Berita Arkib

23/03/2009 (Mongabay.com) - Already a significant driver of tropical forest conversion across southeast Asia, oil palm expansion could emerge as threat to the Amazon rainforest due to a proposed change in Brazil's forest law, new infrastructure, and the influence of foreign companies in the region, according to researchers writing in the open-access journal Tropical Conservation Science.

19/03/2009 (Bloomberg) - India, the world’s biggest buyer of vegetable oils after China, scrapped a 20 percent tax on imports of crude soybean oil to the bring duties on the commodity on par with palm oil, its main substitute.

22/03/2009 (Jakarta Globe) - Sinar Mas Group, one of the country’s top palm oil growers, has denied accusations that its activities are damaging the environment and said it would stick to plans to expand its plantations.

21/03/2009 (Business Times) - IOI Corp Bhd (1961), the world\'s third largest listed palm oil producer, said the price of crude palm oil (CPO) could rise 20 per cent due to falling domestic stockpiles.

21/03/2009 (The Hindu), New Delhi - Barring a rise in palmolein and crude palm oil, select edible and non-edible oils lost in the national capital during the week ended on Saturday, on restricted buying in the face of adequate stocks positions.

20/03/2009 (The Economic Times), Mumbai - Edible oil and oilseeds closed lower on the commodity exchanges following the announcement by the government to scrap 20% import duty on crude soyabean oil.

19/03/2009 (The Hindu, Business Line), New Delhi - The Government has done away with the 20 per cent customs duty on crude soyabean oil imports in order to keep it on par with imported palm oil that is currently allowed duty free.

19/03/2009 (The Hindu), New Delhi - The country\'s imports of vegetable oils may be more than 6 lakh tonnes this month, an industry expert on Thursday said.

19/03/2009 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - The government is doing away with Customs duty on soya oil to narrow its premium over imported palm oil, the world’s cheapest cooking oil and India’s favourite fat, in a highly price-conscious market. Eight out of 10 cans of imported vegetable oil in India now contain palm oil.

18/03/2009 (Market Watch), New Delhi - A government panel will likely soon consider cutting the 20% import tax on soyoil, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

18/03/2009 (Pia Daily News Reader), Davao City - WHILE the thriving oil palm industry in the province of Compostela Valley has greatly boosted agricultural production and income for farm owners, a by-product considered as waste has become a good source of income for farm laborers as well as their households.

17/03/2009 (GreenBiz.com) - You've heard of carbon credits, but carbon emissions aren't the only thing companies can offset now.