Berita Arkib

26/02/2010 (Upside Down World) - Johnny Rivas is a vocal member of the Unified Movement of Aguan Farmers (MUCA), an organization that claims over 3,500 families demanding the redistribution of land in the North Coast of Honduras. For over five years Rivas has fought for land rights in Aguan, known as the ‘capital of agrarian reform.’ MUCA formed in 2001 in order to reclaim lands that Rivas says "were transferred to corrupt businessmen under fraudulent terms." Rivas has recently been a target of constant death threats for his participation in the movement.

26/02/2010 (New Energy Focus) - An application for a £70 million biomass plant in Avonmouth, which would burn up to 90,000 tonnes of vegetable oil per annum, was rejected by Bristol city council's planning committee on Wednesday (February 24) after it received 1,119 objections to the proposal.

25/02/2010 (Financial Times) - New Britain Palm Oil is to acquire 80 per cent of CTP, another producer with three plantations in Papua New Guinea, for $175m in cash.

25/02/2010 (TCE Today) - A UK BIOFUEL plant has been refused planning permission over worries that the palm oil powering it would increase deforestation abroad.

25/02/2010 (Flex News Food) - Sime Darby Berhad reported a pre-tax profit of RM1.8 billion for the first half of FY2009/10, an increase of 7% over the same period in the previous financial year.

25/02/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil futures pared earlier gains to trade little changed after the dollar rose against the euro on concern about Greece’s credit rating and exports from Malaysia declined.

25/02/2010 (The Jakarta Post), Nusa Dua - The Environment Ministry has issued another warning against palm oil companies that have failed to abide by the environmental standards set under the compliance instrument of the Environmental Performance Rating Program (Proper).

24/02/2010 (Rediff Business) - Indian vegetable oil industry consists of 15,000 oil mills, 600 solvent extraction units, 600 vegetable oil refineries and 250 vanaspati units spread across the country crushing / processing oilseeds, oilcakes, rice bran & processing vegetable oils.

24/02/2009 (BBC News) - An application to build a biofuel power station at Avonmouth, capable of powering 25,000 homes, has been refused by city councillors.

24/02/2010 (Eco Razzi) - Consumer product titan Unilever has advised suppliers to stop sourcing palm oil from Indonesian planter, Duta Palma, after an undercover BBC documentary showed the firm allegedly destroying areas of a protected rainforest. This move comes just months after Unilever suspended future purchases from another Indonesian palm oil supplier, PT Smart, for similar reasons.

24/02/2010 (Mongabay.com) - Unilever has told Indonesian suppliers to stop sourcing palm oil from Duta Palma due to concerns over deforestation, reports Reuters.

24/02/2010 (IB Times) - Narborough Plantations saw revenue fall nearly 30% in 2009 following a second-half drop in crude palm oil prices.