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Mixed forecasts for palm oil at POC2026
CPO prices to consolidate at RM4,000 to RM4,300
CPO FUTURES CLOSE LOWER ONSTRONGER RINGGIT, CONCERNS OVERWEAK DEMAND
Palm oil ends lower after MPOB’s data release
Stubborn oil palm plantations warned
18/12/06 (NSTP) - KOTA KINABALU: Only a handful of oil palm plantations in the Kinabatangan district have restored riparian reserves, a fact that has irked Kinabatangan MP Datuk Bung Moktar Radin.
Funding for oil palm research
19/12/06 (The Star) - GUTHRIE Foundation will offer scholarships to researchers to conduct post-doctoral studies soon.
Wilmar stock soars on Malaysia palm oil deal
15/12/06 SINGAPORE, (Reuters) - Investors cheered Wilmar's multi-billion dollar purchase of Malaysian agricultural assets on Friday, sending its stock up 27 percent on hopes it will profit from high palm oil prices due to demand from China and India.
Evergreen looks to oil palm for new source of raw material
18/12/06 (The Star) - MALAYSIAN fibreboard companies have to be innovative and creative to maintain their leading edge in the international market.
KL govt to blame, say Papua NGOs
18/12/06 (The Sun Daily) PENANG - The government should take responsibility for the actions of Malaysian timber and oil palm companies which are the main culprits of illegal logging and open burning in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Indonesia, several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) said.
Boustead's 1st Islamic plantation REIT
17/12/06 (The Edge Daily) - The Boustead Group has set up the Al-Hadharah Boustead REIT, the first Islamic oil palm plantation real estate investments trust (REIT), which will acquire plantation assets totalling RM472 million.
Kuok Group merges palm oil biz in RM15b deal
14/12/06 (The Edge Daily) - The Kuok Group, controlled by tycoon Tan Sri Robert Kuok, is undertaking a mammoth S$6.6 billion (RM15.18 billion) corporate exercise to merge several of its companies here and in Singapore, including Wilmar International Ltd and PPB Oil Palms Bhd.
Palm Oil Biodiesel Industry Holds Big Potential
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 (Bernama) -- Biodiesel produced from palm oil has already been exported overseas and the new industry is expected to have a big impact on the national economy.
India's veg oil import declines 23 pc in November
15/12/06 ( New Karala) Mumbai - India's imports of vegetable oil (edible and non edible) fell by 23 per cent to 25.22 lakh tonnes during November, as against 32.76 lakh tonnes during the same month previous year, the solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) said.
