Berita Arkib
13-09-2006
Issuance Of New Manufacturing Licence For Bio-diesel Put On Hold
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 (Bernama) -- The government has put on hold the issuance of new manufacturing licences for bio-diesel, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister, Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said Tuesday.
13-09-2006
Astra Agro wary of palm oil-based biodiesel plant returns
13/09/06 (NSTP) JAKARTA - PT Astra Agro Lestari, Indonesia's biggest agriculture company by market value, isn't yet sure that biodiesel made from palm oil is commercially viable and is holding back on investing in a factory, unlike some rivals.
12-09-2006
Boustead, Boustead Prop’s Islamic plantation REIT plan
11/09/06 (The Edge News) - Boustead Holdings Bhd and Properties Bhd are setting up an Islamic plantation real estate investment trust (REIT), Al-Hadharah Boustead REIT, involving the proposed disposal of nine oil palm estates measuring 17,474.9ha and two palm oil mills for RM500 million.
12-09-2006
Guthrie pushing hard to meet KPI targets
11/09/06 (The Star) - Despite problems related to high gearing and other issues, Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd group chief executive Datuk Abdul Wahab Maskan has managed to position the group as a reputable regional palm oil player. His vision is towards global player status
12-09-2006
Switching to green fuels
12/09/06 (The Star) - With oil prices rising, Asia is turning to plants for fuel
12-09-2006
Biggest plantation group back on radar screen
11/09/06 (The Star) - Analysts describe Guthrie as Malaysia's biggest plantation group in terms of land bank size – bigger than other plantation giants like Golden Hope Plantations Bhd, IOI Corp Bhd, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd and even Indonesia's PT Sinar.
12-09-2006
Two new ghee plants being set up in Karachi
KARACHI (September 09 2006): To local firms have received government approval for setting up edible oil refineries in Karachi, which would cost about $10 million, sources said on Friday.
12-09-2006
India edible oil duty cuts effective up to Oct. 31
7/09/06 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Import duty cuts on some edible oils, announced in August in a bid to check inflation, will be effective up to Oct. 31, 2006, a Finance Ministry official told Reuters on Thursday.
12-09-2006
Pushing the case for Envodiesel
09/09/06 (NSTP) - INTRODUCING the new fuel, Envodiesel, will naturally be difficult, especially when it involves distribution for public consumption.
12-09-2006
Palm oil board to continue commercialising technology
12/09/06 (NSTP) - The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will continue to look at commercialisation of research and technology to help develop the palm oil industry.
07-09-2006
Malaysia runs short of palm oil estates
6/9/06 (Bloomberg News) - KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia, the world's largest palm oil producer, says that it has almost run out of land suitable for new plantations of the crop, and that it will need to raise productivity of existing trees if it is to tap rising demand.
07-09-2006
RM300mil palm oil complex joint venture
7/9/06 (The Star) - KUCHING: Four plantation companies are teaming up with Assar Refinery Services Sdn Bhd and Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corp (STIDC) to develop a RM300mil integrated palm oil downstream complex in Tanjung Manis, Mukah Division in central Sarawak.