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31/08/2012 (Biofuels Digest) - Distillates are petroleum products that includes diesel, jet fuel, and fuel oil. Renewable distillates may be categorized as substitutes or drop-in replacements. The most common distillate substitute is biodiesel, and drop-in replacements can be produced via hydrotreating or gasification plus Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology.

30/08/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures slipped to the lowest in nearly a fortnight, as traders booked profits with market focus shifting to rising stocks level in the world's second-largest producer.

30/08/2012 (Bloomberg) - Indonesia will cut its tax on exports of crude palm oil to 13.5 percent in September, the lowest rate this year, from 15 percent this month as prices of the commodity declined.

30/08/2012 (The Star) - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures fell on Wednesday, dragging plantation stocks and the 30-stock FBM KLCI lower, on speculation that the stockpile could have increased.

30/08/2012 (Bernama) - The chairman of the Malaysia-Pakistan Business Council, Datuk Mohamad Salim Fateh Din, has been awarded Tamgha-i-Imtiaz or Medal of Excellence by the Pakistan government in recognition of his effort in enhancing bilateral trade between Islamabad and Kuala Lumpur.

30/08/2012 (Manila Standard Today) - Palm oil producers are seeking government protection against the surge of undervalued imports that affected the prices of their production.

30/08/2012 (The Star) - Sime Darby Bhd is working towards expanding its landbank of oil palm trees to more than one million hectares, by expanding in Africa and Indonesia.

30/08/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysia's Genting Bhd , a gaming-to-property conglomerate, said net profit fell 20.6 percent in the second quarter on lower contributions from its Singapore gaming unit and palm oil business.

30/08/2012 (Bloomberg) - Indonesia will cut its tax on exports of crude palm oil to 13.5 percent in September, the lowest rate this year, from 15 percent this month as prices of the commodity declined.

30/08/2012 (THISDAY Live) - Malaysian palm oil giant, Wilmar Nigeria Limited, has been advised to manage the Ibiae and Calaro Oil Palm Estates in Cross River State successfully, to generate revenue and create 900 jobs for youths of the host communities.

30/08/2012 (4-traders) - Sime Darby Bhd. (4197.KU), a Malaysian plantation-to-healthcare conglomerate, plans to increase capital spending to as much as 7.75 billion ringgit ($2.48 billion) for the 2013 fiscal year, optimistic of long-term demand for its edible oil and industrial equipment after profit hit record high a year earlier.

30/08/2012 (The Star) - Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's (KLK) earnings fell 46.1% to RM233.08mil in the third quarter ended June 30, 2012 from RM432.76mil a year ago as plantations profit fell by more than half.