Berita Arkib

18/10/2007 (Biofuel Review) - In a statement released this week the Finnish oil major Neste said that the only way to use palm oil for biofuel production was by setting the highest standards for sustainability and by meeting stringent requirements for auditing and certification. The company was clear that it was committed to backing sensible use of palm oil, pointing out that it was the first oil company to join the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and is fully committed to sustainable sourcing of feedstocks for the production of the NExBTL renewable diesel.

17/10/2007 (Daily Times), KARACHI - The cost of imports of palm olien increased around 5 percent as the international prices of palm oil surged $45 per tonne to $890 per tonne, after a new all time high world’s record a day earlier, importers and millers said on Wednesday.

October 17 2007 (Business Times) - Malaysia has revised upwards its 2007 forecast of the value of palm oil exports, in view of rising palm oil prices.

15/10/2007 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - India\'s edible oil imports in September jumped 22.9 per cent from a year earlier due to festival demand and a poor crop, a trade body said on Monday.

20/10/2007 (Energy Bangla) - Boeing Europe, Russia and Middle Asia Commercial Planes Sales vice president Marlin Dailey expressed that they were environmental conscious and have been studying on green fuel using and realizing tests for a while. According to the plan, within five to 10 years, Boeing and Airbus jetliners could be flying the friendly green skies with a blend of fuel made from plants rather than petroleum.

19/10/2007 (Daily Herald) - Helping to save orangutans from extinction could be as simple as buying the right salad dressing.

20/10/2007 (ScienceDaily) - What do the countries of Thailand, Uruguay and Ghana have in common? They all could become leading producers of the emerging renewable fuel known as biodiesel, says a study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.

15/10/2007 (Business Standard) -The country’s vegetable oil imports jumped 9.5% in the first 11 month of the oil year (November- October) on rising edible oil demand. The overall imports of vegetable oil during the aforementioned period was recorded at 4,802,153 tonne as compared to 4,385,723 tonne in the same period last year, according to data compiled by the Solvent Extractors' Association (SEA).

15/10/2007 (the Economic Times), New Delhi - The government has made no changes in the base price or tariff value for levying customs duties on palm and soyabean oils for the next fortnight.

11/10/2007 (Reuters), NEW DELHI - Increased imports are expected to keep edible oil prices stable in India even as demand picks up during the current festival season, analysts and industry figures said on Thursday.

11/10/2007 (Food Production Daily) - A diet rich in crude palm oil, a trans-free product often procured in Malaysia and Indonesia, may reduce blood levels of triacylglycerol, Brazilian researchers report.

11/10/2007 (FoodNavigator.com) - Asian Palm Oil Company is planning a flotation on Aim this month, according to reports, in a bid to cash in on the increasing international demand for the edible oil.