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Palm oil to hold above RM4,400 on supply risks, biodiesel demand — MPOC
Sarawak palm oil producers report lower output
India Races Ahead While Malaysia’s Biodiesel Ambitions Plateau
Zafrul: 1,711 Malaysian export products to US to enjoy zero tariff
German Rights Group Criticizes Indonesia, Malaysia for Pushing Palm Oil as Bio Fuel
24/6/07 (Huntingtonnew.net) - The Germany-based Society for Threatened Peoples (GfbV) sharply criticized an advertising campaign of Indonesia and Malaysia for the use of palm-oil as bio fuel.
Countering oil palm critics
23/6/07 (The Star) - EARLIER this month, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin led a delegation of palm oil industry representatives on a six-day trip to the Hague, Brussels and London. The mission was to address the groundswell of negativity towards palm oil.
Malaysian palm oil takes its battle to the air
23/6/07 (NSTP) - KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil has taken to the airwaves to counter bad press in the West.
Breakthrough in M'sia-Indon ventures
25/6/07 (The Star) - The Malaysian Indonesian Business Council (MIBC) has scored major inroads into the Indonesian market through initiatives involving the opening up of land as well as facilitation of infrastructure and power projects.
Kulim to exit plantation business in Indonesia
22/6/07 (Business TImes) - KULIM (Malaysia) Bhd will exit the plantation business in Indonesia by selling its four Indonesian subsidiaries for RM430 million and focus on Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Palm oil export tax
20/6/07 ( The Jakarta Post) - The government finally decided last week to increase the export tax on crude palm oil and its derivatives from about 1.5 percent to 6.5 percent per metric ton, in a concerted effort to help bring down domestic cooking oil prices to below Rp 7,000 per kilogram, or US$777 a ton, compared to the international price of around $800.
Indonesia, Malaysia to set up cooperation body
20/6/07 (The Jakarta Post ) - Indonesia and Malaysia are to set up a joint body tasked with exploring opportunities for economic cooperation between the two nations in such lucrative sectors such as crude palm oil, Islamic finance and the halal industry.
Production of palm oil done in sustainable manner
19/6/07 (The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: The production of palm oil is done in a sustainable manner in Malaysia, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui on Tuesday.
Malaysia to get palm oil international certification by 2010
18/6/07 (Xinhuanet) - Malaysia plans to get international certification for palm oil by 2010 to deal with the negative perception that its production harms the environment and kills wildlife, local media reported Monday.
