Berita Arkib

10/06/2011 (Opposing Views) - You can find palm oil in just about every type of product—hand soap, lipstick, cookies, supplements, peanut butter. It’s even being used as biofuel. The relatively cheap commodity is noted for its stellar nutritional profile (similar to olive oil) and its lack of flavor and smell, allowing it to blend seamlessly into multiple applications. However, although it was once hailed as the future of “sustainable energy,” palm oil is actually unsustainable and an absolute eco-nightmare, conservationists say.

10/06/2011 (Palm Oil HQ) - Crude palm oil futures on Malaysia’s derivatives exchange tumbled sharply Thursday following heavy selling due to lower soyoil and lingering concerns about rising stock levels.

10/06/2011 (Borneo Post) - Sarawak-based palm oil company, BLD Plantation Bhd (BLD Plantation) will invest an estimated RM100 million towards the construction of a new crude palm oil (CPO) mill and a second refinery plant to cater for robust demand.

10/06/2011 (Shan Herald Agency for News) - Illegal trade is booming on the southern Shan State motorcade trade route through Mae Hong Son, a northern province in Thailand. Since the beginning of the New Year, hundreds of new and used cars have been transported from Mae Hong Son, to Taunggyi, Burma (Myanmar).

10/06/2011 (Triple Pundit) - Unilever has been recognized as a sustainability leader in a 2011 survey by SustainAbility, and the Ethical Corporation awarded the company its Responsible Business Award in the High Performance category. CEO Paul Polman talks about how the company has lowered its carbon emissions by 40 percent in the last ten years, how, as a large palm oil producer it is looking to move toward sustainable palm oil, and how it is working to change consumer habits to aid in conservation.

10/06/2011 (Business Recorder) - Malaysian palm oil reversed gains to briefly touch a one-month low late on Thursday, as a bout of technical selling weighed and investors positioned themselves ahead of the release of a flurry of agriculture data.

10/06/2011 (Bernama) - Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Bhd (MGRC) and Felda Agricultural Services Sdn Bhd (FAS) have succeeded in the sequencing and assembly of the Ganoderma boninense fungus genome.

10/06/2011 (Bernama) - The Perak government has allocated 625 hectares to the state Farmers Organisation Authority to cultivate oil palm, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said Thursday.

09/06/2011 (Business Daily) - A ship carrying 30,000 tonnes of palm oil — used in the making of cooking oil — has docked at Mombasa port, allaying fears of shortage of the product triggered by the April hijacking of another vessel loaded with the raw material.

09/06/2011 (Isria) - Mr. Suthep Thaugsuban, Deputy Prime Minister, chaired the meeting of the National Palm Oil Policy Committee then gave a briefing on the result of the meeting. Gist as follows:

09/06/2011 (Business Recorder) - Malaysian palm oil dropped to a three-week low on Wednesday as investors adjusted positions on weak technicals, lacklustre external markets and expectations of high stocks.

09/06/2011 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices fell by Rs 2.20 per kg in futures trade today on sustained selling by speculators amid adequate stocks and weak global cues.