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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
Indonesia Asks Palm Oil Plantation Cos To Build Factories
19/12/05 BENGKULU, (Asia Pulse) - Private plantation companies cultivating oil palm in Bengkulu have been asked to build processing factories to produce palm oil end products.
Biodiesel venture logical next step for JC Chang
19/12/05 (The Star) - IT would be a natural progression for the Johor-based J.C. Chang group of companies to upgrade from the manufacture of cooking oil to biodiesel. The group would be commissioning its RM40mil palm biodiesel plant in Pasir Gudang next year.
Kumpulan Guthrie opens research center in Indonesia to expand
20/19/05 NEW DELHI (Bloomberg) - Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd., a Malaysian plantation company, said it spent 10 million ringgit ($2.6 million) on its first palm fruit research center in Indonesia, as it seeks to expand its operations in the country.
Profits jump at Guthrie Indon unit
20/12/05 (The Star) - KUMPULAN Guthrie Bhd unit, Plantation Indonesia, is expected to show a major improvement in earnings this year, driven mainly by impressive yields, oil extraction rates (OER) and fresh fruit bunches production (FFB).
GHope plans 4th biodiesel plant
20/12/05 (The Star) - GOLDEN Hope Plantations Bhd plans to build its fourth, and possibly the largest, biodiesel plant in Sarawak, as it bids to be a leading producer of sustainable energy in the country.
Guthrie opens Riau RM10m research centre
19/12/05 ( The Edge Daily) - Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd's Minamas Plantation opened its RM10-million research centre in Teluk Siak in Riau, Indonesia on Dec 19 to focus on improving production efficiency.
American Soybean Association Frustrated That WTO
19/12/05 ( Grainnet,com) St. Louuis, MO--The American Soybean Association (ASA) Dec. 19 expressed frustration that the just-concluded World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in Hong Kong did not provide more momentum on the issues of importance to U.S. soybean growers.
Human activities affecting elephant project
19/12/05 ( Kota Kinabalu: Human activities such as logging and farming have been hindering a six-month study of Sabah's unique Borneo pygmy elephants as the movements of these animals have been affected.
China's Soybean Imports Take a Hit from Bird Flu
19/12/05 (Asia Pulse) BEIJING - China's soybean import has slowed down somewhat due to the influence of bird flu outbreaks in some areas of the country.
