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KUALA TERENGGANU, April 23 (Bernama) -- The awareness on the benefits of palm oil among Malaysians are disappointing though the country is the world's biggest producer of the commod

(Food Business Review.com) 20/4/06 - Malaysian officials have warned that prices of palm oil could increase by as much as 5% if demand in Europe continues to rise.

20/4/06 KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--The palm oil industry isn't concerned about a recent buildup in inventories, as it isn't an accurate reflection of demand, which is strong, a top Malaysian industry official said Thursday.

23/4/05 ( International Herald Tribune) - KUALA LUMPUR IOI, Malaysia's largest oil-palm plantation company, said it will increase profit in the year ending June 2007 as stronger demand for biodiesel bolsters palm oil prices.

20/04/2006 (Food Navigator.com) - Malaysian palm oil prices are expected to edge up by 2-5 per cent in the near future on the back of growing demand in Europe for alternative fuels, suggests a report.

22/4/06 KUALA TERENGGANU (The Star) -- Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd has chosen to replant oil palm in areas totalling 220ha in three of its estates.

23/4/06 JAKARTA (Jakarta Post) - State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina will sell environmentally friendly biodiesel fuel beginning next month in a bid to reduce the use of fossil fuel in the country.

21/4/06 JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia, the world's second-largest palm oil producer, is ready to meet the growing attraction of environmentally friendly biofuels, a senior industry official said on Thursday.

22/4/06 (Business Times) - PAN Century Edible Oils Sdn Bhd, one of Malaysia's largest and oldest edible oils refiner, may be up for sale at between US$90 million and US$120 million (RM329 million and RM439 million).

19//4/06 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil prices will likely rise to between RM1,500 and RM1,550 a tonne in the near term from RM1,470 as European demand for alternative fuels grows with the rise in crude oil prices, a top industry official said on Tuesday

18/4/06 Chennai (Business Line) - The Centre has cut the tariff values for palm group of oils by $10 a tonne and that of crude soyabean oil by $6. Earlier, on March 3, the Union Government cut the tariff values for palm group of oils by $4 and crude soyabean oil by $13.For the palm group of oils, this is the third time that the tariff has been cut since March 15. However, on March 15, the tariff value for crude soyabean oil was raised by $13.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) -- The Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia (PORAM) is against a total liberalisation of the policy for the palm oil refineries in Sabah and Sarawak.