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09/07/2013 (IngredientsNetwork.com) - Emulsifiers and stabisers company Palsgaard has further increased its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility in its new CSR Report. The international manufacturer of emulsifiers and stabilizers for the food industry said that it fully believes in integrating social, environmental, ethical and human rights in its operations.

09/07/2013 (StockMarketWire.com) - The board of Equatorial Palm Oil (PAL:AIM) has issued a written notice to its joint venture partner, Biopalm Energy Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian conglomerate, the Siva Group) setting out that Biopalm is in material breach of its obligations under the investment agreement signed between the parties on 10 December 2010.

09/07/2013 (Jakarta Globe) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, a nonprofit market-led association, said on Monday that it had cleared three member companies with plantations in Sumatra of responsibility for the fires that caused smoke and haze over Singapore, Malaysia and southern Thailand.

09/07/2013 (Reuters) - High demand for edible palm oil in India, China and at home have made Indonesia the top global producer of crude palm oil (CPO), according to statistics compiled by scientists at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).

09/07/2013 (The Star) - CIMB has taken a shine to QL, a leading integrated resource-based company involved in fish products, poultry and palm oil, which it said was trading at an undeservedly big discount to other consumer stocks despite stronger growth prospects and minimal earnings risks.

09/07/2013 (Jakarta Globe) - Bakrie Sumatera Plantation, a unit of the Bakrie Group conglomerate, expects to finish the sales of its six plantations within four months to help pay debt.

09/07/2013 (THISDAY Live) - The Vegetable/Edible Oil Producers Association of Nigeria (VEOPAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to approve its request for N100 billion Palm Oil Development Fund to help revive the sector, which is seen as a viable alternative to crude oil.

08/07/2013 (The Star) - The current low crude palm oil (CPO) price has been a major challenge to the plantation companies’ profitability, with their operational margins being pressured by higher production costs this year.

08/07/2013 (Jakarta Post) - As the third Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) senior officials meeting ended on Saturday, Indonesia was yet to receive an affirmative response from other countries on its proposal to put palm oil and rubber on the group’s list of environmental goods eligible for tariff reduction.

08/07/2013 (Myiris.com) - CPO futures at MCX ended higher tracking expectations of lower palm oil production and inventories for June month. BMD Market was buoyed on Friday by expectations that stocks will ease and exports will rise during the July 1-10 period. Talks of increase in import duty from present 7.5% to 20% have supported the strength in palm oil prices. Higher physical demand ahead of festivals is likely to strengthen the demand for palm oil in near to short term. Industry regulator Malaysian Palm Oil Board will release June stocks and production report on Wednesday.

08/07/2013 (Business Recorder) - The Karachi Port handled 116,346 tonnes of cargo comprising 74,304 tonnes of import cargo and 42,042 tonnes of export cargo including 5,405 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Saturday. The total import cargo of 74,304 tonnes comprised 37,078 tonnes of containerised cargo; 26 tonnes of general cargo and 37,200 tonnes of oil/liquid cargo.

08/07/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil swung between gains and losses as speculation that stockpiles in Malaysia may rebound from this month was countered by data that showed inventory in China extended a decline.