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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
Jumbo Jet No Longer Biofuel Virgin after Palm Oil Fuels Flight
25/02/2008 (Scientific American) - Virgin Atlantic became the first commercial airplane operator to fly a plane powered partially by palm tree oil this week. In a short but historic flight, one of the company's Boeing 747-400s flew more than 200 miles (320 kilometers) from London Heathrow Airport to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, reaching a peak altitude of 25,000 feet (7,600 meters) during the 40-minute flight, with one of its four engines burning a blend of 20 percent coconut and babassu oils mixed with regular petroleum-based jet fuel.
Pakistan looking to buy 200,000 tonnes of palm oil
27/02/2008 (The News - International, Pakistan), Kuala Lumpur - Pakistan is looking to buy around 200,000 tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia and Indonesia for April and May shipments, a top industry official said on Tuesday.
Edible oil industry wants vegetable oils under PDS
24/02/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - In the wake of prices of cooking oils skyrocketing, making them unaffordable to the poor, an edible oil trade body has suggested the government to subsidise the vegetable oils for supply through the public distribution system.
India May Pay More for Edible Oil Imports as Prices Surge
25/02/2008 (Bloomberg) - India, the second-biggest buyer of vegetable oils after China, may spend more on imports of the commodity this year as it boosts purchases to ease a domestic shortfall amid record prices.
Another surge in ghee, oil prices in the offing
24/02/2008 (Daily Times, Pakistan), Karachi - There is respite for the ghee and cooking oil consumers as the manufacturers and importers of these commodities have decided to make yet another increase in their prices, which is most likely to be implemented in the next few days.
Cheap Palm Oil May Overtake Soy on Rising Asia Demand
25/02/2008 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil, the world's most-used cooking oil, is also the cheapest, a discrepancy that won't last long as demand rises across Asia's biggest countries.
Demand for biodiesel fuels palm oil price
25/02/2008 (Financial Times) - Palm oil jumped by nearly 6 per cent on Monday to set a fresh lifetime high on the Bursa Malaysia derivatives exchange, boosted by strong demand from China and India.
World palm oil supplies under pressure: Mistry
25/02/2008 (Reuters) - "It certainly looks like supply will not be able to overwhelm demand," Mistry told Reuters in an interview ahead of a three-day global palm oil conference organized by Bursa Malaysia.
Godrej ropes in Malaysian firm for palm oil technology
26/02/2008 (Business Standard) - Godrej Industries, part of business conglomerate Godrej Group, has set up a joint venture with Malaysian firm IJM Plantations to develop palm estates and palm oil mills in India.
