Berita Arkib

MACHANG, July 2 (Bernama) -- Felcra Bhd is studying various technologies,both local and from outside, to get the most suited for the production ofdiesel from oil palm biomass.

6/29/2005 CINCINNATI, Ohio - TODAY Cognis Corporation is excited tointroduce the QTA(R) System's capabilities of quickly analyzing TransFatty Acid in oils, shortenings and fats. The FT infrared system providesa Trans Fatty Acid profile, based off of AOCS standards, within minutes.

29/6/2005 (The Star) - THE Assar Senari group has secured funding fromthe RHB group for its proposed independent oil terminal (IOT) and palm oilrefinery projects in Kuching estimated to cost RM300mil.

6/28/2005 The Corn & Soybean Digest - The future of soybean rust in theU.S. may be better understood by the Brazilian view of tomorrow.

6/28/2005 Jakarta - Interest in investment in the production of biodieselfuel oil in Indonesia is still too low, so that the development of theCPO-based fuel has been progressing at a snail's pace, a cabinet memberhas said.

6/28/2005 Bernama PHILADELPHIA -- Malaysia and the United States maysoon embark on an exchange programme involving four scientists from eachcountry every year to do research related to the biotechnology industry.

KUCHING, June 27 (Bernama) -- The Assar Senari palm oil refinery here isexpected to save transportation cost of nearly RM20 million annually formore than 18,000 smallholders, commercial planters and millers in SouthernSarawak once it is operational by October next year.

24-06-2005 The Edge Daily - India, the world's top importer of edibleoils, enters a peak buying period over the next three months, but buyersare slowly beginning to turn to South American soyoil instead of Asianpalm oil.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Bernama) -- Given the extensive trading linksglobally and the acceptance of products and services produced and suppliedfrom Malaysia, Malaysian companies should leverage on these advantages toevolve into own brand manufacturers, Minister of International Trade andIndustry, Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said.

17/6/2005 Asia Pulse ZHENGZHOU - It is estimated that China will import24.5 million tons of soybean in the 2004-05 fiscal year, a jump of 45 percent as compared with the figure in the 2003-04 fiscal year, according toChina State Grain and Oil Information Centre.

Tuesday June 21, 2005, 7:31 pm - CAIRO (Dow Jones)--Egypt imported758,000 metric tons of Malaysian palm oil during the 2004/2005 season sofar, Hatem Saafan, Regional Director of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board toldDow Jones Tuesday.

Monday June 20, 2005 -- AS the title suggests, "Malaysian Palm Oil - ASuccess Story" is a book about palm oil with one notable difference. Amarked departure from the usual jargon-filled, mind-numbing tome, this ispossibly the first coffee-table book about Malaysia’s golden crop.