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Malaysia raises palm oil export duty for April
Middle East conflict boosts demand for alternative fuels
CPO Futures Close Lower Amid Weaker Crude Oil, Soybean Oil Prices
Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
Uzbekistan, Malaysia eye intensifying trade relations
Ravshan Usmanov, the Uzbek Ambassador in Kuala Lumpur, has held talks with Teresa Kok, the Minister of Primary Industries of Malaysia.
Palm oil moves up
Malaysian palm oil futures rose for a second straight session, and marked their strongest daily gain in two weeks, on Wednesday on the back of a weaker ringgit.
Pahang wants RM17.1bil compensation from govt
The Pahang government is planning to demand RM17.1bil in compensation from the Federal Government for the revenue it is losing out on.
Palm oil defence offset the way forward, says Kok
Defence equipment procurement via offset deals is the way forward to prop up palm oil sales.
Malaysia keeps May crude palm oil export duty at 0%
Malaysia kept its export duty on crude palm oil for May at 0%, according to a circular on the Malaysian Palm Oil Board's website on Wednesday that cited the national customs department.
Inside Iceland and Greenpeace's struggle against palm oil
Iceland made headlines last Christmas for its strident ad against the use of palm oil, which the supermarket chain said it would excise from is own-brand products. Originally produced by the environmental campaign group Greenpeace, the work reflects a new interest and urgency about climate and the world around us.
Mass deforestation: How trade fells trees in Brazil and Indonesia
Hunger for beef, palm oil, soy and timber fuels rainforest clearance at enormous scales, especially in Brazil and Indonesia. That matters for climate change.
B30 biofuel trial to be completed in October: APROBI
The Indonesian Biodiesel Producers Association (APROBI) expects the trial of 30 percent biofuel ( B30 ) on vehicles will be completed by October.
Mahathir sets tone for renegotiating with China
Malaysia has announced it will move ahead with the suspended East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a multibillion-dollar China-backed infrastructure project designed to connect strategic ports on the peninsula’s east and west coasts. A new deal reached with the mega-project’s main Chinese state-owned contractor will cut previously agreed construction costs of nearly US$16 billion by nearly one-third, according to reports.
