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Malaysia’s palm oil stocks rise in July despite 14.5pc jump in exports
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
El Nino, biodiesel demand support CPO prices despite rising stocks
Gapki warns of sharp production losses
Criteria for sustainable palm oil finalised
24/09/ 2005 9The Star) - THE Criteria Working Group (CWG) under theRoundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) initiative has finalised theprinciples and criteria (P&C) for verifying sustainable palm oilproduction worldwide.
Dearer Crude Oil Boosts Prospects Of Palm-based Ol
22/09/05 BANGI, (Bernama) -- The more expensive crude oil becomes, thedearer it will be for makers of downstream petroleum products but thisbrings good news to palm oil producers, says Malaysian Palm Oil Board(MPOB) director-general Tan Sri Dr Yusof Basiron.
Indon output to match Malaysia’s in four years
24/09/05 (The Star) - INDONESIAN palm oil output will likely match thatof Malaysia in three to four years, Indonesian Palm Oil ProducersAssociation (GAPKI) chairman Derom Bangun said.
Industry mourns passing of Palm Oil King
24/09/2005 (The Star) - THE demise of Malaysian palm oil industry doyenTan Sri Borge Bek-Nielsen of United Plantations Bhd (UP) yesterday waswidely mourned and deeply regretted by many industry players.
IVP arm forays into trading of palm oil
24/09/05 (India Infoline.com) - IVP Ltd. said on Saturday that the Boardof Directors of IVP Felda Palm International Pvt Ltd at its first meetingheld on September 16, decided to commence import and trading operations.The IVP Felda Palm International was incorporated on July 1.
Jaya Tiasa Eyes Oil Palm As Future Contributor And
2/09/05 SIBU, (Bernama) -- Fully integrated timber producer Jaya TiasaHoldings Berhad is eyeing oil palm as its future income contributor andstrategic growth area.
Loggers degrade Panti sanctuary
25/09/05 KOTA TINGGI, (NSPT - A world-renowned paradise for bird watchersat the foothills of Gunung Panti here is being devastated by loggersclearing the forest to plant oil palm.The area is within a designated permanent forest reserve. However, theloggers hired by two companies have been wantonly cutting trees forseveral months now.
Malaysia's Danish "palm oil king" Bek-Nielsen dies
24/09/05 KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia's "palm oil king", Danishentrepreneur Borge Bek-Nielsen, has died at the age of 79 after spending alifetime nurturing one of Malaysia's key industries, relatives said.
One in Ten Supermarket Products Linked to Orang-ut
23 /09/05 (FEA) - UK company demand for palm oil, a vegetable oil found inone in ten products on supermarket shelves, is driving the orang-utantowards extinction, new research reveals. The `Oil for Ape Scandal',published today by Friends of the Earth and the world's leading orang-utanconservation groups, concludes that without urgent intervention the palmoil trade could cause the extinction of Asia's only great ape within 12years [1].
