Berita Arkib

23/01/2013 (The Star) - The journey to transform palm oil-based biodiesel into a financially viable venture in Malaysia for the past 10 years has been beseiged by a series of intense challenges, often hitting speed bumps along the way.

23/02/2013 (Cool Earth) - A large company has been accused of illegally deforesting over 1,200 acres of primary rainforest in the province of Alto Amazonas, Peru in order to plant oil palms whose product is destined for the biodiesel market.

23/02/2013 (Huffington Post) - It seems strange that I should have to travel thousands of miles to Washington, D.C. to get clarity on the fate of my land and community in Cameroon. But Herakles Farms, the American company threatening to destroy an area of rainforest where roughly 14,000 people currently live, myself included, is based here in the U.S.

22/02/2013 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures slipped on Thursday, tracking weak U.S. and China vegetable oil markets and as investors booked profits from prices which have gained almost two percent so far this week.

22/02/2013 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil tumbled by the most in a week on concern that demand for use in biofuels may drop after crude oil prices slumped.

22/02/2013 (Reuters AlertNet) - Industrial cultivation of oil palm has \"wreaked havoc\" on rainforests and forest peoples in Southeast Asia and now threatens to do the same in the Congo Basin, a report from the Rainforest Foundation UK warned on Thursday.

22/02/2013 (Bloomberg) - Wilmar International Ltd. (WIL), the largest palm oil processor, said fourth-quarter profit dropped 4.7 percent after palm oil prices declined and it booked a lower gain in the value on its plantations.

22/02/2013 (Natural Products INSIDER) - Dr. Mehmet Oz recently touted the health benefits of red palm oil on his show, and while many consumers were intrigued by the ingredient, some reached out to the doctor with concerns about the sustainability of palm oil.

22/02/2013 (Agrimoney.com) - Sipef put a dampener on hopes for a rebound in palm oil prices, revealing it had accelerated forward sales, amid expectations that high inventories will \"remain a burden\" to values.

22/02/2013 (PR Newswire) - WWF has initiated a campaign attacking palm oil imports from South-East Asia into India, claiming that palm oil is a key driver of deforestation, and Indian imports of the commodity are driving biodiversity loss and greenhouse gas emissions through peat burning. The claims are either gross exaggerations or false. Meanwhile the foreword of the report was written by a businessman with commercial interests in domestic palm oil production, suggesting protectionist intentions.

22/02/2013 (Sunday Daily) - Plantation firm IOI Corp Bhd, which saw its second-quarter net profit and revenue slip on lower contributions from its plantation segment, warned that this segment continues to face challenges on manpower constraints, higher labour costs arising from the implementation of minimum wage and prevailing lower crude palm oil (CPO) prices.

22/01/2013 (Dow Jones Newswires) - Wilmar International Ltd. (F34.SG) and Noble Group Ltd. (N21.SG) Friday announced a joint venture that will produce palm oil and its by-products in Indonesia.