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IT is heartening to know that 69% of Malaysian voters consider environmental protection to be one of the factors that will influence the way they will vote in the 14th General Election (GE14), according to TheStarOnline report “Pakatan manifesto on environmental protection more specific, say activists” (April 15).

The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) says the UK supermarket chain Iceland’s decision to remove palm oil from its products misleads customers.

Japanese scientists are encouraging Southeast Asia’s palm oil producers to chop down trees to help save forests.

Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita has warned Norway over the proposed ban of import of crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivative products from Indonesia by the country’s parliament.

Malaysian palm oil futures closed flat on Wednesday as short covering in the second half of trade, helped the market recover from losses earlier in the day.

Two decades on from the fall of the Suharto dictatorship, Indonesia’s transition to democracy is regarded as a global success story. But lurking beneath the surface is an ugly truth

If you’re anything like we are, there’s a chance you have fond memories of sitting on the kitchen countertop as a child and mindlessly, and very happily, dipping your fingers into a tub of butter and eating it straight off. It’s nearly impossible not to absolutely love butter (seriously, it’s a brain-chemical thing) from a taste perspective, but when you look at the impact this delicious spread, there are many reasons not to be a butter fan.

BASF shifts its Personal Care portfolio and will offer palm-based specialties for the cosmetics industry exclusively as certified sustainable. The move was announced at its 3rd Palm Dialog event during the in-cosmetics global exhibition. “This is an important milestone for the cosmetics industry’s progress towards sustainable palm – and some of our customers have already made the step,” said Xavier Susterac, Senior Vice President BASF Personal Care Europe.

New Delhi, Apr 18 () Groundnut oil prices rose by Rs 100 per quintal in an otherwise steady wholesale oils and oilseeds market today on stockists' buying following pick-up in demand from retailers.

KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Wednesday April 18.

Malaysian palm oil futures rebounded from losses to gain over 1 percent at the end of the trading day on Tuesday, snapping six days of losses, lifted by profit-taking and gains in soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

The research house maintained its buy call on FGV and target price of RM2.26 based on an unchanged 25x price-earnings on its 2018E core earnings per share.