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MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  19-01-2007

PM: Plantations merger deal to go on

17/1/07 (The Star) - PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will go ahead with plans to merge three plantations firms to create the world's largest listed oil palm planter, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  19-01-2007

India mulls concessions for Asean free trade pact

17/1/07 (rediff.com) - India is considering making concessions on the five-year "standstill" period for duty cuts on crude and refined palm oil, pepper and black tea imports in its proposed free trade agreement with the Association of South East Asian Nations, according to a senior commerce ministry official.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  19-01-2007

Japan's Kanematsu eyes Indonesia biofuel sector

JAKARTA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Kanematsu Corp. is considering building a biofuel plant using cassava as a feedstock in Indonesia, the industry minister said on Thursday. The bioethanol plant will have the capacity to produce 100,000 litre bioethanol per day, Fahmi Idris told reporters.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  19-01-2007

Japan's Lion:Considering Building New Factory In Malaysia

18/1/07 TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Lion Corp. said Thursday it is considering increasing production of plant-based laundry detergents, possibly by building a factory in Malaysia.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  19-01-2007

India, ASEAN break ice on tariff cut

17/1/07 (Hindustan Times) - India has conceded some more ground during the negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean). Both sides have agreed to bring down the tariffs on items covered under the sensitive list to a 0-5 per cent range by 2018.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  19-01-2007

Anwar queries Russian jet deal

17/1/07 (Daily Express News) - Kuala Lumpur: Former Malaysian Deputy Premier Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday demanded the Government investigate a RM3.15 billion Russian fighter jet deal.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  19-01-2007

Asian pledge on oil alternatives

15/1/07 (The Australian) - LEADERS across Asia are set to endorse a pledge to move toward nuclear and other alternative energies to help cut the region's dependence on fossil fuels.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  19-01-2007

Canola Oil a Winner -- But Palm Oil Threatening Market Share, Analyst Says

16/1/07 (soyatech.com) WINNIPEG (Resource News International via COMTEX) -- Canola oil (rapeseed oil) has been one of the winners of the growing international demand for oils and fats, said analyst Thomas Mielke of Oil World in a presentation at Brandon Manitoba's Ag Days, Jan. 16, 2007.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  15-01-2007

Palm oil at the core for free trade pact

13/1/07 ( Business Line) Cebu (Philippines) - Malaysia and palm oil may turn out to be the sticking points in the attempt to hammer out a Free Trade Agreement between India and the ten-member ASEAN group.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  15-01-2007

Ministries lock horns over duty cut on palm oil

3/1/07 (Busienss Line ) New Delhi -- After sugar, it is edible oil that is emerging as a potential conflict zone between the Finance Ministry and the Agriculture and Food Ministry.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  15-01-2007

RAM revises long-term CPO price assumption

11/1/07 (The Edge News) - Rating Agency Malaysia Bhd has revised its long-term price assumption for crude palm oil (CPO) in the rating of commercial-real-estate-backed (CREB) transactions involving oil-palm plantations.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT  
  15-01-2007

ECC asks for report on ghee and oil prices

12/1/07 ISLAMABAD - The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has sought detailed report from the Ministry of Industries and Production on edible oil and ghee prices in the local market, official sources told Business Recorder.