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AI boom is turning Malaysia’s palm oil estates into data centres
CPO prices to stay elevated on firm demand and tight supply
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
Green campaign dents palm oil demand
01/10/2007 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - A campaign by environment groups against palm oil is costing the product market share in Europe, a top Malaysian palm oil industry official said on Monday.
Malaysia\'s Sept palm exports up 12pc from Aug
01/10/2007 (Reuters) - Exports of Malaysian palm oil products during September rose 11.9 per cent to 1,415,266 tonnes from 1,264,422 tonnes shipped in August, cargo surveyor Societe Generale de Surveillance said today.
SHSU ag students testing biodiesel mixtures
01/10/2007 (The Huntsville Item) - The questions concerning our fuels of the future are many, but a group of agriculture students at Sam Houston State University are helping provide some of the answers.
ASEAN energy initiatives: Options for India
30/09/2007 (India Post) - ASEAN energy ministers have held several discussions on issues of petroleum security, energy from renewable sources and on concerns regarding nuclear energy. A regular feature of the ASEAN, the meeting of energy ministers in the last week of August 2007 was notable for the vision it outlined for the future.
Indo-Asean FTA talks may slip on palm oil
01/10/2007 (Business Standard) - Negotiations on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the 10-member Asean are stuck over tariff cuts on palm oil. In addition, Asean countries like the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia have not submitted the timeline for tariff cuts on items on the “highly sensitive list†of products.
Palm oil, veritable alternative to oil and gas
29/09/2007 (The Tide Online) - In Nigeria, one thing remains positive about the economy. It’s all about oil and gas exploration and its sustainability. However, researches are on going to find alternative ways of sustaining the Nigerian economy, rather than depending solely on oil and gas sector.
Biodiesel firm IPO spotlights risks
28/09/2007 (sustainable Industries), Seattle - Three months after filing with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public with a valuation of $345 million, Seattle-based Imperium Renewables opened a 100- million-gallons-a-year biodiesel plant in Hoquiam, Wash. — the largest biodiesel plant to date in the United States. The Grays Harbor county plant will eventually employ 60 staff, Imperium spokesman John Williams says.
Food versus fuel: The emerging debate
28/09/2007 (Sify.com) - The global agribusiness scenario is undergoing a fundamental change, which started a couple of years back. Currently, it is not so much changes in food production or consumption, but the rapidly expanding bio-fuels sector that is seen driving the global grains and oilseeds market.
\'Green Fuel\' Harming Rainforests
28/09/2007 (Sky News) - Buying biofuel for your car could be more devastating to the planet than traditional fossil fuels. A Sky News investigation has revealed that filling up with bio diesel containing palm oil is helping to destroy some of the world's most precious rainforests.
