Berita Arkib

KUALA LUMPUR, JUNE 29,2006 -The Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) will be hosting a Talk on Biodiesel at The National Planetarium in Jalan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur this Saturday (July 1, 2006} .

BANTING, June 27 (Bernama) -- Golden Hope Plantations Bhd has started the country's first commercial production of biodiesel at its plant in Teluk Panglima Garang with the capacity to produce 30,000 tonnes of renewable energy supply annually.

30/6/06 (soyatech.com) - Although eating oily fish is widely recognized to have beneficial effects on human health - including a reduced risk of coronary heart disease - most people in the U.K. do not eat enough of it. Now, in order to increase the consumption of the healthy n-3 polyunsaturated fats found in oily fish, scientists at the University of Reading are suggesting the possibility of 'enriching' foods that we eat more commonly, such as meat and poultry, with these healthy fats.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 (Bernama) -- Rimbunan Sawit Bhd, which was listed Wednesday on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia, will invest in enhancing its plantation facilities to increase production.

30/6/06 9soyatech,com) - Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC:GSPI) (GreenStarUSA.com) announced today that it has finalized negotiations with a Consortium of Companies to produce up to 500-million gallons of Biofuels annually within five years.

24/6/06 (The Star) - PETALING JAYA: TSH Resources Bhd is banking on its soon-to-be-completed palm oil refinery in Kunak, Tawau, to fuel the company's growth in the near future.

26/6/06 (The Edge News) - The US-Malaysia free trade agreement (FTA) can be concluded by year-end as major benefits far outweigh any negative impacts, according to US-based Trade Adjustment Assistance Coalition (TAAC) executive director Howard Rosen.

PUTRAJAYA, June 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Kazakhstan Monday signed an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income between two countries.

26/6/06 (The Star) - BIOFUEL stocks continue to ignite interest in the US. VeraSun Energy Corp, an ethanol producer, made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange in the middle of the month and drove off to a racy start.

21/6/06 (Asia Times) JAKARTA - Indonesia and Malaysia through their state-run oil and gas companies, Pertamina and Petronas respectively, will establish a cooperation in the exploitation of oil and gas resources and a joint research to produce palm oil-based biodiesel.

26/6/2006 (soyatech.com) - A glut of glycerinon world markets has caused prices of this versatile chemical to take a nosedive over the past year. The present oversupply of glycerin is mostly due to surging biodiesel fuel programs in Western Europe, which generate glycerin as a byproduct. Another factor is the rapid growth of the plant-derived oleochemicals industry in Southeast Asia, which also churns out excess glycerin.