Berita Arkib

30/11/2012 (Bloomberg) - Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, is discussing changes to its export tax structure to counter competition from Malaysia which will cut tariffs from Jan. 1 to boost shipments and pare record inventories.

30/11/2012 (Bernama) - Malaysian investors have been invited to tap the immense resources and business opportunities in Mindanao, especially in the area of agriculture, infrastructure and mining.

30/11/2012 (Bernama) - Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd's share price fell four sen, or 0.87 per cent, to RM4.55 as at 11.33 am today as analysts expected a disappointing third-quarter result.

30/11/2012 (Borneo Post) - An oil palm mill in Naman was yesterday fined RM13,000 by the Sessions Court here for allowing effluent to flow into the watercourse.

30/11/2012 (The Star) - India's oilseed industry has urged the government to hike import taxes on palm and other edible oils as a sharp fall in global prices hurts demand for domestic production, two trading sources told Reuters on Thursday.

30/11/2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Sunshine Holdings, which has interests in tea and oil palm said it was in talks with Pyramid Wilmar (Pvt) Ltd, a Colombo based unit of two Singaporean firms, to use their expertise and distribution chains.

30/11/2012 (Mongabay.com) - Conservationists have filed a complaint against an Indonesian palm oil company for allegedly clearing an area of forest that contained orangutans.

30/11/2012 (Jakarta Post) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the international multi-stakeholder organization for sustainable palm oil, has signed a service and license agreement with Accreditation Services International (ASI) to manage and implement their accreditation program.

30/11/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Crude palm oil (CPO) producer PT Astra Agro Lestari (AALI), part of the PT Astra International conglomerate, will build a US$75 million refinery in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, in 2013 as part of its expansion plan.

30/11/2012 (The Star) - Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd's (FGVH) third quarter financial results are likely to disappoint.

30/11/2012 (Borneo Post) - Genting Plantations Bhd’s (Genting Plantations) earnings is expected to rebound going forward as the group sets its sight on stronger demand from the festive seasons, higher crude palm oil (CPO) prices from substitution effect of palm oil and soybean oil as well as the potential realisation of it upcoming properties.

30/11/2012 (Reuters) - CIMB Research upgraded Singapore-listed palm oil plantation firms to 'overweight' from 'trading buy' but downgraded Indonesia-listed peers to 'neutral' from 'overweight'.