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Malaysia welcomes US tariff cut on palm oil, eyes RM21b in exports but warns against overreliance on single market
MPOB: Malaysia urged to diversify palm oil markets amid US tariffs
Crude palm oil's discount to soybean likely until 3Q, may spur Indian demand — analysts
Palm Oil demand from China and India expected to rise as prices become competitive, says MPOC
Jakarta hopes to clean up with biodiesel fuel
9/5/06 (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta) - Vehicle owners in Jakarta will have the choice of buying a more environmentally friendly alternative to diesel fuel when state oil and gas company Pertamina starts selling biodiesel fuel in its gas stations in mid-May.
PM alerts Bush on anti-palm oil drive
6/4/06 AUSTIN (Texas) (The Star) - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has told US President George W. Bush his concerns over attempts by certain US groups to discredit palm oil.
Oil firms to bear blending costs
5/5/06 (NSTP) - Oil companies in Malaysia will have to supply Envo Diesel, a made-in-Malaysia biofuel, and bear the blending costs when the law mandating its uses comes into force next year.
Guthrie poised to improve earnings
9/5/06 (The Star) - Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd might be on a steep earnings recovery path as a larger number of its oil palm trees mature and yields from its plantations start to jump.
Pull back from these areas' call
8/5/06 (Daily Express News) - Kota Kinabalu: Oil palm companies in the Kinabatangan have been urged to ensure their plantation boundaries do not encroach riparian areas (along riverbanks) to avoid the risk of being penalised by the Government.
Govt seeks new land for border project
7/5/06 (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta) - The government will go ahead with a much-criticized mega-plantation project along the Indonesia-Malaysia border on Borneo Island, but only small parts of the designated area can feasibly be used, says a minister.
Limahsoon To Invest RM10 Million In Biofuel Project
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Limahsoon Bhd, an integrated manufacturer of laminated boards, will invest an initial RM10 million in a plant to produce charcoal, activated carbon and biofuel.
Biodiesel to lift palm oil prices
3/5/06 (The Edge Daily) - Malaysian crude palm oil prices are likely to inch closer to RM1,600 a tonne this year as the start of biodiesel production cuts domestic stocks, the country's commodities minister said
Avoid palm oil and its bad fat
4/5/06 (The News & Observer) - New food labeling requirements have made it easier to determine whether our favorite foods contain harmful trans fats. But the demand among food manufacturers now for alternatives to trans fats may have an unfortunate consequence: Greater use of palm oil in many popular food products.
