Berita Arkib

08/10/2012 (The Star) - We had the privilege to visit QL's Palm Biomass Pellet Plant powered by its Biogas plant located in Tawau with Chia Lik Khai, who began exploring its viability from an economics and engineering perspective for the past three years.

08/10/2012 (AllVoices) - Foreign palm oil plantations in the Philippines are accused of employing and exploiting child laborers. The Manila based Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTHUR) last presented to the public the findings of its research on child labor in oil palm plantations in Caraga which revealed that 24% of workers in the said industry are children between 5-17 years old.

08/10/2012 (Manila Bulletin) - The city government of Butuan opened the 11,000 hectares agricultural-rich lands to foreign or domestic investors or individuals for co-management scheme.

08/10/2012 (Phys.org) - Expanding production of palm oil, a common ingredient in processed foods, soaps and personal care products, is driving rainforest destruction and massive carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study led by researchers at Stanford and Yale universities.

06/10/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Friday as steep losses earlier in the week helped lure buyers back into the market, while there was also some positioning ahead of a now delayed decision on a proposal to cut palm oil export taxes.

06/10/2012 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil stockpiles in Malaysia, the biggest producer after Indonesia, probably climbed 15 percent in September to a record as production surged and demand slowed.

06/10/2012 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil advanced, paring a third weekly loss, as a slump to the lowest price in almost three years spurred demand from importers.

06/10/2012 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, will still maintain its current palm oil export tax in spite of a potential export tax cut by its top competitor Malaysia, to further boost the development of the local downstream industry, Deputy Trade Minister Bayu Krisnamurthi says.

06/10/012 (Malaysian Reserve) - Local palm oil refiners have been able to return to profitability in recents weeks following a steep fall in the crude palm oil (CPO) prices which has reversed earlier negative profit margins.

06/10/2012 (The Star) - The plunge in crude palm oil (CPO) prices will pressure Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd's (FGVH) earnings while recent news on mergers and acquisitions (M&As) is not seen as an immediate re-rating catalyst, analysts say.

06/10/2012 (Borneo Post) - The proposal to cut export rates for crude palm oil (CPO) from a current 23 per cent down to eight to 10 per cent was seen by analysts as a good move for upstream plantation players but would not leave any impact for local refiners.

06/10/2012 (The Star) - The country's exports for the month of August declined 4.5% year-on-year to RM55.97bil due to weak demand for electrical and electronic (E&E) products and palm oil.