Berita Arkib
14-12-2005
Greasing biodiesel's wheels with palm oil
13/12/05 (Peoria Journal Star) - Despite overt hints to Santa's elves that I own enough dress shirts and too many ties for someone who works at home, chances are nearly 100 percent that a swell new shirt and a very understated tie are in my immediate future.
14-12-2005
US to Push for Global End of Farm Supports At WTO Ministerial
12/12/05 Kathryn McConnell Washington, DC ( AllAfrica.com) -- The United States will continue to pursue an ambitious effort to end within the World Trade Organization (WTO) a system of export subsidies supported by countries that produce such agricultural products as cotton, cocoa, palm oil and bananas, says Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Karan Bhatia.
14-12-2005
Reduce sales tax: Agri Club
12/12/05 Tawau (Daily Express News) - Tawau Agriculture Club Chairman Teo Kim Sang has urged the Government to consider reducing the sales tax in the State to five per cent from 7.5 per cent until the price of crude palm oil (CPO) hits the RM1,500 per metric tonne mark.
14-12-2005
Biodiesel players tie with MPOB
13/12/05 (The Star) - MALAYSIA'S pioneer biodiesel players Golden Hope Plantations Bhd (GHope), Kumpulan Fima Bhd and Carotino Sdn Bhd yesterday expressed strong confidence in their partnerships with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) to produce biodiesel.
14-12-2005
China to Hold International Congress on Plant Biotechnology
13/12/05 (Comtex Global News) - BEIJING (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Sources from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have said that the International Congress of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (ICPTC&B) will be held here in August 2006, setting up a platform for international academic exchanges.
14-12-2005
Indian R & D Firm Rolls Out Unique Liquid Soap Adsorbant for Edible Oil Processing
12/12/05 (Soyatech.com) - For the first time in the history of the edible oil industry, a unique, liquid form of soap adsorbent has been introduced. This liquid soap adsorbent ("Sure 1000") has undergone extensive laboratory research and field trials, and it is being introduced by Venture Sci-Chem India.
14-12-2005
Thailand Considers Importing Palm Oil to Make Biodiesel
12/12/2005 (Thai Press Reports) - The Energy Ministry is considering importing crude palm oil to support local production of biodiesel.
14-12-2005
Russia Offers To Reduce Tariffs For 438 M'sian Products
13/12/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- Russia has offered to reduce tariffs for 438 Malaysian products, a move that is set to raise trade volume to a significantly higher level.
14-12-2005
Go For Asean Business Conglomerates, Says ABAC
13/12/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- The establishment of Asean corporate entity in the form of conglomerates was the main recommendation by Asean Business Advisory Council (ABAC) to Asean leaders.
14-12-2005
Busy Day For Asean Leaders At Summit, Arroyo Denies Coup Attempt
14/12/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- The denial of a reported plot in the Philippines to oust President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo stole the thunder on the second day of the 11th Asean Summit here Tuesday.
13-12-2005
INDIA'S COCONUT OIL COMPETING WITH MALAYSIA'S PALM OIL
12/12/05 PANAJI, Dec 12 (Asia Pulse)) - India's coconut oil was facing a stiff competition against palm oil being imported from countries like Indonesia and Malaysia at a cheaper rate, according to the Coconut Development Board.
13-12-2005
Malaysia Golden Hope Unit, Palm Board In Biofuel Deal
12/12/05 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Golden Hope Plantations Bhd. Monday said its unit Rubiatec Bhd. and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board will jointly build a biodiesel plant.