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03/11/2011 (Borneo Post) - The government aims for the use of Biodiesel or B5 to reach 500,000 tonnes monthly by the end of 2012, said Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Hamzah Zainudin.

03/11/2011 (Eco-Business) - For the biorenewables sector, the Southeast Asian markets hold much promise - but some industry players have voiced concern over logistical, political and developmental issues in the region.

03/11/2011 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures climbed 1.2 percent on Wednesday as traders looked to a developing La Nina weather pattern that could curb production of the tropical oil.

03/11/2011 (Ghana News Agency) - A total of 50 rural women on Tuesday attended a day’s business management training workshop held for rural women entrepreneurs at Jukwa Mfuom in the Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region to help them to effectively develop and manage their businesses.

03/11/2011 (The Star) - Felda, with two estates in Indonesia, is considering an offer to open estates in Cambodia. Its Chairman Tan Sri Mohamed Isa Abdul Samad said Felda management was currently negotiating with the Cambodian authorities following an offer to open up 160,000 hectares (400,000 acres) in that country.

03/11/2011 (The News International) - The federal government has eliminated 233 tariff lines of Indian sensitive list under the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA), bringing it down from 1,169 to 936 tariff lines, said a summary of the commerce ministry on Tuesday.

03/11/2011 (Jakarta Post) - Businesspeople from the UK expect to strengthen commercial links with their counterparts in Indonesia as both bilateral trade and investments are still below their potential, leaving enormous room for growth, a business representative says.

03/11/2011 (Bloomberg) - PT Bakrie & Brothers, controlled by Indonesian billionaire Aburizal Bakrie, said it agreed to sell part of its stake in coal producer Bumi Plc to PT Borneo Lumbung Energi & Metal for $1 billion in cash to help pay a loan.

02/11/2011 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures slipped on Tuesday on concerns over the effectiveness of the euro zone bailout package, although a focus on heavy rains stalling production of the vegetable oil limited losses.

02/11/11 (PR Newswire) - Bunge Agribusiness Singapore Pte. Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), today announced that it intends to form a joint venture with PT Bumiraya Investindo ("BRI"), the Indonesian palm plantation subsidiary of PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food Tbk ("TPS Food"). This would be Bunge's first investment in the palm oil industry.

02/11/2011 (Biofuels Digest) - In Malaysia, researchers at the Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia have developed biodiesel using forest trees bintangor laut and perah as feedstock which, they say has far few carbon emissions than palm oil biodiesel. The feedstocks also have low fatty acid contents and give off a sweet smell when combusted.

02/11/2011 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesia enjoyed a surplus of US$2 billion in the non-oil-and-gas trade and $800 million in the oil-and-gas trade in September, the Trade Ministry reported.