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01/04/2011 (moneycontrol.com) - South-India based edible oil refiner Sheetal Refineries has filed draft red herring prospectus with the market regulator SEBI for its public issue of upto Rs 60 crore.

01/04/2011 (British Baker) - Two major ingredients suppliers are leading the charge towards using sustainable palm oil.

01/04/2011 (Bangkok Post) - Farmers will pay a heavy price for the floods now ravaging much of the South, as more than 730,000 rai of agricultural land are already inundated and the affected area is increasing.

01/04/2011 (Bloomberg) - Storms in southern Thailand eased today as the death toll from flooding climbed to 21 and rubber producers said losses may be double a previous estimate.

01/04/2011 (Business Area) - The European Union plans to increase investment in Indonesia in recent years. The European Union saw the potential for substantial investments in Indonesia.

31/03/2011 (Bangkok Post) - The price of cooking palm oil will remain at 47 baht a litre for another three months to ensure price stability in the market and no impact on planters as producers will be required to purchase fresh palm nut at six baht a kilogramme.

31/03/2011 (Reuters) - "The manager of the (fund)...has published documents which present the fund's expectations of how companies should manage, amongst others, climate risk," Malkenes said. "The exercise of ownership is another way the fund can seek to achieve behavioural change in the portfolio."

31/03/2011 (Fresh Fruit Portal) - Indonesia launched its own sustainable palm oil standard yesterday, in anticipation of increased importer demand for environmentally-friendly products, reported Antaranews.com.

31/03/2011 (Bangkok Post) - The state Oil Fund will go into the red around the end of April if the government continues with its policy to subsidise the price of diesel price to keep it below 30 baht a litre, Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) acting director-general Boonsong Kerdklang said on Wednesday.

31/03/2011 (Fijivillage) - Fiji held a successful meeting with Malaysian investors yesterday to set up a palm oil industry in the country.

31/03/2011 (The National) - It is the fourth most-populated country in the world, but none of the major economies fear being overtaken by Indonesia.

31/03/2011 (The Star) - Sarawak timber and plantation companies which require 12,600 to 13,000 new workers for their plywood mills and estates this year are turning to more localities in Indonesia to tackle their labour woes.