE, Bahrain palm oil export
30/04/2008 (Trade Arabia News) - Malaysian Palm Oil exports to the UAE and Bahrain have registered a sharp rise last year, according to latest reports from the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).
Indonesia\'s Pertamina reduces biofuel blend in diesel
29/04/2008 (Reuters, UK), Jakarta - Indonesia state oil firm Pertamina has cut the biofuel blend in diesel fuel to 1 percent from 2.5 percent as rising palm oil prices and lack of incentives have cut margins, a company official said on Tuesday.
Nigeria: Agriculture - Palm Oil - The Country\'s Untapped Potential
28/04/2008 (AllAfrica.com) - That palm oil production is yet another agricultural sector that remained untapped by Nigerian farmers is not in dispute. Oil from palm is used for virtually every thing. It is used for cooking, making soap and pomade etc.
Palm up as vegoils climb; Jakarta tax caps gains
29/04/2008 (Reuters, India) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures rose 1.1 percent on Monday as global vegetable prices climbed on the back of record crude oil prices, traders said.
Govt to cut CPO export duty to 15% in May
28/04/2004 (The Jakarta Post) - The government will cut the crude palm oil (CPO) export duty for May to 15 percent, on a decline in the commodity price in the international market, Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu says.
INDONESIA TO SLASH CRUDE PALM OIL EXPORT TAX IN MAY
28/04/2008 (Trading Market) - The Indonesian government said it will cut the export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) from 20 per cent to 15 per cent in May to follow a decline in the prices of that commodity on the international market.
Is Dove\'s campaign for real beauty destroying the world\'s rainforests?
28/04/2008 (The Independent) - For the past few years, one of the world's biggest advertisers has been trying to persuade us to celebrate natural beauty: Unilever very successfully peddles its Dove brand on a promise of making more women feel more beautiful everyday. But is Dove killing our planet?
PTT buys Indonesian 250,000-rai palm plantation
27/04/2008 (The Bangkok Post) - State-run oil giant PTT Pcl has taken over a major palm oil plantation in Kalimantan, the Indonesian province on Borneo island, PTT Prasert Bunsumpun said on Sunday.
