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Malaysia raises palm oil export duty for April
CPO Futures Close Lower Amid Weaker Crude Oil, Soybean Oil Prices
Middle East conflict boosts demand for alternative fuels
Palm falls on weak rival oils, crude oil prices, April demand concerns
EU struggles to strike trade pacts with major ASEAN countries
After the European Union secured free trade agreements this year with Singapore and Vietnam, there is even greater incentive for other large Southeast Asian economies to speed up the pace of clinching their own trade pacts, but negotiations with the EU are certain to prove difficult.
Indonesia's blunt-talking billionaire Ambassador to Msia lays out vision for bilateral ties
Indonesia is seeking to turn a new page in its bilateral ties with Malaysia, with a view towards achieving mutual prosperity rather than creating competition.
Australia prioritizes concluding RCEP talks despite Indian hesitation
Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham attends a roundtable discussion in Beijing on Friday organized by the Center for China and Globalization. Photo: Wang Wenwen/GT
Indonesia keeps crude palm oil, cocoa export taxes unchanged in August
Indonesia's export taxes on crude palm oil will remain at zero for the month of August, while export taxes for cocoa beans will stay at 5%, according to Trade Ministry.
Palm oil oversupply likely to ease in 4Q19 to 2020
Malaysia’s high crude palm oil (CPO) inventory levels, coupled with market uncertainties related to the US-China trade talks and policy uncertainties in the European Union (EU), have led to the dismal CPO price performance in first half of 2019 (1H19).
School Kids' Palm Oil Play Angers Malaysian Government
School children in Malaysia are at the center of controversy over palm oil after staging a play that claimed it causes deforestation and the disappearance of thousands of orangutans every year.
Indonesia industry ministry plans to use more palm oil domestically
Indonesia's is preparing a roadmap to expand the downstream industry for palm oil by 2024 to absorb potential oversupply of the vegetable oil, a senior official at the country's Ministry of Industry said on Thursday.
FGV sets sight on LNG after biogas deal
FGV Holdings Bhd is looking to expand into liquefied natural gas (LNG) following its venture into bio-compressed natural gas (bio-CNG) as the company seeks to monetise tonnes of waste material generated from its palm oil operation
Q&A: Neste Singapore expansion targets biojet
Finnish refiner and renewable diesel producer Neste began a $1.4bn expansion of its Singapore refinery this week, which will increase its renewable fuel capacity by 1.3mn t/yr to 2.3mn t/yr and raise its global output to 4.5mn t/yr by 2022. In this interview, edited for clarity and length, president and CEO Peter Vanacker discusses the expansion and where he sees the renewables market going.
