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19/04/2008 (MENAFN, Jordan) - According to a report published by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), the Middle East has imported 1.4 million tons palm oil constituting 45 percent of its overall imports of oils and fats products last year, Khaleej Times reported.

18/04/2008 (Food Productiondaily.com) - Canada's Earthcycle, a producer of palm fibre-based packaging, has confirmed that its source material is made from sustainable sources that have not contributed to deforestation.

18/04/2008 (The Telegraph, UK) - Although the impact on deforestation and bio-diversity has been immense, the palm oil industries in Malaysia and Indonesia have become vital to their respective economies.

17/04/2008 (Biodiesel Magazine) - The Malaysian Minister of Plantation Commodities and Industries Yang Berhormat Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui announced the formation of a Malaysian Palm Oil Wildlife Conservation Fund at the opening ceremonies of the first International Palm Oil Sustainability Conference on Monday, April 14, in Sabah, Malaysia.

17/04/2008 (The Island Online) - The Minister of Coconut Development, Nation Building and Infrastructure said that the government should not have taken the decision to slash import taxes on palm oil.

16/04/2008 (Forbes), Jakarta - Indonesia\'s Trade Ministry on Wednesday said it has issued a regulation requiring the verification.

17/04/2008 (Mongabay) - Seeking to differentiate its palm oil from that produced less responsibly in other countries, the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) sponsored a three-day meeting this week in Kota Kinabalu, on the island of Borneo.

15/04/2008 (AFP), Kota Kinabalu — Indonesia likely overtook Malaysia as the world's top palm oil producer in 2007, due to dramatically increased planting there, Malaysia said Monday.

15/04/2008 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - Malaysia’s palm oil industry is burnishing its green image with a RM20mil wildlife conservation fund.

16/04/2008 (Reuters), New Delhi - India, one of the world's leading buyers of edible oils, imported 421,686 tonnes of oils in March, almost a third more than a year earlier, the Solvent Extractors' Association of India said on Wednesday.

16/04/2008 (The Hindu Business Line), Chennai - Import of vegetable oils, for cooking and industrial use, continued to rise and increased by 28 per cent in March, while overall shipments into the country during the current oil year (November 2007-October 2008) was up at 38 per cent.

16/04/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - The country has imported 22.64 lakh tons of edible oils in the last five months, nearly 38 per cent more over the same period last year, the Solvent Extractors' Association of India said on Wednesday.