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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.

13/8/06 (The Hindu) Chennai - Despite the Centre cutting the Customs duty on palm group of oils by 10 percentage points on Friday, edible oil prices are likely to rule firm at least until November.

16/8/06 (NSTP) PASIR GUDANG: Malaysia has the potential to become a frontline researcher in biodiesel products with the setting up of a biofuel hub in Tanjung Langsat.

13 Aug 2006 (NSTP) - NOTHING quite like this has happened to the palm oil industry before.

14/8/06 (The Edge News) - CB Industrial Product Holding Bhd (CBIP) subsidiary, Modipalm Engineering Sdn Bhd, has been awarded two contracts totalling RM70.4 million from Felda Palm Industries Sdn Bhd.

JOHOR BAHARU, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Tuesday stressed that he is fully committed to ensure that all plans under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP), including the Southern Johor Economic Region, will be implemented successfully.