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11/03/2013 (Hindustan Times) - Used cooking oil may fuel your car soon. The government has taken a clue from United States and Europe, where 75 % of used cooking oil is recycled to produce bio-diesel, and decided to have a similar frame-work for Indian eateries. As the first step in this direction, the ministry of new and renewable energy has asked the National Food Safety and Standard Authority (NFSSA) to prescribe standards and regulations for use of cooking oils.

11/03/2013 (Borneo Post) - The US Dollar Index closed higher on weekly basis at 82.71 after American payroll surged in February by 236,000 and jobless rates sank to 7.7 per cent. Commodity prices faced mixed sentiments on Friday as liquidation rose in the market amid bargain hunting.

11/03/2013 (Borneo Post) - Crude palm oil futures (FCPO) on Bursa Ma­laysia Derivatives settled the week higher in anticipation of lower palm oil stocks in February.

11/03/2013 (French Tribune) - Reports from Australia\'s health department have confirmed that some of the oil used for cooking might be toxic and can be life threatening. This is the latest revelation from Australian health researcher David Gillespie. The \"recovering corporate lawyer\" is known for his crusade against sugar.

11/03/2013 (Malaysia Chronicle) - Once upon a time in the 1980s, Malaysia was the world\'s largest natural rubber producer. That honour now, however, belongs to Thailand and Indonesia.

09/03/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures inched up on Friday, posting a weekly gain of more than 3 percent, as expectations of upcoming bullish data offset investor caution after the industry\'s biggest annual meeting this week.

09/03/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil headed for the biggest weekly gain in more than a month on speculation that stockpiles in Malaysia, the world’s second-largest producer, may decline as demand rebounds.

09/03/2013 (Zee News) - The Centre has sanctioned a scheme for procurement of 90,000 tonnes of oil palm fruit from market in Andhra Pradesh during January-March 2013, Parliament was informed on Friday.

09/03/2013 (Food Porduct Design) - Cargill’s PT Hindoli oil palm plantation in South Sumatra has received official Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification. The milestone, which recognizes PT Hindoli’s efforts in the sustainable production of palm oil, comes just three months after the Musi Banyuasin Regency in South Sumatra conferred the Platinum MUBA CSR Award for excellence in the Agribusiness and Agriculture sector to the Cargill oil palm plantation.

09/03/2013 (Sydney Morning Herald) - Norway\'s $US710 billion sovereign wealth fund has pulled out of 23 Asian palm oil companies after accusing them of causing deforestation, winning praise from environmentalists.

09/03/2013 (Dorset Echo) - Bosses behind a controversial green energy plant earmarked for Portland want to change the fuel from palm oil to used car tyres.

09/03/2013 (Hindu Business Line) - Indigenous edible oils such as groundnut and rapeseed oil dropped by Rs 5 for 10 kg each on Friday. Cotton refined oil declined by Rs 2. Slack physical demand and higher arrivals of mustard seeds in producing centres pulled down these oils while imported palmolein rose by Re 1 and soyabean refined oil inched up by Rs 5 tracking extended gains in Malaysian palm oil futures. Sunflower oil ruled steady.