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Malaysia's palm oil stocks hit 8-month high in May as output jumps
FGV may see earnings fall over 50pct annually from expanded SST
CIMB: India's duty cut, low stocks seen boosting Malaysian palm oil exports
Palm Oil Market Set for Strong Growth to USD 106.5 Billion by 2032 Amid Rising Sustainability Focus
Govt increases tariff value on palm and soyabean oils
New Delhi, July 14: The Government today increased the tariff value for crude palm oil by eight dollars to 432 dollars per tonne while the tariff value was hiked by 37 dollars for crude soyabean to 566 dollars.
Malaysia Biofuel Plants to Boost Palm Prices
13/7/06 (PlanetArk) - KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian palm oil prices are likely to rise to between 1,600 and 1,700 ringgit a tonne in 2007 from 1,450 ringgit (US$397) now, driven by growing demand for biofuels, a top industry official said on Wednesday.
Biodiesel to boost Malaysian palm prices
12/7/06 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil prices are likely to range between RM1,600 and RM1,700 a tonne in 2007 from RM1,450 now, driven by growing demand for biofuels, a top industry official said on July 12.
Plantations to drive KL Kepong profits
14/7/06 (The Star) - PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's (KL Kepong) profitability is expected to be driven by its plantation division due to improvements in yields, high rubber prices and increase in palm oil production.
Biofuel raw material has uncertain future
16/7/06 (Bangkok Post) - Many private business operators in Thailand are cashing in on the alternative-fuel fad by selling jatropha seedlings, the seeds of which are used as a raw material for biofuel refining, to farmers at inflated prices and with little awareness of policy or demand, say experts.
Kasetsart, PTT and Toyota seek new source of biodiesel
14/7/06 (The Nation) - Toyota Group and PTT Plc will share research with Kasetsart University to find new raw material for biodiesel, focusing on jatropha oil.
Bursa not selling CPO settlement price licence to JADE
13/7/06 (The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd will not proceed to sell its crude palm oil (CPO) settlement price licence to Singapore-based Joint Asian Derivatives Exchange (JADE) as its proposal has not received approval from the relevant authorities.
Indonesia Says Needs US$22 Billion Investment in Biofuels
14/7/06 (Reuters) - JAKARTA - Indonesia needs 200 trillion rupiah (US$22 billion) of investment to develop more biofuels so it can cut subsidised oil-product consumption by 10 percent by 2010, the mines and energy minister said on Thursday.
U.S.-Malaysia Set For Round Two Of FTA Talks
WASHINGTON, July 15 (Bernama) -- The United States would like to see a "win-win" free trade agreement with Malaysia with both sides benefiting from an immediate duty-free status for much of its trade, Barbara Weisel, chief negotiator for the U.S., said here Friday.