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Palm oil stocks expected to climb 15pct in May on increased output
CPO Futures End Lower On Strong Output, Rising Stock Concerns
Malaysia deserves to get low-risk status in new EU regulation
Dutch firm's pilot plant in Kuantan turns palm oil waste into renewable energy
Malaysian Palm Oil Firm Buys Oleochemical Joint Venture Stake from Akzo Nobel
10/2/06 Business Times (Malaysia) - Lam Soon Bhd, via its subsidiary Lam Soon Plantations Sdn Bhd, has acquired the remaining 65 per cent stake in its two joint ventures with Dutch multinational Akzo Nobel in Pasir Gudang, Johor, for Euro24 million (RM107 million).
Philippine Coconut Oil Production to Decline in 2006
13/2/06 (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Coconut oil production is expected to decline by 4 percent this year due to the lingering effects of the mild drought last year.
Tradewinds set to join the big league
13/2/06 (The Star) - Dr Radzuan says as plantation companies push for downstream activities, they tend to compromise on the level of efficiency in the upstream sector.
Kulim remains focused on oil palm
10/2/06 (The Star) - JOHOR BARU: Despite the latest venture into biodiesel production, Kulim (M) Bhd will remain focused on its traditional core business in oil palm plantation.
Outrage over Indonesian plans for palm oil plantation in rain forest
7/2/06 JAKARTA (AFP) - Activists and economists are outraged at Indonesian plans to cut a swathe through one of the world's largest remaining areas of pristine rain forest to create a massive Chinese-funded palm oil plantation.
Kulim To Boost Region's Biodiesel Output With Peter Cremer
9/2/06 JOHOR BAHARU (Bernama) -- Diversified palm oil group Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd is set to boost the region's biodiesel production capacity through its partnership with German company Peter Cremer (Singapore) GmbH.
Malaysia firm plans Singapore's first biofuel plant
9/2/06 KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd said on Thursday it has teamed up with a German firm to set up two biofuel plants in Malaysia and Singapore to produce "green" fuel mainly for the European market.
Malaysia Golden Hope To Make JV Unit;Plans IPO
9/2/06 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Malaysia's Golden Hope Plantations Bhd. (1953.KU) plans to make 50%-owned Cognis Oleochemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. a unit and may float the company within three years, a senior Golden Hope executive said recently.
Langsat To Be Regional Hub For Biofuel, Says JCorp
9/2/06 JOHOR BAHARU Bernama) -- Johor Corporation (JCorp) hopes to turn the Tanjung Langsat Industrial Complex into the first regional hub for biofuel, says its group chief executive Tan Sri Muhammad Ali Hashim.
