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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- Asian biodiesel producers may need to partner locally in order to penetrate the US market, said Chuckanut Capital Management Group Ltd senior director, Dr J. Greig.

17/8/06 (Business Times) - ENCOURAGED by the current boom in palm oil, HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd, the leading financial services provider for palm oil-related businesses in the country, aims to boost financing for the sector further.

15/8/06 MUMBAI (Reuters) - The government has rolled back the increases in base import prices for most palm products but kept the price of soybean oil unchanged.

15/7/06 (AFP) -- Growing interest in biofuel is expected to boost the already buoyant price of palm oil, Malaysia's Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Peter Chin said Aug. 14. Chin said that biofuel, which is derived from natural oils and plants such as coconuts and sugarcane, had created new demand for palm oil which is currently enjoying prices of 1,600 ringgit (US$436 ) per ton.

14/7/06 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government raised base import prices of crude palm oil and soybean oil on Monday.

16/8/06 (The Star) - PASIR GUDANG: The high-value oil palm-based industry has been identified as a key growth sector in the South Johor Economic Region development.

16/8/06 (Reuters) - PASIR GUDANG, Malaysia - Malaysia, the world's top producer of palm oil, has approved licences for 52 biodiesel plants with a combined capacity of more than 5 million tonnes each year, the prime minister said on Tuesday.

KARACHI (August 11 2006): Palm oil and olien imports have declined significantly, almost 50 percent, during the last 25 days due to skyrocketing international prices and non-viability of trade, importers said on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)'s Murabahah instrument will use crude palm oil (CPO) as the underlying transaction tool, said chief executive officer, Yusli Mohamed Yusoff.

14/8/06 (The Star) - THE strengthening of the crude palm oil (CPO) prices has generated optimism that the commodity is fast narrowing the price differential gap with its major edible oil rival, soybean.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- A truly Asean venture in producing fibre from palm oil waste, combining the resources of Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand is fast gaining prominence as more firms not only signal their intent to join the bandwagon, but Australia has even opened its market for the finished products.

11/8/06 (PTI) New Delhi - The Government today cut customs duty on crude palmolein from 80 per cent to 70 per cent.