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Palm Oil Stakeholders Need To Navigate Market Dynamics To Ensure Continued Growth
CPO futures close lower amid concerns over B40 biodiesel implementation
CPO market to trade in yo-yo mode next week amid holiday, production concerns
MSPO 2.0: Experts see stronger global position for Malaysian palm oil
IJMP plans RM30m mill in Sabah
02/08/05 Sabah (The Edge Daily) - IJM Plantations Bhd (IJMP) will investat least RM30 million to build a palm oil mill in Sabah to cope with theanticipated higher output when its young plantations mature in about 24 to30 months.
M. Mosaics to strengthen non-palm oil businesses
29/07/05 (Business Times) - MALAYSIAN Mosaics Bhd, which owns 40,485hectares of oil palm plantations in Sabah, will be going all out to boostits other businesses this year to cushion the impact of lower crude palmoil (CPO) prices.
Oilpalmworld To Launch Internet Portal For Commerc
1/08/05 KUALA LUMPUR, (Bernama) -- One-stop business-to-businesselectronic exchange company, Oilpalmworld Sdn Bhd, will launch an Internetportal for all commerce functions of the global palm oil industry onAugust 8.
Serdang Valley To Be Developed As Agropolis
01/08/05 KUALA LUMPUR, (Bernama) -- The Serdang Valley covering 2,400hectares will be developed into an "agropolis" of research institutionsthat play a key role in upgrading the agriculture sector, Datuk SeriAbdullah Ahmad Badawi said.
Thai Cabinet orders review of expansion scheme
02/08/05 Chanthaburi (Bangkok Post) - The cabinet yesterday ordered theAgriculture Ministry to review its plan to expand oil palm plantations byfour million rai countrywide to produce biodiesel, and the offer of a1.6-billion-baht compensation to fruit farmers if they switch to growingpalm.
Unilever to use allan blackia nuts as substitute f
29/07/05 Tema, (GNA)- The Netherlands is supporting Unilever Ghana Limitedwith about 400,000 Euros, as grants for its research into the commercialproduction of Allan Blackia nuts. Uniliver will also provide funds tocomplement the cost of the project, which is 738,712 Euros and expected tobe completed by the end of May 2006. These were made known to the press bythe Dutch Ambassador, Mr Arie Vender Wiel on Thursday, during his workingvisit to the factory in Tema to familiarise himself with the company'sactivities.
US Agricultural Research Service Unveils Online Nu
2/8/2005 (Telecomworldwire) - A new online database called "What's inthe Foods You Eat - Search Tool" has been unveiled by scientists from theUS Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
US Group Sees Red In Rising Popularity Of Palm Oil
1/8/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Palm oil's nascent advancement into thesoyoil-dominated U.S food market has stirred up renewed friction betweensome U.S. consumer rights activists and the palm oil industry, reviving awar of words that was prevalent some two decades ago.
Indonesian Gov't Urged To Establish Special Oil Pl
JAKARTA, July 26 Asia Pulse - The government has been urged to establishoil plantations to supply crude palm oil to be processed into biodieseloil as an alternative fuel.
