Berita Arkib

31/01/2009 (Bernama), Tanah Merah - The Rural and Regional Development Ministry has allocated RM240 million to assist the development of rubber and palm oil smallholders throughout the country.

30/01/2009 (Cleanteach Forum) - Mumbai-based Mission Biofuel India has asked for government approval to build the country's first biodiesel refinery in the eastern coast state of Orissa, by the Bay of Bengal.

30/01/2009 (Bernama), Jakarta - Business players and farmers are giving cautious response to signs of improving crude palm oil (CPO) prices after plunging by over 60 percent from about US$1,200 per tonne in March to about US$400 per tonne in December last year, Indonesia's Antara news agency reported.

31/01/2009 (The Star Online) - THE expected decline in the supply of non-renewable oil and gas liquid should compel Governments to look for a sustainable and renewable source of energy.

30/01/2009 (The Nation, Thailand) - The booming alternative energy business has convinced Thachana Palm Oil, a medium-sized palm-oil producer, to invest Bt200 million in biodiesel and power generation. Of the total budget, Bt150 million will go to doubling the company's crushing capacity to 90 tonnes per day and the remainder to doubling its electricity output to two megawatts per year.

30/01/2009 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - India’s decision not to impose import duty on crude palm oil (CPO) while maintaining a 20% duty on soybean oil is expected to boost CPO exports to the continent, at least in the first quarter of this year.

28/01/2009 (iStock Analyst) - MALAYSIA\'S palm oil exports for food and fuel climbed 12 per cent last year to 15.41 million tonnes. In an interview with Business Times, Malaysian Palm Oil Council CEO Tan Sri Yusof Basiron explains to OOI TEE CHING the rise and fall of palm oil shipments to several key markets.

26/02/2009 (Mongabay) - Plunging commodity prices may offer a reprieve for the world\'s beleaguered tropical forests.

29/01/2009 (AFP), Pangkalan Bun — Deep in the forests of Indonesian Borneo, a small environmental group is using education and common sense to arm villagers against the devastating onslaught of palm plantations.

29/01/2009 (The Jakarta Post) - At least 500 farmers in Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, rallied in front of the Paser Regency administration building Wednesday, calling for reductions in the prices of crude palm oil and fertilizer to allow them to compete with large industries.

29/01/2009 (The Jakarta Post) - Producers of crude palm oil (CPO) expect prices to reach as high as US$600 per ton this year, betting on higher domestic sales which would help avoid oversupply in global markets, thus stabilizing the prices.

29/01/2009 (The Star Online) - JATROPHA, previously a neglected oilseed crop, has become the latest rage among global alternative energy corporations, given its tremendous potential as a viable and “cheapest” feedstock for biodiesel production.