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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
Cooking Oil Manufacturers Scrambling to Meet Need for Trans Fat-Free Alternatives
31/10/06 CHICAGO (AP) -- KFC's announcement that it will eliminate trans fats from its cooking oil puts more pressure for alternatives on companies that make and distribute the oil.
Edible oils down as govt extends custom duty cut on palm oil
28/10/06 New Delhi (NewKarala.com) Select edible oils drifted to close in negative zone in the wholesale oils and oilseeds market during the week ended October 28 after the government extended 10 per cent customs duty cut on palm group of oils to two more months till December 31.
CPO price boost for IOI Corp
30/10/06 (The Edge News) - IOI Corporation Bhd's bottom line is expected to be significantly boosted by the soaring crude palm oil (CPO) price that may average about RM1,900 per tonne next year, said IOI Corp group executive chairman Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng.
Malaysia October palm oil exports up 7.4%
26/10/06 (The Edge News) - Exports of Malaysian oil products for Oct 1-25 rose 7.4% to 1,178,379 tonnes from the 1,097,233 tonnes shipped between Sept 1 and 25, cargo surveyor Societe Generale de Surveillance said on Oct 26.
Introducing bio-fuel: Impact on economy and environment of Bangladesh
31/10/2006 (Financial Express) - The gathering clouds in the political horizon of the world are worrisome for the people of Bangladesh at large considering the oil crisis.
Dalian plans futures for refined palm oil
24/10/06 (The Star) - BEIJING: China's Dalian Commodity Exchange will not use the Malaysian palm oil prices as a benchmark for its planned palm oil futures contracts.
CPO prices to remain strong till end-2007
28/10/06 (The Star) - PETALING JAYA: The resurgence of crude palm oil (CPO) prices, which boosted plantation counters in the past trading week, is likely to continue until end-2007.
Rising demand set to fuel palm oil gains
27/10/06 9BUsiness Times) - BEIJING: Palm oil futures in Malaysia, the world's biggest supplier of the commodity, may gain next year because of rising demand for its use in processed food and fuels, according to Thomas Mielke, editor-in-chief of Oil World.
Sime plans biodiesel plant in Johor next year
28/10/06 (Business Times) - CONGLOMERATE Sime Darby Bhd plans to build its first palm oil-based biodiesel plant in Johor next year, with an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes