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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
Palm oil price rises above RM3,400
15/01/2008 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Malaysia Derivatives Exchange hit a new record of above RM3,400 per tonne yesterday on supply concern amid surging world demand for food and biodiesel consumption.
Indonesia to switch 10 pct petroleum to biofuel
15/01/2008(ANTARA News), Jakarta - Indonesia plans to substitute around 10 percent of its fossil fuel transport consumption with biofuel products by 2010, a senior government official said on Monday.
Cooking palm oil prices may be capped
15/01/2008 (The Bangkok Post) - The Commerce Ministry yesterday threatened to set a ceiling for retail prices of cooking palm oil if it found traders were hoarding the product.
Imports could stall price hike
12/01/2008 (The Bangkok Post) - The government plans to import 60,000 tonnes of crude palm oil to solve a supply shortage and hopes the measure will have a positive psychological effect on the industry.
MPOB likely to introduce palm oil-blended diesel
14/01/2008 (My Iris) - Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is likely to launch palm oil-blended diesel in the local market this year to save the domestic bio fuel industry.
Malaysia may launch palm diesel in \'08: MPOB chief
14/01/2008 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia is likely to introduce palm oil-blended diesel in the local market this year to save the domestic biofuel industry, which has been hit by soaring feedstock prices, a top industry official said on Monday.
Asian biodiesel plants sit idle as costs soar
14/01/2008 (Reuters) - For many of southeast Asia's struggling biofuel makers, the global debate over using crops for food or as transport fuel is irrelevant -- a surge in palm oil prices has brought the industry to a standstill.
14/01/2008 (Reuters), Jakarta - Indonesia plans to substitute around 10 percent of its fossil fuel transport consumption with biofuel products by 2010, a senior government official said on Monday.
Indonesia seeks to nearly double biodiesel output
14/01/2008 (Reuters) - Indonesian palm oil-based biodiesel output is expected to nearly double to 1.3 million tonnes this year on expected strong demand in the overseas market, a senior industry official said on Monday.