Berita Arkib

20/06/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - Edible oils, which have been a major contributor to 13-year high inflation in India, will remain under pressure for next one year in the global market, a US report has said.

20/06/2008 (Business Sale.com) - Unilever, the consumer goods group, is to sell its palm oil plantations based on the Ivory Coast. The group's edible oil business has a yearly turnover of £67 million.

19/06/2008 (Trading Markets.com) - Unilever has signed an agreement to sell its edible oil business in Cote d'Ivoire together with its interests in local oil palm plantations, Palmci and PHCI. The firm also plans to acquire the soap business of Cosmivoire, a subsidiary of SIFCA, an Ivorian agro-industry company.

19/06/2008 (Food Navigator.com) - Unilever has announced that it is selling its edible oils business and palm oil plantation interests in the Ivory Coast, and will instead invest in a soap business in the country.

19/06/2008 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Bursa Malaysia will unveil two new products in the first quarter of next year, of which one of them will be Palm Oil-based Commodity Murabahah (POCM).

20/06/2008 (Bangkok Post) - This is probably the time where most of us are raking out heads over the need to understand various fuels available in the market. This week's column will make you comfortable with the type of fuels available, both current and future. Let's do diesel first. Petrol heads will have to wait a bit since our government and related agencies are busy scheming with a group of evil politicians; finding a way to scam the citizens of Thailand without an iota of shame.

19/06/2008 (The Post, Pakistan), Islamabad - Pakistan's palm oil crop has increased significantly in the year 2008, officials said.

17/06/2008 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Sime Darby Bhd intends to diversify into rice production with an initial area of 7,000ha in Sarawak, said chairman Tun Musa Hitam.

17/06/2008 (Business Standard) - The government today decided to keep the base prices of edible oils unchanged for the second fortnight of this month.

18/06/2008 (The Star Online), Bangi - The palm oil industry stands to be the biggest revenue earner for Malaysia this year if the current bullish price for the commodity is sustained, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui.

18/06/2008 (The Star Online) - BLD Plantation Bhd will invest some RM110mil to develop 6,000ha of new oil palm plantations in Sarawak in the next three years.

17/06/2008 (Andhra Cafe.com), Hyderabad - Union Agriculture Minister Sarad Pawar will launch Andhra Pradesh government’s subsidised palm oil distribution scheme in the state on July 14, most likely from Chevella in Ranga Reddy district.