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16/12/2005 (Foodproductiondaily.com) - Palm oil is a "reasonable alternative" to trans fatty acids, according to an independent group of nutrition, medical and manufacturing experts who examined the oil's functionality in food products and possible impacts on consumer health.

Dec 16/12/05 (Friends of the Earth) - Friends of the Earth welcomed the announcement today that Asda, the UK's second biggest supermarket, has agreed to take action to source more sustainable palm oil by joining the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.

15/12/05 SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--China's palm oil imports are expected to rise to 4-4.5 million tons per year in the next five years after the country eliminates its quota system from 2006, said the chief executive officer of the Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council.

12/05 (Business Line) - INDIA has not bought a single tonne of crude palm oil from Malaysia so far this month. This is despite Malaysia's palm oil month-on-month exports rising 9.6 per cent during December 1-10 period to 3.12 lakh tonnes (lt).

17/12/05 The Star) - A year ago, palm oil-based biofuel was pie in the sky to most Malaysians. Probably the only people who seriously believed in its potential were researchers, policy-makers, and a handful of school science project participants.

16/15/05 Jakarta (Asia Puls) - Indonesia is finding it difficult to catch up with Malaysia in crude palm oil (CPO) production and in its export of the commodity to the European market.

19/12/05 (The Star) - MALAYSIA is poised to be a significant global player in the production of biofuel, going forward.

14/12/05 (indianonline.com) - Malaysian edible oil majors are keen to invest in plantation and refining activities in India. Chief executive officer of Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council (MPOPC), said.

15/12/05 (Bernama) - Kota Kinabalu: Sabah, the biggest palm oil producing state in Malaysia, is set to become the world's premier bio-diesel producing area with a 300,000 tonnes-per-year plant to be set up at the state's palm oil industrial cluster in Lahad Datu.

14/12/05 IPOH, (Bernama) -- A public listed company is expected to invest about RM260 million in what would be Perak's first biomass project that would see the production of oil palm based biomass.

14/12/05 (The Edge Daily) - The strong performance of most plantation stocks has already taken into consideration the anticipation of higher palm oil prices in 2006, and analysts are now making a neutral call on this sector.

16/12/05 (eurekalert.org) - Satellite technology allows glimpse into remote jungle habitat. The same satellite system used by the U.S. military to track vehicle convoys in Iraq is helping World Wildlife Fund shed light on the little-known world of pygmy elephants in Borneo.