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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
roup Calls on Food Industry, Consumers to Avoid Palm Oil
21/3/06 WASHINGTON, (U.S. Newswire) - Increased demand for palm oil is fueling destruction of the rainforest habitats of Sumatran and Bornean orangutans, pushing those and other already endangered species even closer to extinction, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). In a full-page ad in The New York Times, CSPI says orangutans are literally dying for cookies, as food manufacturers are replacing partially hydrogenated oils with palm oil in cookies, crackers, cereals, and microwave popcorn.
Envoy to Encourage Malaysian Investment in Philippine Palm Oil
20/3/06 COTABATO CITY (Asia Pulse) - Visiting Malaysian High Minister YB Tan Sri Bernard G. Dompok has pledged to convince Malaysian investors to infuse capital to North Cotabato's growing palm oil industry in a bid to boost peace and development effort in the area and the rest of the region.
PM Launches
21/3/06 PUTRAJAYA (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Tuesday launched the B5 palm oil-based biofuel called "Envo Diesel", expressing the hope that it would revolutionise the use of fuel in the country
Indonesia encouraging agriculture investment
20/3/06 (Bloomberg News) -- JAKARTA Indonesia could give tax breaks to help attract overseas investment in its oil palm plantations, cocoa and other agricultural products, a government official has said.
Biofuel vehicles to hit streets
21/3/06 PUTRAJAYA (The Star) - Biofuel-run vehicles will hit the streets here today, with the Government taking the lead.
Two biofuel plants planned in Kuantan
20/3/06 KUANTAN (The Star) - Two companies have expressed interest to set up biodiesel plants in the Kuantan Port Industrial Area (KPIA), with production expected to begin next year.
The future's driving force
22/3/06 PUTRAJAYA (The Star) - Biofuel will be Malaysia's fuel of the future, with the Government giving it a promising start by filling up several of its vehicles with it yesterday.
Biodiesel the way to go
22/3/06 PUTRAJAYA (NSTP) - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi launched a made-in-Malaysia biodiesel yesterday that was expected to change the pattern of future fuel usage by Malaysians.
Bio-diesel Solution
19/3/06 (NSTP) - n the face of escalating oil prices and the search for alternative fuels comes a modest plant with big promise, writes ELIZABETH JOHN.