Berita Arkib
24-04-2008
Kenya oil firm expands ahead of customs union
23/04/2008 (Reuters, Africa), Nairobi - Kenya's leading edible oils processer Bidco is increasing production capacity at a cost of $10 million ahead of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa's customs integration, its boss said on Wednesday.
23-04-2008
Govt to start verifying oil palm commodity shipments
23/04/2008 (The Jakarta Post) - The Trade Ministry will start verifying all domestic shipments of oil palm commodities on April 24, Ardiansyah Parman, the director general of domestic trade, said Tuesday.
23-04-2008
India soyoil, oilseeds seen up on rising crude
23/04/2008 (Reuters, India), Mumbai - Indian soyoil June futures are seen rising on Wednesday as high crude oil prices raised hopes of fresh demand from the biofuel sector, analysts said.
23-04-2008
Palm oil prices gained 14% this year
23/04/2008 (Daily Times, Pakistan), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian crude palm oil futures rose on Tuesday, pulling back from near two-week lows hit earlier in the session as soyoil prices gained momentum in Asian trade.
23-04-2008
Brown sounds retreat on biofuels
23/04/2008 (The Scotsman) - IT WAS seen as a radical solution to tackle climate change by reducing harmful gases from car exhausts, while sheltering motorists from soaring petrol prices.
23-04-2008
Moeen asks edible oil importers to maintain smooth supply
23/04/2008 (The Daily Star, Bangladesh) - Army chief General Moeen U Ahmed yesterday asked leading importers of edible oil to maintain smooth supply of the essential commodity in the country.
23-04-2008
Stubborn Palm Oil Millers Will Be Dragged To Court - Masidi
22/04/2008 (Bernama), Kota KInabalu - Palm oil millers in Sabah who have yet to comply with the Department of Environment (DOE) directive on effluent management will be dragged to court.
23-04-2008
Tesco attacked over biofuel
22/04/2008 (IcWales, UK) - TESCO service station green fuel could make climate change worse rather than better, according to an investigation by Greenpeace.
22-04-2008
Biofuel scores plus points with DBKL
22/04/2008 (The Star Online) - WHAT became of EnvoDiesel, the made-in-Malaysia biofuel launched on a high note by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi two years ago?
22-04-2008
State raids 3,628 shops to check hoarding
22/04/2008 (The Economic Times), Mumbai - The state government’s raid spree on shopkeepers to arrest soaring prices of essential commodities will not yield desired results, say traders. According to official data, so far 3,628 shopkeepers all over Maharashtra have been raided and over-stocked goods worth Rs 53.83 crore have been seized in the last ten days.
22-04-2008
Kenya: Balance Bio-Fuel Sourcing And Meeting Food Demand
21/04/2008 (AllAfrican.com) - World prices for grain are threatening to go out of control. There is an outcry that diversion of resources from food crops to bio-fuel is partly to blame for the high grain commodity prices, especially in the US where government subsidies are provided for bio-fuel.
22-04-2008
Hardy Plant May Ease Biofuels\' Burden on Food Costs
21/04/2008 (National Geographic) - The biofuels boom is causing a spike in food prices worldwide, hitting developing countries particularly hard, experts say.