Berita Arkib
26-05-2008
Oil palm genome sequencing may aid sustainability
21/05/2008 (AP Food Technology) - A US-Malaysian partnership has completed the first phase of annotating the oil palm genome in a process it hopes will enable increased oil yields and sustainability.
26-05-2008
Malaysian palm oil conference focuses on sustainability
22/05/2008 (Biodiesel Magazine) - The word “sustainability†is no longer a catchphrase but a global market requirement for the palm oil industry.
22-05-2008
Veg oil import to go up to 5.8mn tonne
22/05/2008 (Business Standard) - India\'s imports of vegetable oil, including both edible and non-edible categories, are likely to be 5.8 million tonne in the current oil year that ends this October, an industry official said.
22-05-2008
Indonesia Astra Agro sees palm ouput above 1 mln tonnes
22/05/2008 (Reuters, India), Jakarta - Indonesia's largest listed plantation firm, PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk AALI.JK, expects to produce more than 1 million tonnes of crude palm oil by 2010 after building more mills, the company said on Thursday.
22-05-2008
Ta Ann To Spend RM115 Mln To Boost Oil Palm Division
22/05/2008 (Bernama), Sibu - Ta Ann Holdings Bhd, the country biggest integrated timber player, plans to spend RM115 million this year to further boost its oil palm division.
22-05-2008
Govt plans estate for downstream palm oil industry
22/05/2008 (The Jakarta Post) - The government will facilitate the development of an industrial estate for downstream palm oil factories to encourage investors to produce palm oil products with higher added values, a minister says.
22-05-2008
Asiatic Centre completes first draft of oil palm genome sequence
22/05/2008 (The Edge Daily), Kuala Lumpur - Asiatic Centre For Genome Technology Sdn Bhd (ACGT) has completed the first draft of the oil palm genome sequence, bringing it closer to achieving a higher crude palm oil (CPO) yield of up to 30%.
22-05-2008
Malaysia to host first palm oil seminar in Dubai
22/05/2008 (Trade Arabia News) - Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will jointly organise the first 'Malaysia-UAE Palm Oil Trade Fair & Seminar 2008’ in Dubai from May 26 to 27.
22-05-2008
Greenpeace says Indonesia mustn’t encroach on Papua forests in oil palm push
22/05/2008 (Radio New Zealand International) - Greenpeace says that without good governance, Indonesia’s plans to utilise millions more hectares in its Papua region are unlikely to be sustainably managed.
22-05-2008
Indonesia looking to Papua province to expand palm oil production
21/05/2008 (Radio New Zealand International) - Indonesia is now looking at its vast easternmost provinces in Papua to expand its palm oil plantations.
22-05-2008
Greepeace encourages sustainable growth of palm oil industry
22/05/2008 (ANTARA News), Jakarta - Greenpeace has called on crude palm oil producers to think of sustainable growth to prevent environmental damage.
22-05-2008
10% premium for sustainable palm oil?
21/05/2008 (Mongabay.com) - Will consumers pay a premium for a product that is less damaging to the environment? The palm oil industry intends to find out whether buyers will put their money where there mouth is.