Berita Arkib

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.

31/05/2011 (The Star) - CB Industrial Product Holding Bhd, is bidding for contracts for the construction of modipalm mills worth RM400mil in the local and overseas markets.

31/05/2011 (Jakarta Post) - Malaysian investors from the Associated Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia are currently in Indonesia to explore business opportunities in the country, one of its main investment destinations in Asia.

31/05/2011 (Bernama) - The Malaysian Exporters Association (MEXPA) is trying to woo more small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to join its general trade mission to Vietnam in July.

31/05/2011 (Bernama) - IJM Plantations Bhd (IJM Plantations) is expected to register single-digit production growth this year and next year although the number will be marginal.

31/05/2011 (Plastemart.com) - Increasing environmental awareness on the part of product manufacturers and the desire to reduce dependency on oil were the leading drivers behind the US$2.4 bln global market for biorenewable chemicals (BRC) in 2010. This steadily growing market has experienced a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.8%, a growth trend that is going to increase as the world resumes a more normal production pace and new bio-based chemicals such as bioethylene come to market, as per SBI Energy. By 2015, the BRC market will be worth US$6.8 bln, a CAGR of 22.8% between 2010 and 2015. The largest region for BRC sales continues to be the U.S., which captured 21.6% of the market in 2009.

31/05/2011 (Bernama) - The Hague-based Malaysian Trade Commissioner Rusiah Mohamed described the participation of 15 Malaysian companies at the recent "World of Private Label" International Trade Show in Amsterdam as a huge success.