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MPOB Monthly Report Imminent: Malaysia's Palm Oil Stockpiles May Surge Past 2.6 Million Tonnes as Strong El Niño Fuels Distant-Month Supply Cut Expectations
CPO futures end mostly higher on soybean oil gains
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
Palm oil maintains its price advantage over soybean oil, but only through the end of summer
Islamic instrument that uses CPO to manage short-term liquidity
29/3/07 (The Star) KUALA LUMPUR - Bank Negara yesterday introduced an Islamic instrument that uses crude palm oil (CPO) as its underlying asset to manage short-term liquidity in the Islamic inter-bank money market.
Scientists weigh downside of palm oil
1/4/07 (AP) AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Only a few years ago, oil from palm trees was viewed as an ideal biofuel: a cheap, renewable alternative to petroleum that would fight global warming. Energy companies began converting generators and production soared.
Energy Companies Rethink Palm Oil as Biofuel
27/3/07 (AP) AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Once, palm oil was seen as an ideal biofuel, a cheap alternative to petroleum that would fight global warming.
UK Biodiesel Plant Begins Commercial Production
2/3/07 (Reuters) - IMMINGHAM, England - Independent oil company Greenergy's biodiesel plant in north-east England began commercial production on Friday and should ramp up to full output in a couple of weeks, chief executive Andrew Owens said.
Good case for palm oil as 2nd generation biofuel: Council
2/4/07 (Business Times) - THE Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) feels that palm oil will certainly qualify as second generation biofuel in reducing carbon dioxide emission by more than 80 per cent, with a little more fine-tuning in its processing technology.
Capitalism and the Consequences of Biofuels
30/3/07 (Bay Area Indymedia) - In today's world the use of biofuels has led to horrific consequences for the people of the world and the environment.
Invest in crude palm oil, women urged
27/3/07 (The Star) - THE Country Heights Growers'Scheme (CHGS) offers an opportunity for female investors to invest in crude palm oil, one of the fastest growing industries in Malaysia today.
Palm Oil & Deforestation: Truth or Fiction?
26/3/07 (Scoop.co.nz) - Have you ever noticed that a herd of lembu or cows, all tend to move together in the same direction? Have you often wondered why this phenomenon occurs?
Felda 'Unaffected' By Mega Merger Of Plantation Firms
26/3/07 KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- The merger of three Malaysian plantation groups into the world's biggest listed palm oil producer will not pose unhealthy competition to Felda (Federal Land Development Authority), the Dewan Rakyat was assured Monday.
