Berita Arkib

01/06/2011 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices traded a shade higher by Re 1 to Rs 535 per 10 kg in futures trading today as speculators enlarged their positions on the back of a firming global trend.

01/06/2011 (Msn News) - Palmolein oil prices declined by Rs 20 per quintal in an otherwise steady wholesale oils and oilseeds market due to weak global trend.

01/06/2011 (FreshPlaza) - Agrocaribe is the first African palm oil producer in the world to be certified under the standards set by the Sustainable Agricultural Network (SAN) of the Rainforest Alliance Certification program. Thirty farms were certified in a record-setting, five month time period.

01/06/2011 (Bloomberg) - On a sweltering Sunday in April, more than 300 people pack a room above GC Curry House, a popular eatery on a tree-lined avenue in Kuantan on Malaysia’s east coast. They’re here to discuss the potential hazards of a rare- earth refinery Sydney-based Lynas Corp. is building about 25 kilometers away that will process radioactive ore into the exotic metals that go into tech gadgets, hybrid cars and weapon systems.

01/06/2011 (Bloomberg) - Ethiopia’s economic expansion may slow next fiscal year amid rising inflation, restrictions on private-bank lending and a “difficult” business environment, the International Monetary Fund said.

01/06/2011 (Reuters) - Representatives from 35 countries will seek ways to protect the world's largest rainforests during a week-long meeting in Congo Republic starting on Tuesday.

01/06/2011 (Bernama) - A palm oil mill effluent (POME) zero discharge system will be showcased at the two-day "Biogas and Palm Oil Mill Effluent" seminar, beginning June 6, in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

31/05/2011 (The star) - Sime Darby's entry into Liberia poses a tough challenge not just in terms of issues relating to the land it has obtained to develop oil palm and rubber plantations but also providing for its workers and their children.

31/05/2011 (Financial Times) - Wrangling over the long-awaited global trademark for sustainable palm oil – which is being launched on Tuesday – has resulted in watered-down definitions of the word “sustainable”.

31/05/2011 (Business Recorder) - Malaysian palm oil futures ended lower on Monday after hitting more than two-month highs as traders sold following a three-day rally and looked to exports data to set direction.

31/05/2011 (Business Standard) - Centre's announcement of allocation of Rs 4.80 crore to Gujarat for increasing oil palm acreage seems to have failed in impressing the industry players and the agriculturists in Gujarat as they see dismal prospects for a fruitful outcome of this initiative by the central government.

31/05/2011 (ConfectioneryNews.com) - Forest fragmentation driven by demand for palm oil is having a catastrophic effect the level of biodiversity, and may be endangering certain species, according to scientists from the Queen Mary University of London.