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One of numerous possible ways to comply with the IMO’s strategy on the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships is to use biofuels or biofuel blends. Biofuels have very low sulphur levels and low CO2 emissions, as such they are a technically viable solution in meeting some of the current and future emission requirements. However, their NOx emissions might be higher than with fossil diesel oils and another immediate challenge is that the shipping sector still have limited knowledge on handling and applying biofuels as part of their fuel supply.

TOKYO/JAKARTA -- Palm oil prices are rising, due to recovering demand from China and India and labor shortages in producing countries as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) said oil palm plantation owners are willing to absorb all Covid-19 quarantine charges imposed by the government to overcome the current labour shortage, which is causing a 25% loss in palm oil yield.

KUALA LUMPUR: With crude palm oil (CPO) price currently trading around RM3,000 per tonne, Sabah stands to potentially lose RM900 million per month in revenue following the enforcement of new standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb the Covid-19 pandemic surge.

Price of Nigeria’s palm oil is over 200 % highest above the global market, The Nation can authoritatively report.

SYDNEY, Oct 26 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures rose for a sixth consecutive session on Monday to a more than four-year high on the back of strong Chinese demand.

As part of its campaign to advance the responsible production of palm oil, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently published over 30 case studies documenting industry efforts to transition to 100 per cent sustainable palm oil. The DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences (DuPont N&B) business was featured as a case study contributing to WWF’s mission.

Malaysia is the second largest exporter of palm oil and home to some of the world’s oldest rainforests

Edible oil processors yesterday agreed to cut the prices of loose soybean and palm oil by Tk 2 per litre at mill gates to give some relief to consumers amid the rising prices of essential items

The European Parliament on Thursday called for the European Union to introduce laws to prevent the import of commodities and products linked to deforestation and human rights abuses.

Oil prices ticked up on Thursday, boosted by the possibility of an economic stimulus package in the United States, but struggled to recover fully from the previous session's losses when higher U.S. gasoline inventories signalled a deteriorating demand outlook as coronavirus cases soar.

Issues over incidences of forced labour in the country have already been dealt with, either through government policies or through individual company proactive initiatives