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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
PERFORMANCE OF THE MALAYSIAN PALM OIL INDUSTRY, MAY 2007
Investors Turn To Palm Oil Waste As Biofuels Fade
12/6/07 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Non-traditional palm oil-related businesses, such as the conversion of waste material into pulp and paper, are gaining popularity among investors even as interest in biodiesel wanes amid high feedstock prices, said the developer of a palm oil industrial hub in Malaysia.
Dominion Square to build palm oil factory in Lipis
13/6/07 (The Star) KUANTAN - Palm oil producer Dominion Square Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Pahang Agricultural Development Corporation (LKPP), located in Gambang, plans to build another factory in Lipis next year as part of its expansion to cope with the increasing demand for palm oil fruits.
Malaysia's May palm oil stockpiles down 6.1pc
12//6/07 (Business Times) - PALM oil stockpiles in Malaysia, the world's second-largest grower, fell 6.1 per cent in May compared with April, extending a three-year low, according to monthly data issued yesterday by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board
Push to Produce More Palm-Oil for Biodiesel Fuels Violence in Colombia
11/6/07 (about.com) - The Middle East is not the only place where the battle to control fuel and energy sources has turned deadly. In Colombia, a governmental initiative to produce more palm oil for biodiesel has led to widespread violence, illegal seizures of family farms, and clear-cutting of tropical forests in an effort to secure more acreage for palm-oil plantations.
CPO futures stage technical rebound
13/6/07 (Business Times) - CRUDE palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Bhd ended broadly higher yesterday on technical rebound after recording two successive days of sharp losses, dealers s
Thailand to enforce bio-diesel use in April next year
12 Jun 2007 (bbj.hu) - Thailand will enforce the mandatory use of bio-diesel at 10,000 petrol stations nationwide on April 1, next year, the Minister of Energy informed.
Tabung Haji commissions Batam palm oil refinery
11/6/07 (Business Times) - BATAM (Indonesia): Lembaga Tabung Haji Malaysia will commission its first ever US$15.6 million (RM54.29 million) palm oil-based refinery today in Batam, Indonesia.
What replaces those trans fats may be almost as bad for you
10/6/07 (US News & World Report) - Entire cities and counties have banned them. McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken have vowed to give them up - as have Starbucks, Ruby Tuesday, and a host of other former sources of sinful pleasures. In response to the 2006 Food and Drug Administration requirement that trans fats be listed on nutrition labels, makers of packaged goods from potato chips to Oreos have brought their totals down to zero.
