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Palm oil stocks expected to climb 15pct in May on increased output
Malaysia’s palm oil production up 3.51%
CPO Futures Ends Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Market
Malaysian palm oil higher
Palm Oil Futures May Rebound on China, India Deman
09/08/05 (Bloomberg) -- Palm oil futures may rise as much as 19 percent inthe next 12 months, as India and China buy more cooking oil and recordpetroleum prices boost demand in Europe for substitute fuels, analystsincluding Christine Salim said.
Proposed Bio-Fuel Needs 500,000 Tonnes Of Palm Oil
11/08/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- In response to the government's call toproduce and use palm oil-based biofuel, Malaysia Palm Oil Association(MPOA) said that a total of 500,000 tonnes of palm oil would be neededeach year for the purpose.
Time to get serious about the haze
10/08/05 - IT IS high time for the Malaysian Government to get seriousabout the haze, and not because of its impact on the tourism industry. Thehealth of Malaysians and the economy are at stake.
Brazil's new soya crop seen at record 63.1 million
10/08/05 RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters): Brazil's 2005/06 (October-September)soya output is set to rise by 22 percent to a record 63.1 million tonnesfrom 51.7 million tonnes this year, private analysts Celeres said onMonday.
CHINA PLANS OIL PALM PLANTATIONS IN KALIMANTAN
09/08/05 JAKARTA, (Asia Pulse) - A number of Chinese investors will buildoil palm plantations with a total investment of US$8 billion along theborder area with Malaysia in Kalimantan.
IJM Plantations to set up palm oil mill in Sandaka
03/08/05 (The Star) - IJM Plantations Bhd plans to set up a new palm oilmill in Sugut, Sandakan within the next 2½ years.Managing director and chief executive officer Velayuthan Tan said: "Wewill invest about RM30mil for the 30-tonne per hour mill to cater for theanticipated double-digit growth annually in our fresh fruit bunches (FFB)production over the next four years."
Indonesia Set to Export More Palm Oil to India Thi
09/08/05 NEW DELHI, (Asia Pulse) - Indonesia, the world's second largestpalm oil producer, is likely to export about two million tonnes of thecommodity to India this year, 11 per cent more than the 1.8 million tonneit shipped last year."We are expecting that exports to India this year will be about twomillion tonnes as compared to 1.8 million tonnes last year," Derom Bangun,chairman of Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association, said on thesidelines of the India-Indonesia Joint Business Council meeting here.
M'sia Needs To Maintain Leadership Position In Pal
06/08/05 KUALA LUMPUR, (Bernama) -- Malaysian companies need to maintaintheir leadership in the palm oil industry in view of increasingcompetition, especially in terms of their profitability and production,says John K. Kuruvilla, managing director of OILPALMWORLD, an e-commercewebsite dedicated to the palm oil industry.
Malaysia to cut diesel imports with biofuel plan
09/08/05 (The Edge Daily) - Malaysia, the world's largest producer ofpalm oil, plans to cut diesel imports by 500,000 tonnes a year with a planto produce bio-diesel using a mix of palm oil and diesel, an industryofficial said on Aug 9.
