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Palm oil stocks expected to climb 15pct in May on increased output
April Palm Oil Exports Up 9.62 pct, CPO Production 21.52 Pct Higher – MPOB
Malaysia’s palm oil production up 3.51%
CPO Futures Ends Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Market
500,000 tonnes of palm oil needed yearly for propo
12/08/05 (Bernama) - A TOTAL of 500,000 tonnes of palm oil will be neededeach year to respond to the Government’s call to produce and use palmoil-based biofuel, Malaysia Palm Oil Association (MPOA) said.
Aim to produce 6mil tonnes palm oil by 2010
15/08/05 Sandakan (Daily Express News) - Sabah, Malaysia's biggest palmoil producer, aims to produce six million tonnes of palm oil in 2010, saidState Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Ismail.
Court action planned against Malaysian plantation
15/08/2005 (Sunday Business Post - Authorities in central Malaysia plan totake legal action against oil palm plantation owners who burnedagricultural waste, defying a ban that was installed to ease the chokingsmog caused by fires in Indonesia.
Environmental Group Slams Indonesian Plan for Huge
15/08/2005JAKARTA (Associated Press) - Indonesia's proposal to build theworld's largest palm oil plantation along its border with Malaysia wouldhave a devastating impact on forests, wildlife and the local population,an environmental group warned Monday.
Fires in Indonesia Cause Ecological Crisi
13/08/05 KULIM, Indonesia - Palm oil farmers have used fire to clear theirland of tall grass, shrubs and trees for years, without any idea that thenoxious fumes caused problems in neighboring Malaysia or anywhere else.
INDONESIA TO START COMMERCIAL OUTPUT OF BIODIESEL
12/08/05 JAKARTA, (Asia Pulse) - The Oil Palm Research Center (PPKS) inMedan will start commercial production of biodiesel oil with a dailyoutput of 20 tons.
Malaysia Gears Towards Self-Sufficiency In Paper P
16/08/05 KUALA LUMPUR, (Bernama) -- Malaysia is gearing towardsself-sufficiency in paper products with the anticipation of more pulp andpaper mills coming on stream in the future.
Malaysia Guthrie Denies Starting Fires On Indonesi
16/08/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd. Tuesday deniednewspaper reports alleging two of its units were among Malaysian companiesthat started massive fires last week in Indonesia to clear land forplantations.
Malaysian investors to cultivate oil palms in Kigo
17/08/05 (Financial Times ) - Discussions between the TanzaniaInvestment Centre (TIC) and a group of Malaysian investors are at anadvanced stage for the latter to start commercial farming of palm oil inKigoma, the Financial Times has learnt.
