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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
Palm oil maintains its price advantage over soybean oil, but only through the end of summer
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
Biofutures keen to purchase plant in Malaysia
3/6/06 (Business Times) - UK RENEWABLE fuels company, Biofutures International Plc, is in talks to buy a biodiesel plant in Malaysia in a deal which will result in the takeover of the British firm.
Rimbunan Sawit launches prospectus
1/6/06 (Business Times) - SOON-TO-BE-LISTED Rimbunan Sawit Bhd expects a net profit of RM8.5 million for its year ending August 2006 on the back of a RM110.4 million revenue.
Quota on SE Asian palm imports could hit local trade
25/5/06 (Business Standard India) - Tariff rated quotas on palm oil imports from Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia under the proposed Free Trade Agreements will spell doom for the Indian edible oil industry, industry players said. Cheap palm oil would flood Indian markets if imports were allowed at lower duty, they said.
Ta Ann Invests RM28 Mln In Biomass Power Plant Project
SIBU, May 25 (Bernama) -- The Ta Ann Group, a timber and oil palm conglomerate, is investing RM28 million in a biomass power plant at its plywood processing factory in Sungai Sadit here.
Japan Keen To Cooperate With M'sia In Research On Biofuel
TOKYO, May 24 (Bernama) -- Japan is keen to cooperate with Malaysia in undertaking mutually beneficial research on producing high-quality biodiesel using palm oil, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Tuesday.
M'sia & Indonesia Sign MoU On Commodity Development Cooperation
PUTRAJAYA, May 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Indonesia Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch a new series of joint efforts to develop their commodity sectors with the aim of further strengthening their positions as the world's biggest commodity suppliers.
JETC Agrees To Enhance Trade Investment Linkages
BEIJING, May 24 (Bernama) -- The seventh Malaysia- China Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETC) meeting Wednesday agreed to enhance trade and investment linkages between the two countries.
Sawit Kinabalu And WWF-Malaysia In Rehabilitation Tie-Up
KOTA KINABALU, May 23 (Bernama) -- State-owned plantation company, Sawit Kinabalu Bhd, Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with World Wildlife Fund - Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) to continue the rehabilitation work in a flood prone area at Sungai Pin, in the Lower Kinabatangan area.
Now, FM warns on FTAs
25/5/05 (Business Standard India ) - India's proposed Free Trade Agreement with Asean has hit another roadblock, this time with Finance Minister P Chidambaram expressing concern over the revenue losses that would arise from it.
