Berita Arkib

15/11/06 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India, the world's leading importer of edible oils, on Wednesday left unchanged the base import prices of palm and soy oils to help keep inflation in check, a finance ministry official told Reuters.

15/11/06 (RTTNews) - The import of edible oil into India went down by 12% in the oil year 2005-06, November-October, in view of higher domestic output, whereas the import non-edible vegetable oils grew sharply by 73%.

NUNUKAN (KALIMANTAN), Nov 18 (Bernama) -- The currently slow intra-regional trade within the Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) could get a boost with the setting up of a border-trading centre in Sebatik Island, Tawau, says its state assemblyman.

11/11/06 (The Star) - PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's palm oil exports hit a new high in October as strong demand from Europe and the United States more than made up for slower sales to traditional markets like India and China.

8/11/06 (The Star) - KOTA KINABALU: The newly launched Lahad Datu Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC) is expected to draw over RM1bil in investments in the next two years.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- Conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd which is on the road of expansion, plans to increase its landbank for oil palm plantation by 2008, taking into view the continuous rise in crude oil price.

6/11/06 (The Edge Daily) - Plantation companies looking to tap into the biodiesel demand in the European Union (EU) could face a setback if the EU parliament's industry committee's call for a ban on palm oil-based biodiesel is passed.

9/11/06 (SeedQuest) - Myanmar's edible oil crop sector will be developed over the next three years with technical assistance from FAO, supported by a loan of US$12.3 million from the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID).

SINGAPORE, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Singapore-listed palm oil refiner Wilmar International Holdings said it has already sold half of its planned biodiesel production at firm prices from its three plants in Indonesia due to start operating next year.

8/11/06 (The Edge News) - Sugar Bun Corporation Bhd's wholly owned sub-subsidiary Borneo Energy Sdn Bhd will receive US$9 million (RM33.21 million) in service fee per annum from Thailand's biodiesel producer Suntech Palm Oil Co Ltd, for the provision of management and technical services.

9/11/06 (The Economic Times) - NEW DELHI: The government has managed to convince Sri Lanka to limit exports of vanaspati oil to India at 2.50 lakh tonnes per annum, a move that is expected to limit the damage to local industry from duty free imports.