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29/12/2009 (Trans World News) - Palm oil leaders, Asian Plantations Limited, have begun following through on a deal with Jubilant Paradise Sdn Bhd to acquire its major shares and its wholly owned subsidiary, Incosetia Sdn Bhd (the “Jubilant Group”), which owns a partly developed palm oil plantation totaling 5,850 hectares in Sarawak, Malaysia. When harvest begins on the property Asian Plantations will have officially reached their 2009 goal of doubling their nearly 5,000 hectare estate.

30/12/2009 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Derivatives Exchange failed to sustain above RM2,600 per tonne yesterday as investors turned cautious over reports of lower palm oil exports in the first 25 days of December.

29/12/2009 (Business Times, Malaysia) - PALM oil climbed for a third day on anticipation Malaysia’s palm oil output in December may be lower than the preceding month, preventing stockpiles from rising amid a slowdown in exports.

29/12/2009 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - Policies and incentives are needed for the harnessing of renewable energy from Malaysia’s massive oil palm industry.

28/12/2009 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - India, the world’s second-largest importer of edible oils, is expected to increase its palm oil imports in 2010 due to its growing middle-income population and mounting food inflation concerns.

28/12/2009 (Commodity Online), Kuala Lumpur - India would likely take over China’s position as the world’s largest palm oil importer by late-2010, according to Malaysian Palm Oil Board.

28/12/2009 (Jakarta Globe) - Indonesian delegates on Wednesday night promoted the country’s palm oil industry as sustainable at the UN climate talks, in the wake of a recently-published Greenpeace report accusing Indonesia’s largest palm oil producer of deception and illegal practices.

28/12/2009 (Business Times) - Sabah produces over 30 per cent of the country's palm oil and should be able to generate renewable energy from the crop's waste, but initiatives to move into this direction must be policy driven.

26/12/2009 (Biz Early) - Darob Mistry the director of Godrej International, India’s largest importer of vegetable oils says that outlook for Palm Oil futures in 2010 looks bullish and it may rise by 19% percent during the first quarter end of 2010(March). He further added that the prices may move to $820 to $879 per metric ton.

26/12/2009 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - Policies and incentives are needed for the harnessing of renewable energy from Malaysia’s massive oil palm industry.

25/12/2009 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - Malaysia needs a strong biomass policy to encourage investors to be involved in renewal energy by utilising the country’s oil palm industry.

23/12/2009 (Sustainable Sourcing.com) - Unilever has dumped one of its palm oil suppliers following the publication of a Greenpeace report that cast doubt on the ethical record of Indonesian company PT Smart.