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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
Indo-Asean FTA slips on palm oil
07/10/2007 (Business Standard), New Delhi - Differences on duty reduction on items in highly sensitive list mean a spillover to next year.
Indonesian oil palm companies in line of fire
06/10/2007 (The Jakarta Post) - At first sight it appears to be a boy's scout camp, hidden in the forests of Sumatra. But it only takes a 50-meter stroll behind the camp to realize that the young people who have gathered there from the surrounding villages are not simply nature lovers enjoying their time in the forest, because there is nothing left of the forest.
Biofuel Costs Hurt Effort To Curb Oil Price
04/11/2007 (The Wall Street Journal Online) - Rising costs of biofuels and other alternative energies are making them less viable as substitutes for crude oil, a development that could frustrate efforts to bring oil prices down in the years ahead.
A Look at Trans-Fat Replacements
06/11/2007 (The World Street Journal Online) - Trans fatty acids are created when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil – a process that makes the oil last longer. Food fried in oil containing trans fat or baked with shortening or other ingredients containing trans fat stay fresh longer. Trans fats are what gave the Oreo cookie filling its smooth, creamy texture and make French fries crisp. But trans fats have been found to raise bad cholesterol while lowering good cholesterol.
Work Begins On Oil Terminal In Multicomponent Complex At Tanjung Manis
06/11/2007 (Bernama), Sarikei - Sarawak's new industrial township of Tanjung Manis near here saw work begin today on a RM300 million integrated complex that is the outcome of a partnership between the public and private sectors.
Edible oil imports register record increase
05/11/2007 (The International News) - Despite efforts to meet bulk of edible oil requirements from indigenous sources, Pakistan’s dependence upon imported edible oils is constantly rising, registering a record increase of 200,000 tons during the last financial year, when the country imported1.8 million tons of edible oils from the earlier average of 1.6 million tons per year.
Disturbing trends to the fore in vegoil market
02/11/2007(The Hindu Business Line), Mumbai - Some disturbing trends are coming to the fore as far as the vegetable oil sector is concerned. Imports have been under open general licence for about 12 years now. From time to time, the Government uses the customs tariff mechanism to regulate imports.
Indonesian exports drop in September on higher tax for crude palm oil
01/11/2007 (FORBES), Jakarta - Indonesia's exports declined 0.9 percent to 9.52 billion dollars in September from the previous month as higher tax on crude palm oil (CPO) reduced shipments, a government official said Thursday.
Edible oils strengthen on pick up in festive demand
31/10/2007 (The Hindu), New Delhi - Edible oils strengthened further on the wholesale oils and oilseeds market on Wednesday on pick up in festive demand and closed with gains.
